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eLearning Series:
Gas Prices Are Outrageous,
Save Me Some Money!
( 13 pages )
6.
Buy your gas in the morning or evening
Gasoline becomes
denser in colder temperatures. Gas pumps are set to measure
the volume of the fuel that you pump and not the density.
This means that
if you fill up your gas tank in the cooler morning temperatures,
or in the colder evening hours, that you’ll be getting better
gas price economy. Try to fill up your gas tank later in the
evening to avoid the rush of day hours.
7. Use the Internet
Using the Internet
to find the lowest gas prices is a great way to have all the
information that you need before getting into your car to fuel
up.
There are several
sites on the Internet that will help you find the cheapest gas
in your area. One of these sites is GasBuddy. GasBuddy has all
the information for both the United States and Canada to help
you find the lowest gas price on the day that you are filling
up your gas tank.
GasBuddy has over
170 websites that it uses to get you the recent best prices.
The price of gas is always changing so having the latest information
is going to save you money over a period of time.
There are times
that the price of gas will vary by up to 20 percent within a
short radius so it’s important to you to stay current with the
lowest price of gas.
The information
provided by GasBuddy is quite comprehensive. For example, after
indicating that you live in the Washington state area you are
directed to sites for Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane.
Choosing Seattle
gives you the following information: (1) lowest price in the
last 48 hours, (2) gas station name and address, and (3) time
the last price was posted.
When you use GasBuddy
you’ll be able to save that much more each time you buy gas
for your vehicle. www.GasBuddy.com/
8. Multi-purchases
There are many
other ways that you can use the Internet to help you save money
at the gas pumps. Check out coupons in your local area that
offer money off certain items, like convenience food.
If you purchase
your gas at a service pump that has a convenience store attached
then you can use your money-saving coupons for convenience purchases.
Although you are
not saving money on your actual gas purchase, just by combining
your convenience purchase with you fuel purchase you will find
some money saving benefit at shopping and fueling up at a certain
gas station.
9.
Keep a fuel log
Invest in a small
notebook and pen for your car and write down all your gas purchases
and mileage that you travel. Start to develop the habit of knowing
exactly how much that you are spending in fuel costs.
You can also use
your fuel log to keep track of the best places to buy your gasoline.
You want to see a pattern develop so that you can track your
gas spending habits and then make changes if needed.
If you are buying
a used vehicle privately, or from a dealer, find out if there
is an owner’s manual so that you can find out how to take care
of your vehicle.
If you’re lucky,
there may be fuel log of some kind from the previous car owner.
10.
Fuel economy and Co2 emissions
The average fuel
economy of new cars and trucks in the United States and Canada
has increased by over 130 percent for cars and 75 percent for
trucks.
This means a great
savings to you at the gas pump since you are driving a much
more efficient vehicle that you were several years ago. This
doesn’t mean that you can ignore the cost saving tips in this
Life Guide. What it does mean is that you can achieve even greater
savings!
The following charts
support the efficiency of vehicles today:
Source:
www.gm.com/company/gmability/sustainability/reports/04/400_products/473_eff_per.html
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