3 Ways to Get Better Mileage

I normally ride the bus to work, because I work downtown and would never want to park. At times, I fool around, maybe sleep in a little, and I got used to driving about 2 miles and then catching the bus the rest of the way. I thought, "I get 25 mpg, so that 2 miles cost me maybe 30 cents." Not true! I'd get out the door in a hurry, sometimes I was chasing the bus. I was listening to Car Talk on the radio and heard a quote that really hit home, "When you are coasting downhill, your gas mileage could be infinity, but when you're hitting the gas either going uphill or jack-rabbiting, you're probably getting about 1 or 2 miles per gallon. What you get on a full tank is just an average." No way do I want to continue representing that, so now my car stays in the garage until I get home, and then I resist taking it unless I have to, since I live walking distance to many businesses, including the gym, library, and the grocer.

Lattina - Colorado