Don’t Change Your Plans, Change Your Driving Habits to Save Gas Money
Tweet Chances are, like any average American driver, you plan gas into your monthly budget, pay more attention to how much you are driving and the gas you are using, and maybe even have changed some of your everyday habits or road trips plans to afford the present gas prices which are still above average. [...]
Are you Road-Trip Ready?
Tweet Summer is here and so is the season of road-tripping. With warmer weather and longer daylight hours many people bid farewell to the winter blues by hitting the highways for some road-trip therapy. According to Road and Travel, most aren’t aware that this is actually the most dangerous time. The period between Memorial Day [...]
Reduce the Stress of your Commute
Tweet According to the Census bureau, the average US commute is 24.4 minutes with a fair portion driving more than 90 minutes each way to work. Whether your personal commute averages 25 minutes or is upwards of 90 minutes each way, a commute causes stress – on your vehicle and you behind the wheel. Stop [...]
Do You Know the Benefits of Preventative Maintenance?
Tweet Our automobiles are truly amazing machines that are expected to function in rain, snow, wind and good weather too. A well maintained vehicle speaks volumes about the owner; more importantly, it will not desert us when we need it most. We rely on our vehicles to get us everywhere and we don’t make time [...]
Is Premium Gas Worth a Premium Price?
Tweet Fuel price is often the reason we buy low octane fuel instead of buying mid-grade or high octane fuel. Instead of buying because of the price, we should consider a few other good reasons. All vehicles have an owner’s manual that tells what fuel is recommended for that particular vehicle. Since our car is [...]
Could It Be Your Driving?
Tweet Often we read about the most fuel-efficient cars, the government’s attempts to get us to buy cars that get good mileage, and modifications we can make to our cars to help them run more efficiently. Recently, however, I began to wonder, is my driving partly to blame for my gas bill? The reason I [...]
Is Your Car A Gas Guzzler? It Might Not Need To Be.
Tweet Let’s do a little quick math… If you commute an average 16 miles each way to work, that’s 32 miles a day. Since your car’s mileage hasn’t been so great lately, you likely only got 14 miles to the gallon. If you managed to hit the cheapest gas in Tempe, you probably paid $2.43 [...]
Checked Your Air Filter Lately?
Tweet Service technicians everywhere agree that changing your automotive air filter is the easiest and cheapest way to prolong your car’s life and performance levels. According to a study conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, replacing a clogged air filter can improve acceleration time by 6 to 11 percent and in some cars improve fuel [...]
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