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There are a lot of gas saving myths circulating about the best ways to save money on gas. Our last gas saving tips post highlighted some darn good tips on how to save. This post focusses on \u2013 the gas saving myths that don\u2019t work, so don\u2019t bother trying them.<\/p>\n
1. Using premium gas \u2013 Some cars absolutely require premium gas (like our 2013 Chevy Volts). But the good news is, most don\u2019t. (However, if your owner\u2019s manual tells you to use premium, you should.) Premium gas doesn\u2019t help improve fuel economy and the concern about lower grades \u201cknocking\u201d is a thing of the past. You might as well save some money by buying a lower grade, especially if the higher ones don\u2019t do anything more for you except spend your hard-earned cash.<\/p>\n
2. Just sit idly by\u2026 – This gas saving myth is almost LOL funny. The idea is that you if you turn on\/off your car\u2019s engine, you use additional fuel. Not true. Fuel injectors stopped this myth cold. So, if you\u2019re not moving (as we suggested in our last post), turn it off. In fact we monitor idle time in our fleet to the minute. Once a car arrives at a clients home we want that engine off. Saving every little bit counts.<\/p>\n
3. Adding more doesn\u2019t work \u2013 Putting more gunk in your engine (fuel and oil additives) won\u2019t do a thing for your fuel economy. Nothing exists that can make gas or oil last longer. Sorry to break the news to you. This gas saving myths is busted, and many of these additives may just bust your car.<\/p>\n
4. Over-inflate your tires \u2013 Keeping your tires at their maximum pressure is fine \u2013 over-inflating them can be downright dangerous. Not only do you risk an accident by have too-full-of-air tires (because they have less road grip), you won\u2019t impact your gas usage. Conversely, if you under-inflate your tires, you lose money because this causes you to use more gas. So \u2013 optimum tire pressure = efficient gasoline usage. Most newer cars have a warning light to let you know if your tire pressure is too low or high. Pay attention to this warning light.<\/p>\n
5. Make your car breathe better \u2013 It used to be that changing the air filter would help your car run better. Key words\u2026 \u201dused to be.\u201d Today that is no longer true. Now, the air filter is important, but changing a dirty one won\u2019t improve fuel economy.<\/p>\n
6. Stay cool, Baby \u2013 Turning off the air condition in your car will do only one thing \u2013 make you hot. And if you opt for rolling down the windows instead of using the AC, you\u2019re actually using more gas due to the drag caused by open windows. Today\u2019s air conditioners use very little gas when they\u2019re in use, so stay cool \u2013 you won\u2019t use that much fuel by following this gas saving myths.<\/p>\n
Have you experienced a gas-saving \u201ctruth\u201d that\u2019s really a gas saving myth? Feel free to share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are a lot of gas saving myths circulating about the best ways to save money on gas. Our last gas saving tips post highlighted some darn good tips on how to save. This post focusses on \u2013 the gas saving myths that don\u2019t work, so don\u2019t bother trying them. 1. Using premium gas \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n