Sure driving a Prius would be great…if I had an extra $25,000 hidden in my couch cushions. In the meantime, I’ve got a 13-year-old car that runs great (wood, knocked), and would prefer to drive it til the tires fall off rather than put a whole new (granted, smaller) car out on the road.
Surely there are things I can do in the meantime to (try to) make up for my big car’s gas guzzling ways. Sure nuff, there are.
1. Slow down. “In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon.” That’s no joke.
2. Take a load off. And about 1000 other easy driving ideas that help you conserve gasoline.
3. Calm down already. Put your finger away. Road rage will cost you at the pump. (Um, crap!)
4. Buy the cheap stuff. Who knew?
5. Pump in the shade. And always wear SPF.
Comments
wow, that's kind of scary about "miles over 60", especially here where speeding seems to be such a norm. I'd hate to think how much I've wasted, sigh. But fortunately now I am taking the "shuttle" to work and my car sometimes goes as long as 2 weeks without being driven. My goal is an entire month, but we'll see if I can make it.
MAY 4 2008 AT 1:32 PM
Wow, I'd love to find that gas station that has gas for $3.31/gallon! It's upwards of $3.89 over here right now *sigh*
MAY 6 2008 AT 5:58 PM
hey draw the line at Green Sex
MAY 8 2008 AT 6:51 PM