Comments on: Change your shoes, change your gas mileage (and other ideas) http://sensetosave.com/2008/05/07/change-your-shoes-change-your-gas-mileage-and-other-ideas/ Tue, 22 May 2012 02:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharonhttp://sensetosave.com/2008/05/07/change-your-shoes-change-your-gas-mileage-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8931 Sharon Thu, 08 May 2008 15:47:02 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=868#comment-8931 We own two vehicles - one a Neon and a Montana Van. Since we are trying to pay down debt and save on the ever expanding price of gas we now carpool to work. We have similar hours and most days this works for us. About once a week we take seperate vehicles because of shift changes. And when we go out and about town on the weekends we use the car instead of the van like we did when we first got it.<em>Sharon's last blog post..</em><a href='http://butcherbakercandlestickmaker.blogspot.com/' rel="nofollow">TWD: Peanut Butter Torte</a> We own two vehicles – one a Neon and a Montana Van. Since we are trying to pay down debt and save on the ever expanding price of gas we now carpool to work. We have similar hours and most days this works for us. About once a week we take seperate vehicles because of shift changes. And when we go out and about town on the weekends we use the car instead of the van like we did when we first got it.

Sharon’s last blog post..TWD: Peanut Butter Torte

]]> By: ashley @ twentysixcatshttp://sensetosave.com/2008/05/07/change-your-shoes-change-your-gas-mileage-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8827 ashley @ twentysixcats Wed, 07 May 2008 21:26:48 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=868#comment-8827 I think for me the appeal of a $170 gas gadget is that you know instantly what habits are gas wasters. I used to keep track of my mileage, and I must admit it didn't alter my driving habits as much.Of course, I'm not saying it's worth the $170... that's just what appeals to me. :-)<em>ashley @ twentysixcats's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.twentysixcats.com/2008/05/06/gerig-reunion-reservations/' rel="nofollow">Gerig Reunion: Reservations!</a> I think for me the appeal of a $170 gas gadget is that you know instantly what habits are gas wasters. I used to keep track of my mileage, and I must admit it didn’t alter my driving habits as much.

Of course, I’m not saying it’s worth the $170… that’s just what appeals to me. :-)

ashley @ twentysixcats’s last blog post..Gerig Reunion: Reservations!

]]> By: Catiehttp://sensetosave.com/2008/05/07/change-your-shoes-change-your-gas-mileage-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8815 Catie Wed, 07 May 2008 17:52:09 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=868#comment-8815 Speaking of saving gas, hybrid cars are looking more and more attractive these days, BUT is the expense worth it? I had a friend who was thinking about trading his old Hyundai for a Prius or another Hyundai. The new Hyundai was several thousand dollars cheaper so, being the frugal man that he is, he calculated the savings on gas (including the projected rate of inflation/continually rising gas prices for the next 15 years as well as decreased gasoline efficiency--he's really into numbers)and decided that it's significantly CHEAPER for him to buy the Hyundai, even though he's paying for more gas. He may still go with the hybrid, simply because there's no way to know for sure how gas prices will rise, and he wants to do something good for the environment (and then there's the politics of it all). However, no one should feel tempted to trade in a perfectly good car with decent gas mileage just to save a few of dollars at the pump (though moral/ecological reasons are a another consideration in that choice). Speaking of saving gas, hybrid cars are looking more and more attractive these days, BUT is the expense worth it? I had a friend who was thinking about trading his old Hyundai for a Prius or another Hyundai. The new Hyundai was several thousand dollars cheaper so, being the frugal man that he is, he calculated the savings on gas (including the projected rate of inflation/continually rising gas prices for the next 15 years as well as decreased gasoline efficiency–he’s really into numbers)and decided that it’s significantly CHEAPER for him to buy the Hyundai, even though he’s paying for more gas. He may still go with the hybrid, simply because there’s no way to know for sure how gas prices will rise, and he wants to do something good for the environment (and then there’s the politics of it all). However, no one should feel tempted to trade in a perfectly good car with decent gas mileage just to save a few of dollars at the pump (though moral/ecological reasons are a another consideration in that choice).

]]> By: Jenniferhttp://sensetosave.com/2008/05/07/change-your-shoes-change-your-gas-mileage-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8806 Jennifer Wed, 07 May 2008 16:08:59 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=868#comment-8806 Good point on the idling! I don't think people realize how much gas is wasted when the car is running, yet just sitting there. Also, as we approach summer, try really hard to park in the shade. This way your car won't get so hot inside and then the AC won't have to work as hard cooling it off.<em>Jennifer's last blog post..</em><a href='http://getting-ahead.blogspot.com/' rel="nofollow">Jealous</a> Good point on the idling! I don’t think people realize how much gas is wasted when the car is running, yet just sitting there. Also, as we approach summer, try really hard to park in the shade. This way your car won’t get so hot inside and then the AC won’t have to work as hard cooling it off.

Jennifer’s last blog post..Jealous

]]> By: Nicolehttp://sensetosave.com/2008/05/07/change-your-shoes-change-your-gas-mileage-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8801 Nicole Wed, 07 May 2008 14:48:00 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=868#comment-8801 I keep the radio off unless I'm really listening to it. All those extra devices (air conditioning, radio, etc.) run off the battery, which indirectly uses gas. Just a thought... Not sure how much it really saves but it must save something! I keep the radio off unless I’m really listening to it. All those extra devices (air conditioning, radio, etc.) run off the battery, which indirectly uses gas. Just a thought… Not sure how much it really saves but it must save something!

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