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Article #161: Discover Ways To Get The Fuel Figures Right before it's too late

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Do you know Why your car meter reading is your car.
Might Not show the correct fuel mileage? First, you would start by filling up your
You may be trying hard to increase gas vehicle tank to the brim and then
mileage of your car but when you don't adjusting the trip meter to zero. You
know how to get the best possible mileage could do that just by resetting the
reading of your car, then everything else meter.
is useless. Next, drive the vehicle until at least
With these tips, you'll be sure to get two-thirds of the tank has been used
the best possible gas mileage reading to before you fill up again. During this
tell when something is amiss with your time, please take note of the amount of
car. This article will give you some tips fuel you are filling up against the
you can use to better keep track of your distance that you have travelled since
car fuel mileage consumption. the last time you topped up.
On one fine evening, a subscriber of mine Fuel consumption, in kilometres per
wrote me the following, litre, is calculated by dividing the
"Dear Sunny, reading on your trip meter by the amount
I bought my first car, a Nissan Sunny of fuel that you have filled up.
130Y, three months ago, It runs extremely Based on my experience, it is best that
well and I've had no major problems you average out the results by repeating
since. But I'm curious as to its actual the same procedures and take measurements
fuel consumption. Can that be measured over a few weeks to obtain the average of
without sophisticated electronic devices the best consumption figure for your
so I could learn to start increase gas vehicle.
mileage of my car in more efficient way? Some car manufacturers will state the
What are the methods a layman like me can fuel consumption figures of the cars in
use to measure fuel consumption? the manual. Please be aware that these
Janice" figures were obtained under strict test
To be frank, fuel consumption varies conditions and surveillance and also on
widely. It all depends on the way you an almost perfect road surface.
drive your vehicle, your car make, and So don't be alarmed when you notice the
the type of traffic condition it variance of the actual fuel mileage
encounters. These circumstances affect result you get against the manufacturers'
the actual fuel efficiency of your car. figures.
For instance, if you drive mainly in To really find out your actual car fuel
urban areas where you'll see lots of consumption and to diagnose any sudden
traffic jam, you are likely to lose up drop of fuel efficiency, you should keep
much more gas money compared to when you track of your fuel consumption regularly
are cruising along the highway. as it is the best and surest way to tell
Enough said, your fuel economy will when something is going on with your car.
suffer when you are stuck in the jam. Once you've realized how easy it is to
Jack rabbit starts and heavy braking of keep track of your car fuel consumption,
your vehicle may contribute to your you should be on your way to seriously
increased fuel consumption as well. All consider some of the ways you could do to
these factors may not contribute to your increase gas mileage even when you are
ways to save fuel. pumping gas in the gas stations.
Here's my tip to measure your fuel Believe me, not everyone is aware of some
consumption of your vehicle and to get of the stuff you could do to top up
the best possible gas mileage reading of additional gas mileage.






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