Four dollars a gallon! Four dollars a gallon!! I can’t believe how much I paid at the pump today! I drive a Lexus RX 400h; the h standing for hybrid. Yet, I am still hit just as hard in the wallet as anyone else. Sure, it doesn’t help that my hybrid SUV only gets decent mileage (about 25 mpg’s), but things are still horrible. The question I asked myself and the question it seems that everyone is asking themselves is, what can I do about gas prices?
Well, the short answer is nothing. There are market and political forces at play here that are beyond any individuals control. At the same time, there are ways to alleviate this pain until prices (hopefully) settle down at a more comfortable level.
50 Ways To Save Money On Gas
- Change your oil.
- Make sure your tires have proper air pressure.
- Don’t constantly haul around large items.
- Change your air filter.
- Take off your bike rack when you aren’t using it.
- Avoid things like drive through to stop idling.
- Avoid braking hard.
- Avoid accelerating too fast.
- Plan your trips in advance to avoid wandering.
- Get a GPS navigation system.
- Take off slowly when you are at a complete stop.
- Park in the shade.
- Walk whenever you can.
- Park in the first spot that you see.
- Join the gasoline company loyalty clubs.
- Sign up for credit cards that give your cash rewards.
- Use the lowest octane gas for your car.
- If your car requires a higher octane, try mixing it with a lower one to save.
- Keep your eye out for gas deals while you are driving.
- But don’t go crazy driving around for deals.
- Check out the web to find low gas prices (see below).
- Don’t fill the tank until you are really low on gas.
- Fill your tank completely full.
- Use the radio to avoid traffic jams.
- Stay on the highway as much as possible.
- Try to average 55 mph.
- Buy gas on Wednesdays (statistically the cheapest gas prices fall here).
- Buy gas a few days before a holiday to avoid the price hike.
- Go to your dealer for a tune up.
- Anticipate slowing down by keeping your eye on all traffic.
- Carpool with you colleagues.
- Make use of the carpool lane while carpooling.
- Avoid gas stations that are right off of the highway.
- Some club stores and grocery store offer gas discounts.
- Ride the bus or subway at least every once in a while.
- Use your car’s cruise control.
- Don’t shop at gas stations that charge extra for credit card usage.
- During the winter, don’t warm up the engine for more than a minute.
- Make sure your gas cap is on securely.
- Bring lunch with you to work, to avoid going out to lunch.
- Buy a smaller, more fuel efficient car.
- Buy a Japanese car.
- Buy a hybrid!
- Buy a scooter.
- Buy a motorcycle.
- Buy a car with a manual transmission.
- Get rid of your car.
- Sign up for ZipCars.
- Move closer to your work.
- Replace your car’s fuel injector.
Short Term Gas Saving Solutions
Long Term Gas Saving Solutions
Website’s That Help You Save Money On Gas
- My Mile Marker
- The Top 10 Highest Gas Mileage Cars
- GasPriceWatch.com
- Motor Trend
- Gas Buddy
- Gas Price Watch
- FuelMeUp.com
- AltFuelPrices.com
- GasNearU.com
- MSN Autos
How are you weathering the storm of high gas prices? Do you have any other tips for saving money on gas? Are you any closer to buying a hybrid?
With gas prices so high this is very valuable info, thanks David. I have heard the will go down some in the future, do you think that will come true?
As I was writing this I saw on the TV that crude oil prices are dropping, so go figure heh
We use ilinc and skype to host meetings with clients…which cuts down on our corporate travel expenditure. The less driving the better!
These are solid tips. Tweeting for sure…especially now that oil is back on the rise!
thanks for sharing… very appreciate
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Phew, with gas prices creeping up again, I stumbled across this at just the right time. I’m sure these tips will come in handy. Thanks a lot.
I am fairly frugal (though not always), but sometimes I take it too far: I have T-shirts with holes in them, I never buy new clothes, we’re shopping for a new couch because our current one has holes in it, and I ran my current pair of running shoes until the soles fell off Pay Per Click Advertising.
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I don’t think there is much you can do besides just hope that the gas prices go down.
Great Work I like it.
so interesting..
buy the gas on wednesday
No. 40 is hillarious!
Hints of course good, but sometimes very funny and unrealistic.
This Dailys raise in Gas Prices is effecting economic activities badly
Can I add a number 51? – Emigrate, fuel prices are cheaper in other countries.
Using public transportation on workdays and using private car only on holidays or urgent needs can be an alternative to save money.
I really liked the long term gas saving list.
I think everyone knows buying imports is this way to go if you want a nice MPG ratio. Even in the non hybrid realm.
This is an exhaustive and comprehensive list …. thanks a lot will be really useful ….
Thanks, I am always looking out for tips on how to save some money especially on Gas.
I am glad that the gas prices in my area have went down a bit. The best idea is to get a car that doesn’t guzzle gasoline.
Gas only keeps going up this is a problem.
Saving Gas is a must now because it has a huge price. I recommend this post to all the readers.
A good idea to save money on fuel is to walk wherever you can instead of driving, you can then both get healthy and save some money.
This article does offer excellent suggestions for the times you absolutely have to drive, I wonder how much each of us will save by doing this?
Some of these are absolutley ingenius ideas, I’dve never thought about parking in the shade for example
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
I really want to save money. I need to analyze this first before following it. Anyway,thanks for sharing it.
Thanks! No advice has ever been more helpful, especially now with the conjunction of financial crises and high gas prices!
Thanks for the tips, I should be able to save a bit of cash now.
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I want to find ways on how i can save money. I want to know if other people already tried this tips. Let me know. Thanks!
We need renewable energies as well as saving resources as some are running out.
Ha! great article.
In the UK were now paying more than £1 a litre, and my car is a gas guzzler. Its nice to drive hard to have some fun, but most of the time I like to to take it easy. I already have a scooter for when im on my own..
This is really INFORMATIC POST. Thank you.
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Greate guide but I think in Spain we could not import from other countries. Nice guide
this is make my wallet growing fat.
Yes! These tipps were really great.
Thank’s for tips, I think that really work.
really ??/
I can remember when fuel was $1 a gallon – does that make me old?!1
Mate, you want to live in the UK. I think it’s about £6 a gallon here!!!! Frikken insane prices this country charges!
Yes! These tipps were really great.
This is really INFORMATIC POST. Thank you.
Thanks for the tips, I should be able to save a bit of cash now.
Thanks for the tips, I should be able to
Nice tips. Gas prices are very expensive in Turkey.
Some wonderful tips here on how to save gas, thank you.
Fantastic and thorough list, and I can see from the number of comments that it is very popular too! I like #40 – bring your lunch to work with you. Not only do you save on gas at lunch, you also save money on lunch! Reminds me of the saying about 2 birds and 1 stone.
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Great tips! Thanks for sharing!