| Except for the selection of the car
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| | ordered on line. Many retailers such as
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| itself, most tips on saving fuel will not
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| | Wal-Mart and Target have online stores.
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| save that much by themselves on a
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| | Of course, be careful that the shipping
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| day-to-day basis. However, combining
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| | on the item doesn't offset the fuel you
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| several tips with time can result in
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| | save. Sharing errands with your
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| significant weekly, monthly, and annual
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| | neighbors and carpooling to and from work
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| savings, depending on the type of car you
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| | can save a lot.6. Automobile
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| drive, the way you drive it, how often
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| | Maintenance: A properly maintained car
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| you drive it, and where you drive it.
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| | tends to operate more efficiently than
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| Almost anyone should be able to cut fuel
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| | one that is not. Tune-ups and regular
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| costs dramatically by implementing as
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| | oil changes both can contribute to
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| many of the following tips as possible.1.
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| | increased fuel savings. Synthetic motor
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| Driving Habits: As a general rule,
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| | oils can contribute to more efficient
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| speed probably has the most effect on
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| | engine operation and last longer, thus
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| fuel economy. Most cars today begin to
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| | saving on fuel costs while decreasing
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| lose fuel effeciency significantly once
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| | maintenance costs. Learning to do such
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| you pass 55 mph. The faster you go, the
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| | simple things yourself as oil changes can
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| faster the fuel goes. If you have the
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| | also save a lot of money if you have been
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| option of driving 65 mph or 75 mph, for
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| | paying someone else to do them. Such
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| example, you will use over 20% more fuel
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| | simple things as changing air filters and
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| by driving the higher speed. You will
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| | worn belts can also increase engine
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| drive a little longer going the slower
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| | efficiency, thus contributing to fuel
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| speed, but the overall savings can be
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| | economy.7. Alternative Transportation:
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| anywhere from $5 to $10 per extra hour
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| | Let's face it. Walking and bicycle
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| the trip takes. While this might not be
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| | riding have been common forms of
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| much of a savings on the next trip to
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| | transportation in other countries for
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| grandma's house, people who drive a lot
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| | years. Not only that, if you have been
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| can save a lot simply by slowing down,
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| | wanting to start an exercise or weight
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| leaving earlier, and planning an
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| | loss program, what better way than to
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| effective route.One driving habit which
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| | make it a part of your daily activities
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| burns fuel, but which seems to be common
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| | such as the trip to and from work or the
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| is rapid acceleration, staying on the gas
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| | grocery store which is a mile or so away?
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| until the last minute, and then slamming
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| | Public transportation such as intra-city
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| on brakes. My wife and I often comment
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| | rail lines and buses can not only save
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| on the number of people who get to the
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| | money and fuel as your vehicle is no
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| red light ahead of us. Professional
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| | longer sitting in the line of traffic,
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| truck drivers often increase their fuel
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| | but the time that you would have to spend
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| economy by "playing the lights", that is,
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| | controlling your vehicle is now given
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| watching what is happening with the
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| | back to you. A few years ago, my wife
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| traffic lights ahead, and beginning to
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| | got tired of commuting 45 minutes each
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| slow down when the light turns red,
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| | way, sitting in creeping traffic for most
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| rather than running up and braking
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| | of the time feeling frustrated and
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| rapidly. It requires less fuel to speed
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| | battling road rage...hers and the other
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| a moving vehicle back up than it does to
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| | drivers'. She tried the bus for a week
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| accelerate from a full stop, and less
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| | and not only saved money on fuel costs,
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| fuel is burned approaching the light or
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| | but arrived at work and back at home
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| intersection if the car begins slowing
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| | rested and calm. She soon had a small
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| sooner.2. Tires: Properly inflated
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| | collection of books and tapes that went
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| tires, in addition to being safer than
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| | with her for entertainment and relaxation
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| under or over inflated tires, can save
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| | on the trip.8. Hybrids: It is obvious
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| fuel. Use a tire gauge and check the
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| | that choosing a fuel efficient car is one
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| tire for the proper inflation pressure.
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| | of the first and most important steps
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| A tire, particularly a radial, can be
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| | that can be taken in saving on fuel
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| badly under inflated and still appear
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| | costs. Many companies are already
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| normal. Proper inflation will also help
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| | producing hybrid vehicles which can
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| insure the longest life for your tires,
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| | produce fantastic saving compared to the
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| saving you the costs of early and
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| | fuel consumption of standard cars. While
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| frequent replacement, and saving the
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| | day-to-day driving results are not as
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| environment in terms of the energy and
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| | good, test vehicles have achieved over 70
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| resources needed to produce those extra
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| | mpg in city driving, the type of driving
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| tires.3. Use Higher Gears: This might
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| | that eats fuel up. For those who can't
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| not be of particular importance to those
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| | let go of their SUV or high-end vehicle,
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| driving automatic transmissions, but
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| | Lexus has entered the hybrid market as
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| getting a car up to cruising speed and
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| | has Ford, which has a broad selection of
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| putting it in the highest effective gear
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| | hybrid vehicles to choose from.9.
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| available uses a lot less fuel. Beware,
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| | Alternative Fuels: Much research is
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| however, accelerating too quickly.
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| | being done on fuels such as natural gas,
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| Shoving the pedal to the floor in an
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| | ethanol, bio-diesel, hydrogen and
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| effort to get to cruising speed quickly
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| | hydrogen fuel cells. These show much
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| can, particularly with older cars, push
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| | promise for the future although they are
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| more fuel through the system than is
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| | not as commonly available as gasoline,
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| needed, resulting not only in increased
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| | which can be used in hybrid cars which
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| fuel use, but in fouling of the engine
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| | are on the market today. Eventually,
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| due to build ups from partially combusted
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| | however, some of these technologies will
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| fuel.4. Air Conditioning: We all used
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| | be refined to the point where it becomes
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| to drive with the windows down, all the
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| | economically feasible to consider using
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| time. Use your air conditioner when it
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| | them regularly.The author is retired from
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| is needed, and you could save a couple
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| | the Army after 21 years of service, has
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| miles per gallon.5. Planning and
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| | worked as an accountant, optical lab
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| Sharing: Planning any trip can result in
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| | manager, restaurant manager,
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| fuel savings. However, many people
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| | over-the-road longhaul truck driver and
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| overlook the short trips to the mall, the
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| | truck driving instructor. He has been a
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| cleaners, and the bakery. Maybe some of
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| | member of Mensa for several years, and
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| these trips can be combined into one
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| | has written and published poetry, essays,
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| rather than several which require you to
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| | and articles on various subjects for the
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| leave your house, for example, and get to
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| | last 40 years. His experiences as a
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| your destination and then return home
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| | longhaul truck driver who owned his own
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| from where you begin your next trip.
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| | truck led him to follow-up on various
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| Shopping online is also becoming more
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| | methods of saving money on operating
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| popular, and many things from televisions
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| | costs while prolonging the life of his
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| to cell phone service to groceries can be
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| | equipment.
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