Save Money On Gas By … Spending More?
Do you want to increase your gas mileage right away? One of my good friends at told me of a idea that is making the rounds on the Internet lately. According to these ‘experts’ on ‘Net, you should use the highest octane gas in your car. They reason that it will burn better and will pay itself by giving you higher gas mileage. Hmmmmm….
First thing that comes to my mind is to check is your car’s owners manual. It will say what octane your car is designed for. If you put 93 octane gas in a car that’s built to run on 87, you’ll just foul up the plugs, cause the car to run hotter than it should and get much lower miles per gallon than you had to start with.
Second thing is the cost. Let’s say that my car can use the super duper premium plus gas. What is the minimum miles per gallon that will make this temping change cost effective? Well, I get 30 mpg. At 3.00 $ per gallon, gas costs me 10 cents a mile. If I buy the “caviar of petrol” at 3.20 $ per gallon, I need to get over 32 mpg for any savings to be possible.
At the moment, I don’t know if switching to the expensive stuff will help me. I do know that there several alternative fuels on the horizon. For example, I’ve read about plans to make gas from horse manure. Will it improve gas mileage? I don’t know but I’m pretty sure it will cut down theft by gas siphoning.
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