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Increase Gas Mileage by Removing Items From Your Car

Posted 10:00AM 07/24/12 Savings Experiment, Did You Know |
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Better fuel economy is right at your fingertips. You can increase your gas mileage by as much as 2 percent, simply by removing 100 pounds of of dead weight from your car.

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frogdoc13

I don't have much "stuff" in my car, but I was wondering how much it would help to NOT FILL the gas tank each time I get gas. How much does a gallon of gas weigh? Would I save money by only filling the tank half way (buying gas more often) , or is filling the tank each time (stopping for gas less often) better?

November 15 2012 at 12:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mlseagle

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mlseagle

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mlseagle

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mlseagle

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mlseagle

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September 23 2012 at 8:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
snooze451

ron, get a life and stop repeat your identical posts.

September 23 2012 at 7:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ron

Remove the Obama sticker! He said "under my plan, energy rates would necessarilly skyrocket" And yes they have! Gas was $1.83 when he came to office! WE ARE NOT BETTER OFF!!!!!

September 22 2012 at 11:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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thelatebennyhill

It was $4.75 when he was running for president. But you know that. You just need to show the world what an @$$#at you are by posting the same ignorant message over and over again.

September 23 2012 at 1:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
thelatebennyhill

Gas was $4.75 during the summer when Obama was running for President. But you know that.

You also know the reason it was $1.83 when he took office was because of the catastrophic collapse of the economy under his predecessor. But you also know that.

Gas is still lower than it was in summer of 08 and the economy is slowly recovering. We ARE in fact better off. But you know that.

Despite all that you know, you insist on making an @$$#at out of yourself by posting the same ignorant message repeatedly.

September 23 2012 at 1:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ron

Remove the Obama sticker! He said "under my plan, energy rates would necessarilly skyrocket" And yes they have! Gas was $1.83 when he came to office! WE ARE NOT BETTER OFF!!!!!

September 22 2012 at 11:33 PM Report abuse -5 rate up rate down Reply
Ron

Remove the Obama sticker! He said "under my plan, energy rates would necessarilly skyrocket" And yes they have! Gas was $1.83 when he came to office! WE ARE NOT BETTER OFF!!!!!

September 22 2012 at 11:08 PM Report abuse -5 rate up rate down Reply

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