Tuesday 3 May 2011

Lose Weight & Save Money

One of the most simplest ways to increase your fuel efficiency is to reduce the weight of your car. Cleaning up your car can lead to fuel savings. If you look at how much unnecessary weight is in your car, you are really looking at money fly out the window when you drive.

The general rule is that for 100 pounds that you can reduce from your vehicle, you can further reduce your gas mileage by roughly 2%.

A slightly more expensive way to do this is to purchase aluminium wheels and low profile tyres. These can reduce the weight of your vehicle and thus making it more efficient.

However there are cheaper options such as taking out your case of CD's that you don't listen to. Removing Tools and Luggage from your trunk. Sports Equipment that you don't use that often. Sure it may be a slight inconvenience when you need it. But saving money is the name of the game.

So Every pound count, that's why its important to eliminate unnecessary weight wherever possible. The more weight your pulling, the more money you are spending on fuel.

27 comments:

  1. well, im gonig to take some of my training equipment out of my car now :| haha whoops

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  2. That's a nice adive. Probably i should really clean up the trunk of my car. Thanks

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  3. I could lose a hundo from my ass and get 2% better millage!

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  4. hmm never thought of this...good thing i dont have much stuff in my car in the first place :D

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  5. my fatass needs to loose weight

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  6. Great tips, I will find these very handy in the near future :D

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  7. My car weights 4300 lbs, nothing is going to help...

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  8. Thx for the advice! I guess its good I never really carry a lot of stuff :D

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  9. Interesting how much impact the actual weight has.. thx for info ! Follow, hope you post more interesting stuff !

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  10. Interesting, will try to cut down!

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  11. interesting duide, thanks

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  12. I never even stopped to think that weight would play an impact on fuel usage.
    Now maybe I might clean all the junk out of my car haha

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  13. I always do this to my cars! faster and more fuel efficiant!

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  14. I live in my car so what do?

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  15. i think im going to remove all 3 seats i don't need, when someone wants to drive with me, its not my problem

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  16. Seems logical!

    Also, only thing hitch hickers!

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  17. whow i dunno should i put on smaller less weight tires ?

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  18. Want anti gravity right NOW!

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  19. Always imoprtant to remember, and especially in these 'hugh fuel cost' days. Nice to know, thanks for the info!

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  20. Well, this sounds like a plan!

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  21. i need both of these things!

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  22. I think I might remove the huge toolbox in my car for this, however I know that if I did that it would be the day I need it, might just leave it there and not bother.

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  23. Definitely an interesting read. Thanks for sharing!

    Keep 'em coming as always :)

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  24. great post ...;)

    berlinrules.blogspot.com :D

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  25. yeah this is pretty useful.. i don't need it though :P

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