Ever heard the old saying, "idle hands are the devils workshop"? Well let's take a little creative license and stretch it to include an idling car! Want to improve gas mileage? here's how…
If you have any dream of improving gas mileage and saving money on gas, you will soon run across a new term. It's "hypermiling".
Hypermiling is a new word meant to describe the various techniques and driving habits used to improve gas mileage. In other words, to get "hyper" gas mileage.
This is the third in a series of articles inviting you to join the sub-culture of hypermilers. Those of us who want to improve gas mileage and save some money!
Driving habits that will save on gas and improve gas mileage don't have to be complex to be effective. Some truly dramatic increases can be accomplished with only a few simple hypermiling techniques.
Here's a hypermiling technique used to improve gas mileage that is so obvious that many of us never even think about it.
Imagine this; you are working away and before you know it, it's time for lunch. You hop in the car and drive down to the local fast food place. Once there, you sit in the drive through lane waiting your turn to order. There's a fairly long line of cars - after all, it is the lunch rush!
Finally, you get to the window, and wait for your food. And wait for your food. And wait for your food.
Good hypermiling idea? Nope. That five or ten minutes spent idling in the drive through is burning gas and totally killing any of your attempts to improve gas mileage.
If you truly want to improve gas mileage and practice hypermiling, park the car and go inside to order. You will save more on gas than you may think.
You may ask…"But doesn’t it use extra gas when you initially start a car?"
It's true, when you first start a car, it does take a little extra gas. To start a car uses about the same amount of gas as idling for 30 seconds. So, to improve gas mileage, anytime you are faced with a idling more than 30 seconds - turn the car off!
The opportunity to improve gas mileage by not idling is not only available at the drive through. Every day we are given the opportunity to practice a little hypermiling and improve gas mileage.
How about those train tracks where you're stuck watching a train that seems to go on for miles and miles? Turn off the car and improve gas mileage.
How about that particularly long stop light that you are trapped at for about 5 minutes every day? Turn off the car and improve gas mileage.
How about doing some hypermiling and improve gas mileage when you go somewhere to pick up friends? You don't have to sit there idling while they say their goodbyes. Turn off the car and improve gas mileage.
What about the kids at school? I see parents sitting in line at the school - idling - for 30 and 45 minutes at a time. They aren't moving. Why not turn off the SUV and really improve gas mileage!
Here's a truly innovative idea to improve gas mileage - take a bag lunch to work! You'll save money on gas, save money on food and probably eat healthier too! Use the time you used to spend irritated and idling at the drive through - to relax and read a book. That's more than hypermiling, that's hyper living!
Want to feel like a true HERO? Pass this article along to your friends. Help them get into the habit of hypermiling and learn to improve gas mileage - and save some money. Just leave the article intact.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Better Gas Mileage - Improve Gas Mileage Tip #2
This is the second in my series of articles outlining tips to get better gas mileage. So far, I've discovered 54 of them! For instance, did you read the one about how parking in the shade will slow evaporation from the tank and you'll get better gas mileage?
Here's another even easier way to improve gas mileage…
If you want better gas mileage, you need to pay attention to WHEN you buy your gas!
Sure, we all want to get the best gas prices - by the way, the gas at all the various stations comes from the same refineries - so go for the best prices you can. Brand loyalty won't help you get better gas mileage. To improve gas mileage, go as cheap as you can without burning up too much gas shopping around or driving to some distant, out of the way station.
But, in this article, I want to show you how to get better gas mileage by WHEN you buy your gas. To improve gas mileage, we mostly think about our cars' gas tank. In this tip, we want to consider the underground tanks at the gas station.
Water, rust, dirt and sludge will do nothing to improve gas mileage. In fact, to get better gas mileage, it's just the opposite - obviously.
Due to rain and condensation, water seeps into the underground tanks at your local gas station. Water in your gas will not help to improve gas mileage.
But, that's not all…
Over time, simply due to age and a little help from the water, the gas tanks rust. Rust flakes come loose from the sides and bottom of the tank and mix with the gas. Mostly this isn't a problem because the flakes settle and join with the other accumulated dirt and sludge at the bottom of the tank.
Except for the day or so after the tanker truck makes its delivery!
