This presentation has a bunch of tips on how to save money on gas

1. How To Save Money On Gas
When is it Best to Fill Up Your Gas
Tank? And many other questions
about fuel answered here!
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2. How To Save Money On Gas
• With the price of gas rising once again there
seems to be more and more articles and blog
entries out there on how to save money at the
pump. And guess what? This is another one! I
couldn’t resist throwing in my two cents to try
and save you a few bucks. After some research
here is what I found when it comes to when to
fill up and how to fill up.
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3. Fill Up When It is Cold Outside
• Like most substances, fuel contracts when it gets cold
outside. This means if you fill up in the morning or at
night when it is cold you will get more bang for your
buck. You buy 10 gallons in the morning and that may
expand to 11 or 12 gallons in the hot afternoon.
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4. Fill It All The Way Up
• You may not want to fill your tank up all the way because looking at the
fuel pump price tick past $50, then $60, and $70 and so on makes you feel
like you are paying too much, but it is the right move. If you are constantly
throwing in $10 here and $8 there, the cost of going out of your way to
pull into a gas station actually makes the process less efficient and more
expensive. Bite the bullet and fill up all the way the first time.
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5. Don’t Wait Til the Tank is Empty to Fill Up
• Filling up all the way is good, waiting till you are on empty is bad. If you wait til you
are on fumes this will strain your fuel pump. It will start to suck up all the debris
and water at the bottom of your tank. This can clog the filter and lead to you
having to replace the fuel pump assembly. Instead of filling up on-time for $75 a
pop, you now have to replace a part that can run anywhere from $100 to $500.
The ideal level to fill up is at a quarter tank. This allows you to take advantage of
better gas mileage since the car is lighter at a quarter tank, but also will not strain
your pump.
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6. Just Start Driving
• Unless you are in very cold conditions, you
don’t need to leave the car idling for too long,
“just in case”. Precious and valuable fuel is
being burnt and you’re not going anywhere
fast. This will depend on your car and the
current conditions, but in the interest of fuel
efficiency, you need to put your foot down
sooner rather than later. You should only keep
your car running in idle when it is absolutely
necessary.
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7. Don’t hit the breaks too much
• Some drivers have the tendency of breaking
more often than they really need to. Don’t be
like those drivers. Constantly speeding up and
then quickly slowing down again. Look at the
situation and traffic in front of you and drive
smartly to minimize the need for braking.
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8. Know when to switch it off…
• If the car will be stopping for a long time
(more than 10 minutes) you should always
turn off the car to maintain high fuel
efficiency. Don’t burn any more gas than
needed.
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9. …And when to keep it on
• However, if you are stopping the car for a brief
time (a few minutes or less) then don’t turn
off the engine. When you start the car it does
burns gas, and that would be more than what
would be burnt while staying idle for a just a
moment.
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10. Check the air filter
• Keeping the air filter
clean allows for the
efficient flow of air into
the engine. Overtime
the filter will get
clogged up and dirty.
You should occasionally
check the condition of
the filter and depending
on the type, clean it or
replace it.
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11. Check the tires
• You shouldn’t only worry about the tires when
they go flat. If the tire is not properly inflated, you
will lose fuel efficiency. This will cost you in the
long-term. Always check up on the tire pressure on
a regular basis.
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12. Get organized and plan ahead
• Take a look at the errands you have to run and
try to combine some of them into one multi-
stop journey, instead of lots of smaller trips.
Plan your drive ahead of time. Look for the
route with the least stoplights and traffic.
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13. Always Buy Gas Once A Month
• Gas is actually seasonal and is changed from
month to month. You do not want to be
running the summer mix in the dead of winter,
and vice-versa. Summer gas has lower vapor
pressure and your car may fail to start in
January. Although, if you still have July gas in
your car in January you probably don’t use too
much gas and are not worried about gas
prices all that much.
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14. Fill Up Before the End of The World!
• This one is a little conspiracy theory based. Some people say that
when a natural disaster or big storm is approaching prices will raise
because there will be a run on gas. So, if you see a storm coming or
can predict an earthquake fill up your tank and maybe fill up some
extra tanks too. Even if the price doesn’t actually jump it will still be
nice to avoid 5 hour lines for gas after disaster strikes.
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15. How To Save Money On Gas
The End
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