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Discover Ways To Get The Fuel Figures Right Before It's Too Late
By Sunny Tan, Tue Dec 6th
Do you know Why your car meter reading is Might Not show thecorrect fuel mileage? You may be trying hard to increase of your car butwhen you don't know how to get the best possible mileage readingof your car, then everything else is useless. With these tips, you'll be sure to get the best possible gasmileage reading to tell when something is amiss with your car.This article will give you some tips you can use to better keeptrack of your car fuel mileage consumption.
On one fine evening, a subscriber of mine wrote me the following, "Dear Sunny, I bought my first car, a Nissan Sunny 130Y, three months ago, Itruns extremely well and I've had no major problems since. ButI'm curious as to its actual fuel consumption. Can that bemeasured without sophisticated electronic devices so I couldlearn to start increase of my car in more efficientway? What are the methods a layman like me can use to measure fuelconsumption? Janice" To be frank, fuel consumption varies widely. It all depends onthe way you drive your vehicle, your car make, and the type oftraffic condition it encounters. These circumstances affect theactual fuel efficiency of your car. For instance, if you drive mainly in urban areas where you'llsee lots of traffic jam, you are likely to lose up much more gasmoney compared to when you are cruising along the highway. Enough said, your fuel economy will suffer when you are stuck inthe jam. Jack rabbit starts and heavy braking of your vehiclemay contribute to your increased fuel consumption as well. Allthese factors may not contribute to your ways to save fuel. Here's my tip to measure your fuel consumption of your vehicleand to get the best possible reading of your car. First, you would start by filling up your vehicle tank to thebrim and then adjusting the trip meter to zero. You could dothat just by resetting the meter. Next, drive the vehicle until at least two-thirds of the tankhas been used before you fill up again. During this time, pleasetake note of the amount of fuel you are filling up against thedistance that you have travelled since the last time you toppedup. Fuel consumption, in kilometres per litre, is calculated bydividing the reading on your trip meter by the amount of fuelthat you have filled up. Based on my experience, it is best that you average out theresults by repeating the same procedures and take measurementsover a few weeks to obtain the average of the best consumptionfigure for your vehicle. Some car manufacturers will state the fuel consumption figuresof the cars in the manual. Please be aware that these figureswere obtained under strict test conditions and surveillance andalso on an almost perfect road surface. So don't be alarmed when you notice the variance of the actualfuel mileage result you get against the manufacturers' figures. To really find out your actual car fuel consumption and todiagnose any sudden drop of fuel efficiency, you should keeptrack of your fuel consumption regularly as it is the best andsurest way to
tell when something is going on with your car. Once you've realized how easy it is to keep track of your carfuel consumption, you should be on your way to seriouslyconsider some of the ways you could do to increase gas mileageeven when you are pumping gas in the gas stations. Believe me, not everyone is aware of some of the stuff you coulddo to top up additional gas mileage. All these have beendocumented in my book "Gas Mileage Tactics" available at http://www.extragasmileage.com About the author:Sunny Tan is the author of "Gas Mileage Tactics", the ULTIMATEGas mileage saving resources consist of many top notch tips andtricks the PRO drivers use. Topics include good drivingtechniques attitude, best adopted practice, and even using theInternet to find the best gas stations available in your town.Pick up YOUR copy of this ground-breaking ebook with absolutelyNO RISK at http://www.extragasmileage.com
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