All that high pressure gas flowing into the stations' gas tank stirs up all the water, rust, dirt and sludge at the bottom of the tank. It takes a day or so for it to settle back to the bottom. In the meantime, it remains suspended in the gas - until you come along and pump it into your tank! Not a recipe for better gas mileage.
The sludge builds up in your tank, fouls your spark plugs, clogs up your gas filter, and so on. To improve gas mileage, make a note of when you see the delivery tankers filling the tanks at your favorite station and wait a day or two. Your better gas mileage will make your checkbook happy!
So, to improve gas mileage, here are a couple steps to take. Start first by paying attention to when you buy your gas. Next, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ to get a free report outlining another 53 tips on how to save gas and improve gas mileage. Think of it! 54 ways to improve gas mileage!
Did you know that the day of the week you buy gas will save money and thereby improve gas mileage? (Tip #44.)
Did you know that by buying your gas at a certain time of day will get you more gas for your money? (Tip #46.) More for your money means you will improve gas mileage.
So there you have it, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ and get your free special report outlining all 54 ways to better gas mileage!
Please add your thoughts and comments (click the comments link below) and then email this post to your friends. (Click the envelope symbol below.) By working together we can all save money.
Thanks for reading,
Dan Eitreim
P.S. Want to get a free report outlining 54 ways to "Improve Gas Mileage"? Go to: http://www.theprosays.com/
Here's another even easier way to improve gas mileage…
If you want better gas mileage, you need to pay attention to WHEN you buy your gas!
Sure, we all want to get the best gas prices - by the way, the gas at all the various stations comes from the same refineries - so go for the best prices you can. Brand loyalty won't help you get better gas mileage. To improve gas mileage, go as cheap as you can without burning up too much gas shopping around or driving to some distant, out of the way station.
But, in this article, I want to show you how to get better gas mileage by WHEN you buy your gas. To improve gas mileage, we mostly think about our cars' gas tank. In this tip, we want to consider the underground tanks at the gas station.
Water, rust, dirt and sludge will do nothing to improve gas mileage. In fact, to get better gas mileage, it's just the opposite - obviously.
Due to rain and condensation, water seeps into the underground tanks at your local gas station. Water in your gas will not help to improve gas mileage.
But, that's not all…
Over time, simply due to age and a little help from the water, the gas tanks rust. Rust flakes come loose from the sides and bottom of the tank and mix with the gas. Mostly this isn't a problem because the flakes settle and join with the other accumulated dirt and sludge at the bottom of the tank.
Except for the day or so after the tanker truck makes its delivery!
All that high pressure gas flowing into the stations' gas tank stirs up all the water, rust, dirt and sludge at the bottom of the tank. It takes a day or so for it to settle back to the bottom. In the meantime, it remains suspended in the gas - until you come along and pump it into your tank! Not a recipe for better gas mileage.
The sludge builds up in your tank, fouls your spark plugs, clogs up your gas filter, and so on. To improve gas mileage, make a note of when you see the delivery tankers filling the tanks at your favorite station and wait a day or two. Your better gas mileage will make your checkbook happy!
So, to improve gas mileage, here are a couple steps to take. Start first by paying attention to when you buy your gas. Next, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ to get a free report outlining another 53 tips on how to save gas and improve gas mileage. Think of it! 54 ways to improve gas mileage!
Did you know that the day of the week you buy gas will save money and thereby improve gas mileage? (Tip #44.)
Did you know that by buying your gas at a certain time of day will get you more gas for your money? (Tip #46.) More for your money means you will improve gas mileage.
So there you have it, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ and get your free special report outlining all 54 ways to better gas mileage!
Please add your thoughts and comments (click the comments link below) and then email this post to your friends. (Click the envelope symbol below.) By working together we can all save money.
Thanks for reading,
Dan Eitreim
P.S. Want to get a free report outlining 54 ways to "Improve Gas Mileage"? Go to: http://www.theprosays.com/
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Improve Gas Mileage Tip #1
Improve gas mileage and get a little revenge on all the big business gas companies out there trying to rip you off! Improve gas mileage - right now! and save some of your hard earned bucks that would be better spent in other areas of your life! Improve gas mileage and do your part in the "Green" movement!
In other words, all the tips you will learn in this blog about how to improve gas mileage are all actually worth the time and effort they take to read and employ. Easy too!
