20 Sure Ways To Survive The Current Fuel Scarcity. -

Break up with your partner if he or she is fat. If you have
fat friends, make sure you are going out in their car not
the other way around. With the increase in price of PMS,
people have been wondering how to save fuel. Nigerians
always see opportunity in every situation which means
some people started importing stuff they say will reduce
the rate at which you petrol burn by 25%. Petrol cannot be
diesel.
So here I am giving you tips on how to reduce your fuel
consumption. If you are driving a Corolla, you really don't
have to worry except you are not ready to use a car. If you
drive cars like Infinity FX45, Benz S550 etc this post is not
for you. You are meant to spend a lot on fuel. So many
Tips but I will shortlist a little that you can follow.
1. Drive at the speed limit.
This is the single most effective solution to increasing
efficiency. The most fuel-efficient speed may be the point
at which your vehicle shifts to high gear. For most
vehicles, this is somewhere around 80mph.
2. Try to avoid traffic on busy days or times when it is
raining, windy or barometric pressure is high.
Rain, headwind and high barometric pressure create extra
air drag that uses more fuel to create and maintain
forward motion (a tailwind helps).
3. Get rid of any unnecessary weight in your car or truck
like golf clubs or unnecessary tools, materials and YOUR
FAT GF.
Lowering the tailgate on a pickup truck actually reduces
your gas mileage byreducing drag.
4. Avoid wasting fuel from pressing the gas to regain the
speed lost from braking when following closely
(tailgating) which forces you to correct your following
distance by applying your brakes, slowing forward motion.
5. Every time you punch the gas to quickly accelerate after
stopping you are burning extra fuel and increasing tire
wear.
6. It increases fuel consumption when you allow the
vehicle speed to drift lower and then accelerate back up
than it does to maintain a steady position on the
accelerator.
7. Change your air filter.
A dirty air filter will rob the engine of power and efficiency.
It will use more gas than a clean filter.
8. Keep the tires inflated to the proper pressure to
increase your travelling distance on a tank of gas.
Keep a tire gauge handy and check the pressure. Tires
naturally lose air over a period of time.
9. Service your car at manufacturers recommended
intervals.
Tokunbo or New, Change spark plugs and co when their
performance begins to drop.
10. Avoid excessive idling.
If you idle your car for more than a minute, it will save gas
to turn off the engine.
11. Ignite the engine.
Wait for the rev cursor to return to 1. Then move slowly.
Your car will warm up b4 you get to the main road or
highway.
NB: New cars don't need to be warmed up.
12. The Air conditioner consumes fuel.
Use it only when its necessary. In the afternoon, in traffic
or when it pours.
13. Keep track of your fuel economy so you can quickly
identify when your vehicle is in need of a tune-up or other
service.
14. Pretend that there is a raw egg between your foot and
the accelerator pedal in your vehicle.
You don’t want to break the egg and get the mess on your
floor boards so you’ll be less inclined to press down the
throttle pedal. The idea is to encourage gentle
accelerations and avoid flooring or lead footing your
vehicle.
15. When you see a red light in the distance, start to slow
down moderately well before, and wait for it to turn green
so you can stroll on through, hopefully maintaining quite a
bit of speed.
16. One great way to save fuel is to do minimal braking for
turns.
When coming up to a turn or bend, threshold brake at
thelimit of adhesion and slowly release the brakes as your
turn the wheel. Once your come out of the turn you will
still be near the speed limit.
17. Don’t top off!
Never fill past the auto-stop on the pump – anything
above that can spill and can benegated by emissions
systems! Either way, topped-off fuel is wasted!
18. When you arrive home, take the time to reverse park
into your garage/parking lot. Do this while the engine is
already up to temperature instead of spending time in the
morning reversing and manoeuvring the car out while the
engine is cold and consuming more fuel.
19. Know Your route
I use a simple GPS that I bought for only $99. Whenever I
am unfamiliar with the route, I plug in the address to avoid
getting lost and wasting miles. It also works great for
finding food and fuel stops along the route of your trip.
20. Most effective way is to sell your car. We will help you
do that at Minkail Autos Ltd.
Here is witty and informative piece written by Minkail
Olusoji, a seasoned car enthusiast and dealer.
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