Monday, March 1, 2010

Stretching your dollar... (part 7)


Taking care of your CAR

I don't think people think about taking care of their cars as a way to save money day to day, but it will all add up.  Thankfully I have a husband that does all this for me.  Some of these are obvious, but some may be new information for you!

*Change your oil regularly--you knew that, right?!
*Rotate your tires.  We get our tires at Tire Discounters and they do this for free.
*Fill your tires with nitrogen.  This is Michael's number one tip.  It lasts longer.
*Make sure your tire pressure is what it should be.  This will effect your gas mileage and if it's too low or too high, they won't wear evenly.
*If you are carrying some junk in your trunk--empty it out.  The lighter your car is, the better fuel efficiency you will get.
*Try to stay at a constant speed when driving.  This will help with your fuel efficiency too.  

1 comment:

  1. Yep, Yep and yep..it helps I"m married to a technician :) He's very anal about taking care of our cars and we've never had major costly issues with our cars..ever! :) Good tips!

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