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This is more of a clarifying post, rather than advice or tips. It’s about fuel octane, when to choose what octane for your vehicle, and what the wrong octane will do. Why? Because I’ve heard so many people talk about how they ‘threw some high octane’ in their car ‘to get more performance’. First the basics. What [...]  Porsche 918 Recently released just before the Geneva Auto Show could be one of the worlds coolest hybrids yet. The Porsche 918 Spyder concept. It’s fast, it’s pretty, and it’s about as green as they come. To top it off, it’s performance is incredibly impressive. Besides rocking a 3.2 second 0-62 mph time, a top speed [...] Your long ignored friend and foe, tire pressure. If you’re wondering why I’m making something so simple sound like a superhero/supervillain situation, it’s because that’s exactly what it is. You’re tire pressure is probably the simplest and most inexpensive piece of maintenance you can do to your vehicle. It’s almost always free. ($.25 at some gas [...] Yes, your car pollutes, obviously. But what you may not have realized, is that as your car gets older, it pollutes more and more. Along with old age, and added pollution, your gas mileage also suffers as your car ages. Why is this? Without getting into the details of too many engine components and sensors, I’ll [...] Cars driving around today typically net somewhere around 20 to 30 miles per gallon when driven by the average driver. Careful drivers or ‘hypermilers’ can miraculously get those numbers much higher, but lets face it, the majority of us are not, and will never be, hypermilers. While some people look at 30 mpg as great mileage, [...] |
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