In my last blog, I discussed getting your vehicle ready for a road trip. Today I would like to pass on to you some tips on improving gas mileage. You will find as you read this installment that there are similar and overlapping recommendations between vehicle maintenance and getting your best gas mileage. If you’ve been watching the trend at the gas pumps, the prices are on the way up once again.

Let’s face it, some people just don’t care about gas mileage and some just can’t be bothered with it. Hey, in New Jersey, a very popular vehicle is the Chevy Suburban. These are among the largest SUV (Sport Utility Vehicles) available usually outfitted with large displacement V-8 motors. Those that “swear we need this huge truck” often have large families. If you wish to get your 4 children and 2 dogs around, you need this vehicle. Thinking about having the gang all together takes precedence over whether the vehicle gets good gas mileage or not.
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It seems that as soon as school lets out for the summer, many families are itchin’ to get on vacation.  But I often wonder and I find it concerning, that many people just assume you jump in the car and go!  This not only puts them and their loved ones at risk, but you and me as well.  So I dedicate this blog to the Summer Road Warriors and to safer traveling.  Let’s discuss getting your vehicle ready for a road trip.

Not too long ago, my son and I took a trip to a Corvette Car Show down in Atlantic City.  People really do drive too quickly especially on the Garden State Parkway.  Now here I am, driving my 505 hp Z06 corvette at a mere 75 to 80 miles an hour and I am being passed by a 1980 something Geo Metro doing upwards of 90!  Now let me rant for a minute.  I am driving a “supercar” that can actually do close to 190MPH and stop on a dime and may I remind you that every operating system has been monitored to be in top maintenance and the Metro driver is so confident that his dilapidated machine isn’t going to lose control!  I was just waiting to see when his already half hanging off rear bumper was going to rip off and sail away!  I did say I was going to rant!!!   Hey if this driver wants to plant his vehicle into a nice tree, be my guest…just don’t take any of us with ya!  Okay enough of that…but do you get my point?
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