62 Ways to Save Money at the
Gas Pump

Table of Contents

Introduction

4

Regional Gas Price Averages

5

Using the Internet for Gas Info

9

Fuel Economy and CO2 Emissions

12

Tips for Buying Gas

15

Importance of a Well Tuned Vehicle

20

Tire Maintenance

25

Winter Driving

27

Commuting

32

Avoiding the A/C

36

Driving the Speed Limit

37

Anticipating Driving Conditions

39

Gas Saving Products

44

EPA Fuel Economy Ratings

47

Purchasing a Vehicle

50

Miscellaneous Driving Tip

52
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Links for Information

53

Current State Average Gas Costs

55

Conclusion

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Introduction

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In addition to a mechanics course you may be able to find fuel saving tips that are available through a small mini-course at your local college.

3. Shop around

You can try to shop around in your local area for the cheapest gas that you can find but you shouldn’t go too far out of your way to try and get that best price unless you’re already traveling in that direction anyway.

Once you start driving around looking for the gas pump that can beat the one in your

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neighborhood you start to increase the amount of money that you spend on your driving expenses.

Since your goal is to save money you would be defeating the purpose by driving around for too long.
Studies done by the AAA indicate that it will cost you approximately 51.7 cents per mile to drive your car this year.

Keep in mind that the IRS will only allow a deduction of 36 cents per mile so driving too far to get the cheapest gas isn’t always cost efficient.

While you are driving to a location that you would normally be going anyway you can of course keep your eyes open for the cheapest gas.

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4. Multitask your shopping expeditions

If you know of a certain gas station that consistently sells lower priced gas and it’s out of your way you might want to consider making a weekly or bi-weekly journey