There are a number of tips, tricks and tactics you can employ. They don't have to be difficult or involved. Some very basic and simple concepts can dramatically improve gas mileage.
If you only give just a little thought to what you are doing, amazing stides can be made to improve gas mileage.
One tip that comes to mind is parking your car. Were you aware that gasoline can and does evaporate from your tank? Over time this can mean a substantial decrease in the mileage you get from each tank of gas. To improve gas mileage, be aware of this fact and whenever possible, park in the shade.
Parking in the shade will keep your gas tank cooler and help to slow down the evaporation process and improve gas mileage - right now!
No shade available? In that case, watch HOW you park.
Obviously heat is the culprit here, so park in a way that your gas tank is not towards the sun. Parking with your tank away from the sun will help to cut down a little on the evaporation.
Oh, by the way, by gas tank, I mean the actual physical tank that holds the gas, not the valve area where you plug in the nozzle at the gas pump.
This is a simple tactic that with virtually no effort, we can all employ - immediately.
So, to improve gas mileage, here are a couple steps to take. Start first by paying attention to where (in the shade) or what direction (gas tank away from the sun) you park. Next, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ to get a free report outlining another 53 tips on how to save gas and improve gas mileage. Think of it! 54 ways to improve gas mileage!
Did you know that the day of the week you buy gas will save money and thereby improve gas mileage? (Tip #44.)
Did you know that by buying your gas at a certain time of day will get you more gas for your money? (Tip #46.) More for your money means you will improve gas mileage.
Did you know there is a day that you should NEVER buy gas? Violate this and you will definately NOT improve gas mileage. (Tip #47.)
So there you have it, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ and get your free special report outlining all 54 ways to improve gas mileage - right now!
Please add your thoughts and comments (click the comments link below) and then email this post to your friends. (Click the envelope symbol below.) By working together we can all save money.
Thanks for reading,
Dan Eitreim
P.S. Want to get a free report outlining 54 ways to "Improve Gas Mileage"? Go to: http://www.theprosays.com/
In other words, all the tips you will learn in this blog about how to improve gas mileage are all actually worth the time and effort they take to read and employ. Easy too!
There are a number of tips, tricks and tactics you can employ. They don't have to be difficult or involved. Some very basic and simple concepts can dramatically improve gas mileage.
If you only give just a little thought to what you are doing, amazing stides can be made to improve gas mileage.
One tip that comes to mind is parking your car. Were you aware that gasoline can and does evaporate from your tank? Over time this can mean a substantial decrease in the mileage you get from each tank of gas. To improve gas mileage, be aware of this fact and whenever possible, park in the shade.
Parking in the shade will keep your gas tank cooler and help to slow down the evaporation process and improve gas mileage - right now!
No shade available? In that case, watch HOW you park.
Obviously heat is the culprit here, so park in a way that your gas tank is not towards the sun. Parking with your tank away from the sun will help to cut down a little on the evaporation.
Oh, by the way, by gas tank, I mean the actual physical tank that holds the gas, not the valve area where you plug in the nozzle at the gas pump.
This is a simple tactic that with virtually no effort, we can all employ - immediately.
So, to improve gas mileage, here are a couple steps to take. Start first by paying attention to where (in the shade) or what direction (gas tank away from the sun) you park. Next, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ to get a free report outlining another 53 tips on how to save gas and improve gas mileage. Think of it! 54 ways to improve gas mileage!
Did you know that the day of the week you buy gas will save money and thereby improve gas mileage? (Tip #44.)
Did you know that by buying your gas at a certain time of day will get you more gas for your money? (Tip #46.) More for your money means you will improve gas mileage.
Did you know there is a day that you should NEVER buy gas? Violate this and you will definately NOT improve gas mileage. (Tip #47.)
So there you have it, go to http://www.theprosays.com/ and get your free special report outlining all 54 ways to improve gas mileage - right now!
Please add your thoughts and comments (click the comments link below) and then email this post to your friends. (Click the envelope symbol below.) By working together we can all save money.
Thanks for reading,
Dan Eitreim
P.S. Want to get a free report outlining 54 ways to "Improve Gas Mileage"? Go to: http://www.theprosays.com/
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