Summer Tips

In most cases you can save money by buying a used car, not a new car. A car loses a lot of it’s value when you drive it off the new car lot, so a used car can save money.
The only exception may be when you plan to keep a car for over seven years.  [...]

How can a tire pressure gauge reduce car costs?  Make sure that your car’s tires are properly inflated.
If you live in an area where temperatures rise and fall significantly during the year (which would be anywhere in Canada), your tire pressure can also rise and fall.  The more you drive, the more pressure you put [...]

In our continuing series on how to reduce car costs, today’s tip is an obvious one: shut your car off!
If you are stopped waiting for a long train, shut your car off!
If you are waiting to pick up a passenger, shut your car off!
It sounds simple, and it is.  Your gas mileage when you are [...]

As we continue our series on how to reduce car costs, we discuss today a misunderstood way to reduce your car operating costs: air conditioning.
It costs money to run your air conditioning in your car.  Your engine must work harder to power the air conditioning unit, so where possible ventilate your car by opening your [...]

Yesterday we said that Slow and Steady Saves Money when it comes to driving your car; driving the speed limit saves money.
Proper speed means more than just driving the speed limit.  It also means you can save a lot of money but not driving aggressively.  It’s expensive to be an aggressive driver.  You see aggressive [...]

As we start the summer driving season, we will present a series of tips to save money while driving this summer.
Our first tip: slow down!  Most cars are designed to have maximum fuel efficiency at around 100 km/h.  Above that speed fuel economy decreases.
So, when you are going on a long trip, drive in the [...]