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Fuel Saving Tips

May 31st, 2010 Driving & Safety shahrukh.anwer

Do we care about Fuel saving techniques as for our future generation we have to save it. Also Gasoline prices are going up and down which makes our budget out, so we have to consume it efficiently what we have. The article discusses some tips and myths about Fuel efficiency and some tips for a vehicle to be maintained properly.

We do personal savings because we can have something for a rainy day. For savings we do many things and on of them are to save form fuel. The article will provide you helpful tips by which we can be fuel efficient. Now a day’s everyone has its own vehicle and is maintained according to our thoughts and experience. We have heard by people saying that my vehicle is consuming lots of fuel. Reason being people are not aware of technical issues of fuel consumption. One of my friends told me that today I have saved fuel by going through short way to my home. I replied that in your view you have saved fuel but you are not aware that the maintenance cost of your vehicle has increased as this route is bumpy and the road is under maintenance .Furthermore this route contains lots of traffic signals in which you have to stop your vehicle on each traffic signal. In this scenario we can see short term savings in fuel but in long term we see that cost is increased regarding maintenance of vehicle.

Following are some tips by which we can save fuel and can have a lesser maintenance of our vehicles

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Start the vehicle and wait for 5 minutes before it can be driven:

Warm the vehicle for some time so the fuel circulates within the car and than drive

An idle vehicle consumes less fuel as it consumes more fuel at start up:

Most people think that an idle vehicle consumes more vehicle as to turnoff and start it again. If you are stuck in traffic or have to stay idle for 30 minutes or so, you should turn off the ignition.

Myth is that when vehicle gets older it reduces fuel consumption:

I am totally against this point, if your vehicle is properly maintained and tuned than even 20 year old car have efficient fuel consumption.

Use 91 Octane and other mixed together in your vehicle fuel tank:

I recommend mixing 91 Octane and other fuel in vehicle tank as it optimizes vehicle performance.

As I personally applied these tips to my vehicle and reached to the conclusion that maintenance plays a vital role in fuel efficiency of your vehicle and is good for our environment too. Regular cleaning of oil filter will also leads to efficient fuel consumption