1. Keep tires properly inflated, having tires 2 PSI below optimal pressure increases fuel consumption by one percent.
2. Keep your car regularly maintained. Inspect and change car filters as clogged air and oil filters waste gas.
3. Avoid overloading your trunk and pack lightly on trips.
4. Avoid high speeds driving 20 km over 100 km a hour consumes 15% more fuel.
5. Plan all your trips for the week or day to avoid wasting unnecessary fuel by back tracking.
6. Consider car pooling to work with other co-workers.
7. Avoid idling your car for a long time long. Idling burns more fuel than restarting your car.
8. When driving on the highway keep windows closed too avoid drag. Open windows can increase fuel consumption by 10 percent. This is when air conditioning becomes most economical.
9. Do not accelerate or brake hard.
10. Use your air conditioning sparingly.
11. Use cruise control if available on flat roads but on hills it is much more economical to supply more power as the car requires, letting the momentum of the car do the work as much as possible. It takes some practice but it's easier on the fuel tank overall.
12. Avoid bumper riders, especially on long trips where fuel consumption is high as it is. If you have someone tailing you too close, they're probably using your fuel and coasting in your wind tunnel. Slow down, put your hazards on and let them pass. Don't let them burn up all your fuel.
13. In the wintertime, clear ALL of the snow off your car, not just off your windows. The extra weight of the snow adds to the cost of fuel consumption.
14. Don't add drag by carrying a load on your roof. It can significantly reduce your fuel mileage.
15. Walk where you can or ride a bike to destinations close by without using your car.
Rewards Programs For Fueling
1. If you shop at Refuel stations (part of No Frills grocery stores) save your receipts and then present them when you shop at No Frills to save a little off your grocery bill for each receipt presented.
2. Also if you like to shop at Canadian Tire fuel stations, then make sure you utilize the BONUS coupon on the flyer to get extra Canadian Tire Money! Lots of times you can earn up to 10X the CTC money. Plus once you save up $25 in CTC money, bring it to the store and purchase a gift card with it and then use it to purchase your fuel.
3. Use your Aeroplan card at Esso stations to get bonus points with each fill up. Plus you can get Esso Extra points too!
4. Some credit cards like Canadian Tire and Petro Canada offer 10 cents off per litre or other discounts.
5. Costco members save 10 cents per litre at Costco gas stations.
6. Pioneer has a Pioneer Bucks Card to get reward "bucks," save it up and you can use it towards gas purchases.
(Thanks to the members of Freebies Deals And Rewards)
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