With gas prices on the rise and no means to an end anytime soon, it is important to stress the basics on motoring habits. These are all tips that do not require any additional equipment..just a smart approach to gas consumption.

1. Avoid prolonged warming up of engine, even on cold mornings – 30 to 45 seconds is plenty of time.

2. Avoid “reving” the engine, especially just before you switch the engine off; this wastes fuel needlessly and washes oil down from the inside cylinder walls, owing to loss of oil pressure.

3. Eliminate jack-rabbit starts. Accelerate slowly when starting from dead stop. Don’t push pedal down more than 1/4 of the total foot travel. This allows carburetor to function at peak efficiency.

4. Park car so that you can later begin to travel in forward gear; avoid reverse

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