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 Changing your air filter at least every 10,000 miles (or once a year)
can save you up to $270! A dirty filter can decrease efficiency up to 10 percent, costing you
extra bucks at the pump!
- Keep your tires aligned. Tires out of alignment wear faster and use more gasoline.
- Under-inflated tires can cost you as much as $600 in wasted fuel each
year. Your tires wear twice as fast, costing an estimated $150 a year. AAA has state-of-the-art
equipment designed to quickly inflate your tires to the appropriate pressure!
- Aggressive driving with rapid acceleration and braking can
lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent
around town. Keeping your speed to a constant 55 mph and using cruise control will help you
drive more efficiently and pay off in the long run!
- Replacing your spark plugs before their life span is up can save
you up to $450 in wasted fuel. If your spark plugs have a life of 100,000 miles, at 80,000
miles they are 80 percent worn. It is in that last 20,000 that misfires and incomplete
combustion occur most frequently. Making the investment early will save you hundreds of
dollars.
- Combining errands during trips can reduce the gas guzzling effects of
constantly making “cold” starts with your vehicle. Several short trips taken from a cold start
can use twice as much fuel as a longer multipurpose trip covering the same distance when
the engine is warm.
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