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julian4239 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 01:54 AM

With high gas prices these days, have you changed your driving habits such as driving slowly? What are your ideas to save gas?

aima123 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 09:15 AM

Instead of driving I do walk in a near distance places I went to. It really helps my budget.

julian4239 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 03:01 AM

I wish I can do that. I live in the suburbs, so I have to drive.

aima123 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 08:21 AM

Sometimes if I go to distance places, I commute by a buses, taxi, or a motorcycle if am not in a hurry.

wondering · #5 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 07:54 PM

I never use my heat or air conditioning cause it uses up so much gas that it's not worth it.

bangfor · #6 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 09:38 PM

You don''t save gas by driving slowly, you save gas on the highways, yet make the speed limit in the city to utilize your gas effectively. It looks like you can save on gas if you leave the car behind and that isn't true always either, even if you have a low mileage car. Motorcycles make a good difference on your time as well as on your gas consumption and the trend should have been that everyone should own one.

julian4239 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-18-2006, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bangfor

You don''t save gas by driving slowly, you save gas on the highways, yet make the speed limit in the city to utilize your gas effectively. It looks like you can save on gas if you leave the car behind and that isn't true always either, even if you have a low mileage car. Motorcycles make a good difference on your time as well as on your gas consumption and the trend should have been that everyone should own one.

That's not true. You do save on gas if you drive slowly.

Take it easy and get 30 percent better mpg - May. 9, 2006

fishoutofwater · #8 (**permalink**) 11-18-2006, 05:24 AM

Use a paypal debit card and a discount supermarket card and get cash back.

burfi · #9 (**permalink**) 11-29-2006, 10:20 AM

I have always driven my car slowly and always paid attention towards saving gas which is now helping me naturally.

dwalliz · #10 (**permalink**) 12-02-2006, 06:58 PM

That is true the slower you drive the less gas that you burn. And also my driving habits haven't change then again I dont go out much so the high gas prices hasnt really affect me.