Increased Mileage

The best way I’ve found to improve my gas mileage is really quite simple: I pretend I have really bad brakes! If you are driving a car with really bad brakes, you have to anticipate stopping and slowing down, and coast to a halt as much as possible. By simply laying off the gas pedal and coasting to slow down, I use much less gas than I did when I was just driving and braking. I’ve found that accelerating slowly, and keeping my car in a high gear help as well. In a city, these methods don’t really add to drive time, because traffic and stoplights keep your speed in check anyway. Besides saving on fuel, these methods also save your car a lot of wear and tear, and therefore extend the time between repairs. That’s a lot of money saved just by being a more thoughtful driver!