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For Better Gas Mileage, Stop Using Drive Thrus
The fast food or bank drive through (or any other drive through you can think of) has been one of the most convenient "innovations" in the shopping experience. Unfortunately, the drive through will also reduce your vehicle's overall gas mileage and fuel economy.
Stop using drive throughs. Park your vehicle instead.
It's certainly nice to never leave your car and have everything handed to you, but that convenience is probably going to cost you money. When your vehicle just sits and idles, or moves just a couple of feet every minute or so, your fuel economy drops to a whopping 0 miles per gallon (wow, what a surprise).
According to Fueleconomy.gov, an average vehicle will waste 17% of its gas by simply sitting in idle. That means for every 10 gallons you purchase, 1.7 gallons are used to keep the engine running while you sit in park.
At today's average gas price of $2.38, that's the same thing as giving away $4 for every 10 gallons you put in your car.
So, instead of sitting in the drive through for three or four minutes, wasting gas and money, park your car and go into the restaurant, bank or store.
Obviously there are going to be times when you need to use the drive through, like when you're traveling with children or you're in a rush, but the less you use drive throughs, the more gas and money you're going to save.
Please visit Daily Fuel Economy Tip for more gas saving tips like this. The better driver you are, the more gas and money you'll save. It's a win/win situation!
Source: www.articletrader.com