How To Get Improved Gas Mileage?

For a change you might have seen some funny looking small cars at your local dealership's on their lots! Reminiscent of the 70's oil crisis? These cars give excellent mileage at around 40 MPG, and their weight is almost 700 pounds less than almost any other car in America. They are also cheap as they cost somewhere around $12,000, that almost anyone can afford.

Actually, these are amongt the safest cars on road in compact category. How safe is the "compact car category"? It is always better if you have a bigger vehicle than the opponent in an accident. As these smart cars are amongst the smallest in car category, you know what going to happen if these are involved in an accident heads on. Well the more you pay for your car more protected you feel while driving. But then you are also going to pay more to own a big car, like the the maintenance, the insurance, gas mileage, the cost of car itself and cost to fix it were it in an accident, etc.

You actually pay more for a bigger car as compared to one such small car in almost every respect whether it is mileage, insurance, cost. Which ever car you have, there still has to be a procedure to be followed to keep your costs down.

Points to be remembered to improve gas mileage of your car

• Keep a regular check on tire pressure, as higher or lesser air pressure will reduce mileage and driving comfort.
• Do not let your car run ideal when you are at half for longer duration.
• Use a gas additive to get some improved performance in mileage
• Change your oil every 5000 miles or as directed by manufacturer.
• Get the wheel alignment and balancing done at regular intervals to reduce stress on the engine.
• Don't buy heavily treaded tires (if you needed to change your tires)
• Drive less aggressively
• If you do buy new tires, splurge and get the metal valve stems
• Reduce weight in your vehicle
• Change your air filter before its worn out
• Reduce wind resistance (install truck bed covers)
• Get a high performance (reusable/washable) air filter