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Excess weight in your car decreases the gas mileage your can achieve. There is much debate about how much added weight will actually affect performance, but the most common estimate is every 100 additional pounds will decrease mileage by 1%. That may not sound like very much, but it will add up.

Take those golf clubs out of your trunk. If you carry tools for work, take a few minutes to unload them on the weekend when you are using your vehicle for personal use.

Get all that extra junk out of there, save yourself some money, and stop burning all that extra fuel.

With oil now in excess of $135 a barrel, there seems little likelihood of any kind of quick turnaround. In fact, it appears we may as well get use to it.  After all, many European countries, Ireland and the UK have been seeing prices of $8-$10 a gallon for awhile now. So, by the 4th [...]