by Robert C. Beiro

With rising petrol prices and other expenses, running a car can be a huge burden to your wallet. Take heart, there are some things you can do to to make your vehicle more fuel efficient.

1. Service your car regularly. This can have a tremendous effect on your fuel efficiency. In fact, a poor tuned vehicle can burn as much as 30% more petrol.

2. Don't idle the engine unless it is totaly neccessary. The car your parents used to own may have required warming up in the morning, but modern cars don't. Also, turn your car off when waiting outside a friend's house to pick them up.

3. Sticking to the speed limit can also mean a considerable saving in fuel. A speed reduction of 20mph can save upto 15%. Try to drive the car smoothly and use cruise control whenever possible.

4. Properly inflated tyres are important to keeping keeping you car fuel efficient. Make sure they are kept aligned too, which also helps your car handle better.

5. Try and do your errands together in the same trip, rather than going back and forth on separate one which can be very wasteful and inefficient. If you don't have to go out at peak traffic times, stay at home. Wait until the traffic dies down before running errands, this way you won't be stuck in traffic with the engine running.

6. Car sharing is another great way to save fuel especially when taking the kids to and from school and sporting events. Perhaps you can offer to take your kid's friend home this week and his parents can return the favour next week. Or maybe share the trip to work? We're living in a time where people live farther from work than ever before. With the price of petrol car sharing makes more sense than ever.

About the Author:
Robert C. Beiro has collected together many other car articles like buying a fuel efficient car. He has also written many other motoring articles at OldboyArticles.com.

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