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Gas prices continue to be near all time highs meaning that car travel is taking a a larger portion out of each of your paychecks. AAA estimates that cost of driving a car including all direct and indirect costs has surpassed 50 cents a gallon with that price expected to rise.
Reducing cost of driving your car can be done fairly easy simply by paying a bit more attention to your car. Here are 10 easy ways to cut amount of gas your car uses:
1. Purchase your gasoline when it's coolest outside such as in early morning or at night. Gas becomes denser in cooler temperatures. Since gas pumps only measure volume of fuel - and not density - you'll get better overall gas mileage for your money by purchasing fuel when it's cool outside rather than in heat of day.
2. Religiously check your car's tire pressure each month (make sure to purchase a good-quality dial-type gauge for yourself -- pencil-style gauges and ones mounted on air hose are unreliable according to federal government surveys). Under inflated tires reduce fuel efficiency by 2% for every pound they are under inflated. Under inflation also causes premature tire wear giving your tires a shorter use life.
