"Talking Shop"
Articles and information about your foreign car.
The High Cost of Fuel and What can be done to improve the fuel economy of your car.
First let's discuss the things you can do as a driver to save fuel.
One of the most important things a driver can do is to drive "smoothly", avoid rapid acceleration, heavy braking and unnecessary maneuvering, all of these can suck up an amazing amount of fuel. I have seen a difference of over 30% of fuel usage in the same car between two drivers.
Another often overlooked factor is weight, it takes power to move weight, it takes fuel to create power... Remove unnecessary luggage from your trunk, every ten pounds is equal to about one horse power.
Get a tire pressure gauge and learn how to use it, Because of modern cars longer extended service intervals it can be too late by the time we see your car in here to check your tire pressure. Under inflated tires are not only robbing you of fuel economy they are not safe. A low tire has increased rolling resistance which not only eats valuable power to move the car can also overheat causing catastrophic tire failure.
What we can do for your cars fuel economy.
It all comes down to efficiency, even today's super advanced automobiles need service, Air filters clog, Spark Plugs wear and fuel injectors become contaminated, all these and a hundred other related components can reduce the efficiency of your vehicles operation.
Our goal is to keep your foreign car in a state of optimal efficiency there by increasing it's fuel economy, longevity and safety.
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