Bring down car fuel costs by 20%

Commented on article by The Economic Times (18.05.2012) Founder, MeriCAR.com says “Drive sensibly, maintain your tyre pressure as specified, check the air filter at regular intervals. These simple practices could help bring down your fuel costs by as much as 10-20% over a period of time.”

You can reduce your fuel bill by as much as 20%, the sensible way.

Car users have seen their fuel bills rising significantly over the past couple of years. The price of petrol in Mumbai has moved up from 44.55 a litre in January 2009 to 70.68 today, a rise of 59%. Another price hike looks imminent.

The government is likely to give its nod to the oil marketing companies to hike prices once again on account of higher international prices as well as depreciation of the Indian rupee. In such a scenario, one should try to reduce fuel cost by some way or the other.

According to auto experts, if you drive with a little care and maintain your car well, you can save around 10-20% on your fuel costs.

Drive sensibly

The manner in which you drive your car plays the most important role in saving fuel. It is possible to drive the same distance in the same time, and yet use less fuel.

Adjust gears as per your speed. Shift to the highest gear once you touch the speed of 50 km/hour. Sudden acceleration and braking tend to increase your fuel cost.

If you can see a signal 100 meters ahead of you, it makes no sense to accelerate and reach there, as you will burn fuel unnecessarily. Signals are another area where there is scope to save fuel. Today, many traffic signals indicate the waiting time.

“If you have to wait for more than 50 seconds, it makes sense to switch off the engine, and restart it again as that saves fuel,” says Rakesh Sidana.

Read more at: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com