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An Extra 15 Gallons of GasHere's how to get...An Extra 15 Gallons of Gas a Month! Gasoline prices are raising lots of American eyebrows while deflating lots of wallets. I know our European friends pay double U.S. current prices of $2.65 to $2.85 per gallon, depending on where you live and which hurricane is brewing, but they've been paying higher prices for years. U.S. drivers are still in transitional shock. You can find plenty of Internet articles on driving tips to save gas, perhaps squeezing a few more miles out of your tank. For example, Consumer Reports has recently answered the question... Which uses the most gas? Driving with the windows up and air conditioning on, or windows down and air conditioning off? Well... the answer is... It depends on how fast you're driving. Over 40 miles per hour, drive with windows up and air conditioning on. Under 40 miles per hour, drive with windows down and air conditioning off. For ULTIMATE savings, drive with windows UP and air conditiong OFF... and if you're driving in Texas in the summer, you'd better have a shower and a change of clothing when you get to where you're going. At best, however, you might squeeze a mile or so per gallon if you incorporated all of the tips you can find. Suppose you have a 20 gallon tank. That's 20 - 40 extra miles, or about 1 to 2 gallons per tank. Even at $3.00 per gallon gasoline, this only saves $3 to $6 per tank. A 20 gallon tank would cost $60 to fill up. $3 to $6 is pretty hard to get really excited about. Gasoline analysts are saying higher prices are here to stay. If true, our gas squeezing efforts are necessary, but they aren't sufficient to counter the drag on our income. No matter how you squeeze it, we've got to come up with more money. Here's my tip... BUY A BIKE!Jodi Reichenberger's,
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