A way to lower Gas prices? Will it work? (hybrid, brakes, fast lane)

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We pay $3.59 for the cheap stuff

[ShadowCaver]

Best way to lower gas prices, or rather the effect of higher gas prices on your own wallet?
- keep engine tuned & maintained
- keep proper amount of air in tires
- combine trips, minimize additional episodes of having to warm the engine
- get into highest gear [if manual/standard transmission] as soon as possible, keeping RPM's low
- drive smoothly
- let vehicle coast as come to stop sign, when safely possible [no no no, do not put it in N, just take foot off gas]
- car pool, walk, ride bus, ride bike, etc., get more miles per less gas
- etc...

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/***/drive.shtml (broken link)
Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Fuel Economy (http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/103164/article.html - broken link)

[Northwoods Voyager]

Gee thank you for the info ShadowCaver...Next time one of my sons is in town I'll ask him to help me with this. Sorry but I cannot carpool. Maybe I should just buy a horse????

How's it going?

[ShadowCaver]

Originally Posted by Northwoods Voyager

Gee thank you for the info ShadowCaver...Next time one of my sons is in town I'll ask him to help me with this. Sorry but I cannot carpool. Maybe I should just buy a horse????

How's it going?

Yeap, a horse will work just fine, but maybe a bull would be even better - that way could see the ummmmm,,, cow patties for what they are!





Going good - just finished up last cerveza [Victoria], as was working on some work emails and dabbling here on CDF, after landing in beautiful Mexico. How abouts you?

[Northwoods Voyager]

Up early, but may drift back to some snoozin' time. Many very, very strong storms have been going through here all night. And more to come. Will probably stay home rather than drive anywhere in these storms. Yikes, here comes another one. Will have to miss a gathering that we planned on attending. Yep, it be heavy rain, thunder, lightening again here. Y'all take care and have a constructive visit.

[gracie07]

Originally Posted by DaisyLovIzzy

I got this from my email this morning:
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS



I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in

California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line

of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to

get more of your money's worth for every gallon..



Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose, CA we deliver

about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is

diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades.

We have 34-storage tanks here with a total



capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.



1) Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the

ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have

their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more

dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the

afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon . In the

petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the

gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an

important role.



A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the

service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.



2) When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast

mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages: low,

middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby

minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at

the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some

other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being

sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less

worth for your money.



3) One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF

FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your

tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than

you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof.

This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so

it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work,

every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is

actually the



exact amount.



4) Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage

tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is

being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some

of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.



Hope this will help you get the most value for your money. DO SHARE THESE

TIPS WITH OTHERS!

Ok, I tried this Friday morning. I usually do buy my gas in the morning, but this week I let the pump run very slow. It took me about 15 minutes to fill up my car. lol I usually let my car get to about a 1/4 of a tank of gas before filling it up. Last week I spent $32.00 while this week I only spend $29.00. I'm not sure if that was because I had slightly more gas this week then last, but I didn't think so. Actually I had expected to pay more. This week I wrote down my milage so that I can compare to what I spend this week. I will also compare prices from last week to this week. Last week I spent $3.13. Thanks for the information, every little bit helps...Gracie07

[AksarbeN]

The best part of the gas prices going up like they have is that if you fill the tank in the car or truck you could double the value of the vehicle.

[gracie07]

Ok, so I filled my car up this morning. The price of gas this week is $3.23. I was on empty because I didn't have time to try filling up when I had a half of a tank. Maybe I'll be able to try that next week. Even though my car was dead on E, and the price of the gas was higher, it only cost me $31.60. I expected it to cost me closer to $35-36 dollars. I do change my own oil every 3000 miles, but really could use a tune up. Still it seems that buying gas in the morning, and running the pump real slow does seem to help. Has anyone else tried this?

[Roaddog]

Originally Posted by DaisyLovIzzy

I got this from my email this morning:
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS



I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in

California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line

of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to
get more of your money's worth for every gallon..

service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

3) One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF

FULL or HALF EMPTY.


Hope this will help you get the most value for your money. DO SHARE THESE

TIPS WITH OTHERS!

I'm curious??? I notice the stations putting in a new pump and tank system, one of the owners told me they have to have their pumps calibrated each time they fill their tanks, he said it was a new regulation that will be enforced in 2009, could this be due to the temp variations in the fuel?

I really need to to clairify if I'm to fill up at half empty or half full j/k

[Fishy]

ive actually read this will raise gas prices