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8 Money-Saving Car Tips

Submitted by: Kira @ Tip Hero 06/29/2010 10:48 AM

Cars are money-eating vehicles, and that's just the truth. Unfortunately, for most of us, cars are a necessity and we wouldn't be able to live our day to day lives without them. Whether you're just looking to save a few bucks on car related expenses or you're aiming to avoid those astronomical repair bills in the future, take a look at some of these money-saving car tips from Live Cheap.

Inflate Your Tires Each Month: low tires pressure burns 3.3% more gas. Make sure you keep your tires at the proper tires pressure!

Measure Your Mileage: doing this can act as an early alarm. Fuel efficiency does decline a bit as time goes on, but if you see a drastic drop in mileage per tank, something is most likely wrong and you should get the car checked out.

Get the Junk out of the Trunk: excess weight in your trunk can lower your mileage by 2% for every 100 pounds. So store heavy stuff at home if you don't need it in your car.

Plan Your Weekends Together: spend some time in the "family car" instead of carting multiple cars around for errands and whatnot.

For the other 4 great tips, head over to 8 Simple Car Tips That Will Save You Money.

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Really like your site. helped us a bunch. Thank you for this great site. Osa.

Posted by anonymous on July 08, 2010 6:23 PM

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for real money saving jobs, I siphon the oil out and change it every 5000 miles. I buy new oil at walmart and return the old. I also change the air filter every 20000 miles.

Posted by Rodger on July 08, 2010 7:35 PM

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Did I read that post correctly? He returns his old oil to WalMart (for a refund)??? That would definately make it cheap to change oil, but you're hurting everyone else and raising the cost of what we pay for!!! STOP IT!!!!

Posted by Sharon Franklin on July 24, 2010 9:13 AM

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@Sharon, I initially wondered the same thing but then thought what Rodger means is that he drops his old oil off at Walmart to be recycled.

Posted by Tip Hero on July 24, 2010 1:24 PM

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When I change my oil myself, I pour the old oil into the quart containers and save it to use as chain bar oil for my electric chain saw. Works great!

Posted by Bill3140 on August 22, 2010 11:47 PM

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