DaveD of Gardiner, ME Saving 2%, 3% or even 5% by following these conservation tips is going to yield you what? Five dollars per month?

That should go a long way to filling your heating oil tank which will cost you about $1300.

Here is a novel idea... Drill. Drill in the Gulf, off the coast of California, in Alaska. Drill now and get the prices down to a couple bucks a gallon.

Drill now or continue to finance the middle east and the terrorists they support.report abuse

John Jones of Gardiner, ME The problem is that gas efficient vehicles are not allowed to be imported into the US. These gas savings tips are too little too late. The gas efficient vehicle are too expensive and the gas savings is outweighed by the cost of the vehicle. So the people are stuck at the gas pump with no mercy. China makes a 4 seater, 3 cylinder, 65 MPG, 77 MPH top speed that sells for far less money than what is available here. Somebody is pulling the strings and making a lot of money doing it. There is no reason that we do not have fuel efficient vehicles at reasonable costs. They are already being made in China.
35 MPG is not fuel efficient enough.report abuse

DaveinaCave of Farmingdale, ME First, there are new studies out that suggest that due to the increased aerodynamics of todays vehicles, that operating with the AC on and the windows shut actually improves gas mileage due to reduced drag (wind resistance) as compared to the increased drag introduced with the windows open.

Second, while it is true that using cruise control can reduce driver fatigue, personal experience time and time again has proven to me that the best control of the vehicle is human control. The mind is much more adept at judging what is ahead than any computer and has much more finite control of the throttle. In every vehicle I’ve owned in the last 25 years, I can work the throttle, tachometer and speedometer much more precisely than any cruise control I have encountered. Cruise does not have the ability to predict the upcoming hills and therefore is completely reactionary. This often results in the unlocking of the lock-up torque converter causing higher RPM’s at any given speed.report abuse

DaveinaCave of Farmingdale, ME First, there are new studies out that suggest that due to the increased aerodynamics of todays vehicles, that operating with the AC on and the windows shut actually improves gas mileage due to reduced drag (wind resistance) as compared to the increased drag introduced with the windows open.

Second, while it is true that using cruise control can reduce driver fatigue, personal experience time and time again has proven to me that the best control of the vehicle is human control. The mind is much more adept at judging what is ahead than any computer and has much more finite control of the throttle. In every vehicle I’ve owned in the last 25 years, I can work the throttle, tachometer and speedometer much more precisely than any cruise control I have encountered. Cruise does not have the ability to predict the upcoming hills and therefore is completely reactionary. This often results in the unlocking of the lock-up torque converter causing higher RPM’s at any given speed.report abuse