Fuel Saving Tips for the Used Car – How To Cut Your Car’s Petrol, Diesel Bill?
Today, people can afford to buy second hand car for extremely low prices and get excellent value for their money. But, while the cars themselves are relatively affordable, the fuel that drives them seems to always be getting costlier. So, how can you reduce your petrol or diesel expenses?
Here are some very handy tips.
1. Service the car regularly
One of the biggest mistakes we, as car owners make is that we forget to service our vehicles regularly. Every model has a different servicing routine but it is advisable to have your car serviced once every year. Maintaining this routine will keep your car’s engine running efficiently and will, therefore, consume a lot less fuel. When the engine of a car is not serviced, it looks to push itself to keep up with the driver’s requirements and consumes more fuel to produce more power.
2. Check the tyre pressure
Although tyre pressure might not sound importantly connected to fuel-efficiency, it most certainly is. When the pressure in the tyres does not match the required amount, it can cause a drop in performance. To compensate for this drop, the engine looks to use more fuel and perform better. Along with that, reduced pressure in the tyres reduces the car’s mileage by 1-2 percent which adds up to quite a bit when you think of it in terms of fuel costs.
3. Turn off the engine at signals
If you own a vehicle in India, you would have noticed that at any traffic light, the vehicle’s have their engines running. This unwanted use of the engine significantly uses fuel which can be preserved by simply turning the engine off and waiting until the light changes. This is something very commonly seen with used cars for sale Perth as well as most of the metropolitan cities in the country.
4. Avoid excessive traffic
In India, avoiding traffic while driving to work is like a dream that will never come true. But, all that waiting and moving in small increments hurts the engine more than you would think. The engine actually uses more fuel to make its way through a congested street than it would drive through an open highway. To save yourself, your money, and the car’s engine, it is best to leave a little earlier so that you avoid the “office rush”.
5. Proper gear usage
Many experienced drivers wouldn’t know this but a car consumes less fuel when driven on a higher gear. Now, in India, we barely get out of 2nd or 3rd gear because of the relentless traffic, but you can avoid that by leaving the house when the roads are not as congested and taking streets that are bigger and broader to accommodate more traffic. These roads will allow you to drive on higher gears without having to constantly shift into lower gears and consume more fuel. You will notice that the second hand cars in Perth don’t face this problem as the city’s roads are well-planned and on the larger scale.
6. Stay light
It is common sense that if something is lightweight, it uses less energy to move. A paper plane requires a gentle breeze to fly whereas a commercial jet requires tonnes of fuel. In the same way, a lighter car uses significantly lower amounts of gas to get from one place to another whereas a heavier model will quite obviously use more. That doesn’t mean that you should buy a lightweight car and use the boot space to stock up on groceries or your workout equipment. Anything that isn’t required, should be removed from the car so that it can perform to the best of its abilities.
7. Don’t drive short distances
If you are a person who uses their car to drive to the convenience store around the corner, you are probably spending way too much on your fuel bills. Most professionals will tell you that you should not be driving to any destination that is less than a kilometre away. It will not only harm your engine, but it will also drink through the car’s fuel in no time. The best thing you can do is to use your car for distances above 2-3 kilometres and nothing less.
So, if you are the proud owner of a second hand car and just cannot understand how your vehicle is guzzling through a tank of gas, give these tips a try. Or, if you find yourself doing everything mentioned here, try to stop it immediately so that you protect your car and save money as well.
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