Tips for saving gas (and money) - a positive thread

[idigtractors]

Originally Posted by Sunrise Point

Anyone who was driving during the 70's will remember the mandatory 55 MPH speed limit. For those of us who drive up to the lakes on the weekend, driving at 55 or 60 MPH will save a lot of gas.

Ya, the 55 MPH and remember the long lines at the gas station at 5 in the morning to get your 10 or $15 dollars worth (as that is what the gas stations would allow). The government said that this would never happen again as they were going to solve the problem and it would be the number one thing that they would do. Yep, we don't have the lines, but we sure have the prices. Leave the car in the garage and walk, bike yourself to work no going out to eat and have your neighbors pick up your groceries for ya.

[Mr. V]

Tips to economize:

Whenever practical, shop online; car parts, music, clothing, jewelry etc.

When that isn't practical, shop where the price is best.

Eat out less frequently.

Drink at home, and a choose a cheaper brand.

Sell your power boat: switch to sail, or a canoe.

Don't panic and rush out to buy a new car that gets better mpg if your current car is in good shape and is paid for; the car payment will not offset savings in cost of gasoline, unless you put on a whole lot of miles.

[Orion]

Recent issue of Pontoon and Deck Boat (PDB) magazine had a great article on electric boats and motors. Here are some of the links cited:

www.elcoelectriclaunch.com

www.gillgetter.com

www.electracraft.com

www.duffyboats.com


For electric outboards:

www.rayeo.com

www.torqeedo.com

www.marselectricllc.om

[angela4design]

Shopping online is great, but it doesn't help out local businesses, so I always felt bad about that. I just tried this new website, where you can save 30-50% at LOCAL businesses by ordering discounted certificates through this site, and print them out at your own computer right away.

http://dollarsavershow.com/Default.aspx?station_id=17

Lots of restaurants to choose from, shoes, attractions, etc.

[dpg]

On-line shopping is O.K. till you purchase a 10.00 item and pay 5.95 to ship it from Idaho.

[CanisLupusArctos]

Stop buying bottled water (unless yours is unsafe to drink.) In many cases bottled water is from a municipal source and there's nothing exotic about it. Bottled water is a scam! If your tap water is bad you can always get a filter or drill a well.

The bottled water industry also contributes to our country's oil consumption: Plastic bottles are made from oil. Water is very heavy and thus a truck trailer full of bottled water on pallets is about a capacity load by weight - making it one of the greatest fuel-consuming loads that is regularly transported in this country.

Giving up bottled water will not only save you money, it will also help reduce this country's oil consumption.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by CanisLupusArctos

Stop buying bottled water (unless yours is unsafe to drink.) In many cases bottled water is from a municipal source and there's nothing exotic about it. Bottled water is a scam! If your tap water is bad you can always get a filter or drill a well.

The bottled water industry also contributes to our country's oil consumption: Plastic bottles are made from oil. Water is very heavy and thus a truck trailer full of bottled water on pallets is about a capacity load by weight - making it one of the greatest fuel-consuming loads that is regularly transported in this country.

Giving up bottled water will not only save you money, it will also help reduce this country's oil consumption.

I agree, but you can't argue with the convenience of having serving size bottles ready to put in the cooler for a day on the water.