01 Aug, 2011 from Automotive Articles from EzineArticles.com

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What Is My MPG?

The first thing you are going to want do is to check your miles per gallon (MPG). You are looking for the higher the better as your car will use fuel at a more efficient rate, therefore saving you pounds at the station. Fill the tank and record the mileage, as well as the amount of fuel purchased in litres. The next time you fill up make sure you'll the tank to the same level. Then divide the total mileage since the first fill by the total number of litres used. Then multiply by 4.546 to get miles per gallon. It sounds complicated but it's quite simple really. If say I covered 500 miles and used 60 litres of fuel in my Ford Focus 2.0i Duratec Automatic then my average MPG is (500/60 X 4.546) = 37.9. Bear in mind that the cost of a mile in the city to a mile on the motorway can be slightly different, with some cars costing twice as much to fuel a drive in the urban areas than it would on a dual carriage way or motorway.

Common sense is a big help for saving fuel and increase your MPG. Think about all the factors that can increase your fuel consumption.

• Often car boots can become junk yards for storage of tools, coats or anything that you can't fit into the carriage anymore. Even the most odd of items mount up and this combined weight directly affects your fuel costs. Solution: clear out the boot and you will save yourself a pretty penny.

Don't leave your air-con on continuously. Turning it off when not needed along with any other energy using devices like lights, demisters and radios is going to save you fuel costs as any increase in electrical load will increase the costs.

Underinflated tyres not only cause your engine to burn more fuel but are actually dangerous.

No speeding. The higher the speed the more the fuel consumption, and the higher the pollution and damage to our environment. Aim to drive smoothly by decelerating in time and reducing the need for heavy braking.

Avoid idling by turning off the engine if you could be waiting for more than a few minutes.

Other tips could be combining short journeys and planning your routes to avoid getting lost and even walking or cycling on short trips as fuel consumption and pollution is more evident when an engine is started cold and used for short inner city journeys.

On average a person should see around 10% savings each week with these tips and even up to 33% for some vehicles.

Find out more information from the used car dealer, The Car People, the hassle-free way to buy a car.

The Car People are used car dealers in Manchester, Sheffield and Wakefield. Find everything from Ford Focuses to X Type Jaguars, and all at an affordable price.

01 Aug, 2011

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