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Prepare your car for summer driving, your wallet will thank you
June 2nd, 2010 0 Comments
Now that summer has started, many families are planning road trips and hitting the highways to reach vacation destinations. To get the most mileage out of your tank, keeping your car in road trip shape is just as important as mapping out your route. Here are a few tips from The Daily Green:
- Check your vehicle’s alignment. Poor alignment creates more work for the engine and also wears down tires unevenly.
- Pump up your tires. Driving on under-inflated tires is inefficient and could cost you extra fuel. Read More
What’s going on with gas prices?
February 11th, 2010 0 Comments
In a recent Automotive-Fleet.com market trends blog, Mike Antich writes, “The investment banks of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley predict $100 per barrel or higher price for crude oil in 2011.” The last time crude reached $100-per-barrel, the pump price was between $3.25 and $3.50 per gallon. Once the price of crude went above $110, the price jumped to $3.75 – $4.10 per gallon.
Over the past few months, gas prices have been hovering around $2.50 per gallon. But they always seem to rise during the summer months.
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