The next time you go out in your car and you know you have to fill up with gas, hop online and see what prices are the cheapest in your area. Did you know that there are websites on the internet that will tell you exactly what the prices are in your neighborhood? Using systems like this can save you a few cents per gallon. Sometimes just traveling a few streets over can save you a few bucks.
I'm sure if you're reading this article, you already know how the internet works. Right now as of 2008, there are three main gas pricing websites that people like to frequent. Each website is unique in its own way. Some websites rely on the users to input the gas prices and some websites use data such as credit card data, etc to determine the numbers. Listed below are a few websites that you can check online that show you gas prices in your area.
Gasbuddy.com and Gaspricewatch.com
These two websites are very similar to each other. Each website will rely on its members to input the gas prices in their area. The websites will offer incentives so that users will input the gas prices in their neighborhood. These incentives will usually range anywhere from free gas station gift cards to t-shirts, etc.
The owners of the website said that data is usually reset after 48 hours to ensure the information on the website is accurate. The users can also delete information if they find the gas prices to be misleading. Besides the gas prices, you can also jump on message boards and discuss gas prices and everything to that nature. So, if you want more than just the gas prices, you can get it.
AAA's website
AAA offers a gas price service that isn't as good as gasbuddy and gaspricewatch but their service relies more on gas price data. Before the internet got big and these other websites hit the web, a lot of users when to this website to just get an idea of an average of the gas prices in the areas they were going to frequent. As of today, this website isn't as popular but it can help you if you don't find gasbuddy and gaspricewatch to be useful.
The next time you leave your house and you know your tank is on empty, these are great guides to check out to see where you can get the cheapest gas. All it takes is a few minutes of your time and the interface on these websites usually is very user friendly. So if you're not a fan of the internet, you shouldn't find problems using this website.
As the internet grows, there will be more and more websites that are similar to these that will offer more information. In the meantime, these websites are defintely the best as of now. Until then, if you want to save even more on gas, this is the route to go.
People who don't make a lot and have to drive to work are really having trouble making ends meet right now with the high gas prices. It is affecting every aspect of our lives and it makes you think about how much our society is dependent on oil. There are ways to save on gas though, and in the end it might make our roads a little bit safer.
I decided to see if I could save a little if I changed my driving habits. The first thing I did was to turn off the air conditioning that was always on in my car. Having the air conditioning button on, even when the heat is on, seems to work wonders in preventing the windows from fogging up. That is why I always have it on.
On a cold or cool day, you are constantly battling the the windows and their constant desire to fog up and having the air conditioning on all the time works really well. But, the air conditioning uses extra gasoline so I tried turning it off instead and only using it when it got too hot. Now that summer is here though, this may be harder to do.
The second thing I tried was to drive more slowly. I have heard that if you drive close to 60 MPH you will use less gasoline than if you drive at a higher speed. I now drive like a Grandpa and try to keep it at 60 MPH and not go over. I just settle in on the right lane and am very content to drive behind the slowest driver as I know I am saving money and it is safer anyway. If I always keep it close to 60, the chances of getting in an accident or getting a ticket diminish which is very nice. I wonder if other people are doing this too? By driving slower you are both saving money and being safer.
To see if this would really save gas, I ran my tank down to as close to empty as I dared and then filled it full. I drove normally with the air conditioning on and then recorded the number of miles I got for that tank. I then filled my tank up a second time, turned off the air conditioning, and drove at 60 mph for that whole tank. The great part is that I got just about 30 more miles for that tank of gas! It's not a huge savings but to some people even $5 to $8 in savings per tank would really help.
If everybody slowed down a little it would make it safer for everyone on the roads and we would all be saving in gas as well. Right now I have not really noticed a difference in the speeds of other cars but I wonder if things will change if gas keeps going up to $5 or $6 dollars a gallon.
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