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submitted: May 13th 2008 | by: RobertC.Beiro | Total views: 3 | Word Count: 295 | |

With rising petrol prices and other expenses, running a car can be a huge burden to your wallet. Take heart, there are some things you can do to to make your vehicle more fuel efficient.

1. Service your car regularly. This can have a tremendous effect on your fuel efficiency. In fact, a poor tuned vehicle can burn as much as 30% more petrol.

2. Don't idle the engine unless it is totaly neccessary. The car your parents used to own may have required warming up in the morning, but modern cars don't. Also, turn your car off when waiting outside a friend's house to pick them up.

3. Knocking 20mph off your speed can help you save up to 15% more petrol. That's a nice saving! Also, switch to cruise control when you can. This helps you maintain a steady speed. Avoid sudden and extreme accelerations. This can burn lots of fuel needlessly.

4. Make sure that your tires are inflated to the correct pressures. Tires that are under inflated will cause you to burn more fuel. Make sure that your tires are kept in alignment. This will help you car to handle better also, as well as prolonging the life of the tire.

5. If you have a number of errends to run in your vehicle, try and doing them all in one trip, and if you can try and avoid going out at peak traffic times. Doing this will ensure that your car engine isn't idleing uneccessarily.

6. A really great way of cutting fuel consumption is to car pool. Sharing your vehicle on trips to work with collegues means that many car can be left at home. You can take it in turns to drive.

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