Improve Your Gas Mileage This Summer
Summer will soon be arriving in Kansas and while we’re all enjoying the warm weather and being outdoors, the hottest season of the year can also wreak havoc on your vehicle’s gas mileage. Here are a few tips on how to avoid racking up extra fuel costs by improving your vehicle’s MPG performance when you’re on the road this summer:
Check Your Air Filter. Driving around with a dirty air filter can affect fuel efficiency by up to 10 percent.
Check Your Tire Pressure. When your tires aren’t properly inflated, your engine has to work a bit harder and your MPGs are affected by as much as 3.3%.
Lighten Up. Having an extra 100 pounds of cargo in your trunk – softball gear, golf clubs, etc. – can reduce your vehicle’s fuel efficiency by 1-2%.
Slow Down. This is especially true for road trips – if you go 60mph instead of 70mph on the highway, you’ll use less gas and possibly avoid an expensive speeding ticket!
Keep it in Cruise! Accelerating less frequently means you’re burning less fuel so, when possible, activate your vehicle’s cruise control feature.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns regarding your vehicle’s gas mileage or its general health, be sure to get in touch with our ASE-certified technicians – we’re dedicated to keeping you safely on the road year-round!
At Myers Automotive, we warranty all of our work to give you peace of mind on every repair – 24 months, 24,000 miles on both parts AND labor nationwide! We hope you’ll never need to use that warranty, but in the event a part breaks, it’s good to know you have somebody who will take care of your family, no matter where you are. From headlight to taillights and everything between, no job is to big or too small for Myers Automotive. We service all makes and models of Domestic and Import vehicles with ASE-Certified technicians, quality parts, and state-of-the-art tools and equipment.
