How much will this increase my gas mileage?

Question

1. Combine your trips.

2. Carpool.

3.Share errands with neighbors.

4. Use air conditioning as little as possible.

5. Drive at a steady speed.

6. Don't sit in your car with it running.

7. Keep tires inflated to the proper level.

8. Replace clogged air filter.

9. Get regular tune-ups.

10. Drive at moderate speeds.

Please give me an approximate answers! Thanks!

Answer 1

i gained about 20% by doing all these things.Plus if you do'nt accelerate hard from a stop you can squeeze even better mileage out.However,do not shut your car off in drive-thru because it wears out the starter sooner which will undo all your fuel savings replacing it and on re-start the cars computer may en-rich the fuel mixture for up to one minute while the  O2 sensors re-warm

Answer 2

cant answer everything you have listed saves fuel has to how much each one will save.. depends on the car and driver and where its being drove... north south east west... city country v 8, 6 or 4

Answer 3

1&2 are not related to gas mileage, just good habits.

3.  sharing errands with neighbors.  Depends how many neighbors you have and what errands you do.

4.  Not applicable

5.  Not good-If you drive at a steady 90, it won't work.

6.  Miniscule

7.  VERY GOOD

8.  If you do maintenance often this won't an issue.

9.  VERY GOOD

10.  You're drooling, what's the difference between moderate and steady speed.

With the two I've accepted we gained about 1 mpg

Answer 4

all good except,, it's been proven the air conditioner doesn't

take much more gas than driving with windows down....

  the new air conditioners are very efficient...

Answer 5

Carpooling is great saving of all times ?   20 miles one way , 4 people daily  10 dollars a week each person ?   talk about great saving !  

Answer 6

1-3 Will save fuel. It means you are using your car less.

4 AC puts a considerable drain on the engine and thus more fuel is used. A simple rule of thumb is below 50 open the windows, above use the AC. To save more don't do either and just get comfy being sweaty.

5 Modulating your accelerator as little as possible will help performance. MPG gets worse the more you work the go-go pedal

6 Turning your car on and off is probably worse for fuel consumption, as a significant amount is need to start your engine and a warm engine is more efficient than a cold engine.

7 Crucial. Low pressure increases rolling resistance, and increases tire wear around the sides of the tire. Over inflation doesn't hurt MPG so much, but will massivly wear the middle of the tire.

8 yep, better flow equals less stress which equals better efficiency.

9 Im in the UK. We dont get regular tune ups. We get regular services. If they are the same thing, it involves changing oil, spark plugs and filters, as well as belts every so often. All this is good for engine efficiency, reliability and life.

10 Same as 5. The less you use that right pedal, the more fuel you will have.

Answer 7

Hard to tell without driving your car.

My car is 15 years old, the engine should get 19mpg city when new according to the EPA and when I drive it like I stole it (though I do have good economy driving habits even driving like that) I get 18mpg and when I try to get good fuel economy and floor it only a few times per tank I get 23mpg.

I've seen people with Hondas that the EPA says get 30+ get 20 or so from driving like maniacs at which point they may as well be driving my car which is faster at the same time and is getting comparable mileage.

Answer 8

should be a 10 to 15 percent increase.  I know just dropping my speed in my 07 Civic Si from 78-80mph to 72-73mph changes my mpg from 29 to 31.  The only thing is at high speeds if you turn off the a/c and open the windows the drag will hurt you more.