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Let’s face it. Gas prices are going up and there’s nothing we can do to stop them. Sure, many of us have changed our driving habits to adapt to the situation, but isn’t there more we can do? Sure there is! Have you ever thought about some creative ways to save even more gas and increase your fuel economy? If not, here are four methods you may not have heard of yet.

Take out the seats. You need to have at least one seat in your vehicle – the driver’s seat. You should probably keep the passenger seat, too. But if you drive a large truck, car or SUV, the rest of those seats could be dead weight. You decrease your fuel economy by two percent with every extra 100 pounds you carrying around.

Lose some weight. Following along from the first tip, losing weight can increase your fuel economy, too. For every 100 pounds you lose, you increase your fuel economy by two percent. You might even increase it more than that because you’ll feel like getting out and walking or biking your usual routes instead of driving them.

Turn down the noise. Unless you’re listening to Hootie and the Blowfish or Johnny Cash on your radio, it’s just noise. Have you ever been rockin’ out to your favorite song and look down to see that you’re going way above the speed limit? Turn the radio down and you won’t get so excited that you can’t pay attention to your speed.

Get a new car. The sales representatives at your local Mercedes-Benz dealer are happy to help you find a fuel-efficient Benz to get you through this new gas crisis. Check out their inventory today and start saving gas tonight.

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Have you ever heard of the method of writing everything down that you eat if you want to lose weight? You can apply the same concept to saving gas!

By keeping a gas mileage log, you can determine how many miles you are getting for every tank of gas. It’s so simple, too. Just keep a pad of paper in your glove box and write down how many gallons you purchase and the mileage at the time. Then you can use some second grade math skills to figure out how many miles per gallon your car got since the last fill up.

But keeping a gas mileage log has many more benefits than that. If there’s a large decrease in your gas mileage between fill ups, there could be something wrong with your car. By knowing how many miles you’re supposed to get, you will notice something wrong right away. Some common problems that decrease your fuel economy include a dirty air filter, a misfiring spark plug, a dirty fuel injector or even improperly inflated tires.

Also, when you write down how many miles you drive from place to place, you can actually see how much you’re driving. You might even notice a huge number of unnecessary miles. It’s like dieters who write down everything they eat. After a few days, they’ve eaten much more than they thought they did so they know where they need to cut back.

Keep this tip in mind when you get a car from your local Buick dealer. It’s a simple and inexpensive way to keep your car in check while monitoring your miles at the same time.