Driving habits do affect the life of tires. Here are some tips to help save your tires.![]() * Don’t speed. High speeds generate excessive heat, which increases the rate of tire wear and reduces the tire’s durability. Drive the safe, legal speed limit. * Avoid fast turns on curves and around corners. * Avoid fast starts and panic stops. * Don’t ride on the edge of the pavement or drive over curbs, potholes, or other obstructions.
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Money $aving Vacation Tips
While it is always wise to conserve natural resources, the recent price of gasoline has made even the most wasteful people think twice. Whether your vacation plans include a road trip or flying then renting a car, how you drive and maintain a vehicle can either increase or decrease a vehicle's fuel efficiency and your gas costs. You can start saving money on gas even before you are on the road with some of these simple maintenance tips.
Gas Saving Tips
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Use Cruise Control
Did you know that by keeping your car at a steady speed, cruise control helps save gas. It can also help save you money in tickets, since you can stay “under the radar,” by avoiding the creeping increase in speed that tends to plague drivers on long, boring hauls. Get up to 14-percent savings, average savings of 7 percent by using cruise control. On the highway cruise control helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas if you've got it, use it.
How Much Gas Can You Save?
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Drive Sensibly
Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent
around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money. Sudden accelerations guzzle gas. Anticipate traffic patterns ahead and adjust your speed gradually. Fuel Economy Benefit: 5-33%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.10-$0.69/gallon






