Archive for the ‘Driving Habits’ Category

The Top 10 Ways to Reduce Your Gasoline Consumption

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Unfortunately, this year it looks like we're not going to be able to count on a nice drop in gasoline prices during the fall and winter. With crude oil futures sitting at $90 a barrel and demand for both oil and gasoline going nowhere but up, it looks as ...

Why We Like Driving Solo

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Picture your typical afternoon commute.  If it's anything like what most of suburbia has to deal with, you're probably visualizing being stuck on a major highway, surrounded by slow moving vehicles being piloted by angry looking drivers. Now - look a little closer at this picture in your head.  Are most ...

Follow up to Turning Your Car Off

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about an easy way for you to increase your car's gas mileage without having to alter any of your driving habits. To jog your memory, the tip was to simply turn your car off if you were going to sit ...

The Most Inconvenient Ways to Save Gas

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

While there are plenty of ways we can easily and conveniently go about increasing your car's gas mileage - i.e. making sure your tires are properly inflated, changing out dirty air filters, etc. - there are also many ways we try to save gas that ultimately end up being a ...

Why Your Grandma Gets Better Gas Mileage Than You

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Have you ever been told that you drive like a grandma? If so, good for you! If not, after reading this, you might want to change your ways. At first glance this should seem like an insult, however, I fully believe it should be taken as a compliment. ...