With the economic woes hitting the globe and the steady increase of price of fuel, it is important to be creative and look for ways to save all the time. Let’s start with the car’s gasoline consumption. Find out what you can do to save.

1. Start with the most obvious – reduce the weight of the car. Take out stuffs from the trunk – that tire you’ve been meaning to get fixed but have never gotten around to it, that picnic bag which you left for months, unused bags, etc. The more weight means the less mileage for your car. So don’t carry unnecesssary loads.

2. Engine Tune-up – Check belts, spark plugs and wires. When car parts fail, chances are your car will suffer from poor gas mileage. A regular engine tune-up of at least once a year can save you dough and a lot of headaches.

3. Check fuel filter – for better gas mileage, replace old fuel filters with new ones.

4. Slow down speed – the faster your car goes, the more fuel needed. Traveling over 55 mph could lessen the mileage per gallon of fuel.

5. Check the air filter – clean the air filter regularly. This will make sure that the engine gets more air, performs better and has more gas mileage.

6. Car pool – car pooling for students, officemates, neighbors and others would be a good idea. Gasoline costs are shared and it will also lessen traffic and pollution as there would be less cars on the street if everybody is into car pooling.