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Cynthia Garcia Active Insurance Agency 1034 N. Ashland Ave Chicago IL, 60622 773-278-9700 |
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Active Insurance Agency who has been helping
drivers obtain the lowest auto insurance rates for over fifty years
also wants to help drivers save money on gasoline.
Online PR News – 26-April-2011 –Even though the automobile insurance rates in Illinois are extremely low for a major metropolitan city the fuel costs in Illinois among the highest in the nation.
Active Insurance Agency who has been helping drivers obtain the lowest auto insurance rates for over fifty years also wants to help drivers save money on gasoline.
1) Reduce extra weight in your vehicle. Clean out the trunk. Stop
carrying around items that you don’t need. An extra hundred pounds in
the car can reduce gas mileage by one to two percent. That might be a
good incentive for family weight loss if you need to be in shape for
the warmer weather.
2) Make sure tires are properly inflated. If you don’t know how to use
a tire pressure gage it is easy to learn. Ask at your local service
station or someone you know who knows about cars.
3) Drive a car with good fuel economy. fueleconomy.gov offers
lists of cars that have the best and worst gas mileage.
4) Don’t drive like a race car driver. Quick acceleration, speeding,
frequent braking lowers your car mileage by 33 percent on the highway
and 5 percent in the city.
5) Avoid driving more than 60 mph. Gas mileage usually decreases
rapidly after you hit 60 on the speedometer.
6) Use overdrive gear. When you use overdrive gearing, your car's
engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces engine wear.
7) Make sure your car’s engine is properly tuned up. A car that is not
tuned up, or has failed an emissions test can lower gas mileage by as
much as 4 percent.Find the best prices.
Use the web to research the lowest prices in your neighborhood. For
example, GasBuddy.com is a network of more than 179+ gas price
information web sites that helps you find low gasoline prices.
8) Don’t idle while waiting for the car to warm up. Cars warm up best
while being driven. You need to wait only about 60 seconds before
driving off.
9) Buy gas during the coolest times of the day
During these times gasoline is densest. Keep in mind – gas pumps
measure volumes of gasoline, not densities of fuel concentration. You
are charged according to ‘volume of measurement’.
“We know there is pain at the gas pump,” says Cynthia Garcia, marketing director for Active Insurance Agency, “we know we can at least make auto insurance fast, easy and affordable and with these tips, help a tank of gas go a little further.”
Estimates for fuel savings from sensible driving are based on Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Owner Related Fuel Economy Improvements, Arlington, Virginia, 2001. Estimates for the effect of speed on MPG are based on a study by West, B.H., R.N. McGill, J.W. Hodgson, S.S. Sluder, and D.E. Smith, Development and Verification of Light-Duty Modal Emissions and Fuel Consumption Values for Traffic Models, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 1999.
About Active Insurance:
Active Insurance Agency has been providing low cost auto insurance for drivers in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin for nearly 50 years. Their online car insurance quotes makes comparing automobile insurance rates quick and easy. Best of all, no credit score or drivers license number is needed to quote. And if you start insurance they won’t ask for your social security number at all so you can keep your confidential personal information private. If you need a bond card, Active Insurance Agency has them too.
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