Ask any car owner where they would most like to see a reduction in their ongoing vehicle costs and it's likely that the vast majority of them will either say with their car insurance or their fuel costs.
Car insurance is something that whilst it can be reduced, has a lot of different affecting factors, meaning that it can take some time to find the cheapest car insurance policy for your individual circumstances.
Fuel costs, however, are something that can be changed immediately and should you put into place the following 4 steps, you should start to see a difference in how many miles you get out of each gallon of petrol straight away.
1. Accelerate steadily - so you've just got your new GranTurismo S from one of the UK's Maserati dealers and you want to show off not only its speed, but its roaring engine. Accelerating out of the Maserati dealers' forecourt, you take the rev counter way over 40,000 revs and think that you've shown the car in its true light.
Whilst it may sound great, accelerating like this unfortunately does nothing beneficial to your car and reduces the MPG massively.
If you're not sure whether you're accelerating at the right speed, think back to when you were taking lessons or when you were on your test. It may seem like a slow rate of acceleration if you're used to speeding away from traffic lights, but this is actually the optimum acceleration speed to ensure that your MPG stays as high as it possibly can.
2. Brake slowly - are you the type of person who waits until the very last second before braking? How about the type who rather than drop down a gear or two when approaching a roundabout, waits until they're almost on the actual roundabout before slamming the brakes on, dropping down to second gear and then pulling away again?
If you are, stop braking this way and it's guaranteed that you will start getting more miles from every gallon of petrol that you put into your car. Look further along the road, gauge how long it's going to take you to come to stop and if you can, rather than brake at all, simply ease of the accelerator and drop down a few gears, slowing down naturally.
3. Drop the luggage - one of the aspects that affects your MPG ratio is how hard your engine has to work, which is why designers spend a substantial amount of time on aerodynamics so that there is less resistance, making the vehicle move easier and the engine having to work less.
To stop your car working unnecessarily hard, ditch any unnecessary luggage that you are carrying, as the heavier your car is, the harder the engine has to work, which means a distinct drop in your MPG.
4. Check your tyres - whilst the first three points in this list may be relatively common knowledge, this point isn't, yet checking your tyres can have a massively detrimental effect on your fuel consumption.
Affecting your MPG if the tyres are both under inflated and over inflated, make sure you know what the ideal tyre pressure should be (by referring to the manufacturer's manual) and check on them at least once a month - more frequently if you're making long journeys on a regular basis.
Author Resource:-
Jardine Motors Group UK operates a large portfolio of specialist franchises of the world's most prestigious marques, including Maserati dealers.
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