Saving money on gas doesn’t have to mean leaving your car in the garage each morning and missing out on the enjoyment of car ownership.

It’s fair to say that gas prices aren’t what they used to be, with no signs that they will ever be returning. However, this doesn’t mean that you need to leave your car at home and miss out on the conveniences of owning your own vehicle.

Beating Rising Fuel Prices

Oils RGV knows that you don’t have to give up your car to reduce the amount of money you spend on gas and has prepared some easy-to-adopt tips which can help all motorists reduce their gas usage without giving up the convenience of their vehicle.

Use Your Brakes, Not Your Gears

If you drive a manual transmission car then it’s likely that you use your gears to both accelerate as fast as possible and slow your vehicle for upcoming turns and stops. And while it’s true that your gears achieve both of these, these behaviors use more gas than is necessary.

• When you can see a turn or a stop ahead, instead of changing-down through your gears to slow your vehicle, take your foot off the gas pedal and coast to the stop, using your brakes to slow you down.
• As the light turns green, don’t push each of your gears until they are screaming, to get you to the next red light fast. Instead, listen to your gears and change up when they are ready.

No More Warming Up

When you think about it, warming up your car is actually just letting it use gas for 5 minutes each morning. Over the course of a year, that’s more than an entire day or solid driving while using gas. Each morning that you warm up your vehicle, you are actually warming up the oil inside your engine. As the temperatures overnight drop, conventional oil becomes thick and is not able to protect your engine until it has been warmed up. Swapping to synthetic oil removes the need to waste gas each morning because synthetic oil has been purpose designed to resist thickening during cold temperatures. This means that, not only is your engine protected from the moment you switch on your ignition, but you no longer need to waste gas each morning. Click here to buy Signature Series 0W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil and protect your engine as soon as you turn the key with a synthetic oil change. To learn more about the benefits of a synthetic oil change in Mission or to place an order, don’t hesitate to pick up the phone and speak with an expert at Oils RGV by calling (956) 458-9399. Alternatively, check out the online store for more information about the range of high-quality engine lubricants available.

Choose a Better Route

It’s likely that you have a week full of errands, such as grocery shopping, school drop-offs, and general tasks to complete. A great way to reduce your gas usage is by reducing the miles you drive, which can be done with a little rearranging.

• Use an online mapping tool to see where each of your weekly errands is located.
• Identify errands in close proximity which you can rearrange to be on the same day.
• Find the best routes between each activity, including the least amount of miles and the less time stuck in traffic.
• Look for places where you can park your vehicle and wok to a number of tasks.

By doing this, you can save gas by reducing the number of miles your vehicle has to travel, and the amount of time you spend waiting in traffic, also unnecessarily using gas.

Choosing Between Windows or Air Conditioner

Switching on your air conditioner can be an easy choice when the temperature inside your vehicle begins to rise. And while it will do the job, if not used correctly, it can result in extra gas usage. When you are on the freeway, then choosing your air conditioner is a great idea. While it requires the use of a separate motor, keeping your windows up while driving at freeway speeds improves your vehicle’s aerodynamics, helping to reduce resistance. However, if you are driving around town slowly or making lots of stop and starts, then simply lowering your windows is a great way to move hot air and lower the inside temperature.  When doing this, be sure to also lower the back windows slightly to encourage air flow.

Get the Most out of Every Tank with a Synthetic Oil Change in Mission

Lubricating the interactions between your engine parts is crucial to lowering your gas usage and can be achieved with a simple synthetic oil change. To learn more about the benefits of a synthetic oil change in Mission, speak with an expert at Oils RGV by calling (956) 458-9399. .