10 tips to save gas
- Avoid traffic: plan ahead your trip to avoid traffic. You will be able to avoid stress and save some money…
- Fill your tank only when it is necessary: you use less gas and increase your mileage because less weight increase your mileage (yes, gas is heavy!)
- Use other types of transportation: bus, tramway, trolley, subway, walk,…
- Be careful with your tires: make sure they are well inflated and aligned. It could save you up to 10% of energy.
- Change oil regularly: you should change oil every 3,000 miles or every 6 months. Then, you can keep you car alive longer…
- Change Air filters: again, if you keep your car efficient, you save more gas and more money…
- Gadgets are useless: you feel that the next gadget you saw on tv could help you save 20% on gas, that’s b…s…! Save money and gas on this one…
- Remove all ice: there is no need to use your windshield to remove ice after a cold night, clear the ice before using your car…
- Acceleration: there is no point about seeing how fast you can get from 0 to 60 even if it sounds cool…
- Use your A/C accordingly: if it is warm enough outside, there is no point about using your A/C. You should save gas using A/C accordingly!
A bit of car trivia
1. The musical key “F” is apparently responsible for several road-rage crimes in the US. Most American car horns beep in this key.
2. The first Ford cars to roll off the assembly lines had Dodge engines.
3. In the state of California there are currently six gentlemen who have their name as “Jesus Christ” on their driver’s license.
4. The top three reasons for traffic fatalities are speed, drunk driving, and failing to stop at a stop sign.
5. The Monumental Axis in Brazil is the world’s widest road and can accommodate 160 cars side-by-side at a given time.
6. The only place in the world where you can sit in a boat and look up to see a train going above you, a car going above the train, and a plane flying above the car, is the Boston University Bridge.
7. The highest density of cars is in Luxembourg where there are around 570 cars to every 1000 people.
8. The design of the Batmobile was based on the 1955 model of the Lincoln Futura.
9. The French car name Matra is actually an acronym for Mecanique Aviation Traction.
10. More acronyms for you. SAAB – Svenska Aeroplan Aktie Bolaget; FIAT – Fabrici Italiano Automobile Torino; SIMCA – Societe Industriale mecanique et carroserie automobile.
11. A collector’s item now, the Edsel was a disappointment for Ford; it was withdrawn when none of the three versions of the car managed to interest the public.
12. American vehicles produce the maximum greenhouse gas emissions on earth. It is almost equal to what the rest of the world produces.
13. The Dodge Neon is sold in Europe under the brand name Chrysler Neon.
14. The Nissan Skyline GT-R has an onboard computer that can measure G-force generated when accelerating or turning.
15. Peugeot has a model line-up starting from 106 and ending at 806 but there is no 506 in there.
16. An Alfa Romeo owner is called an Alfista and a bunch of them make an Alfisti.
17. Spocket, Banshee, Fact 4, Minority Report, Pod, and Bengal are names of concept cars produced by Honda, Pontiac, Zender, Lexus, Toyota, and Buick respectively.
18. Only six 1940 Chrysler Newport Dual-Cowl Pheatons were ever built by Chrysler. The car was a part of a publicity stunt.
Car joke – What not to say a cop…
Now, let’s go with some car jokes…
What not to say a cop
Aren’t you the guy from the Village People?
I can’t reach my license unless you hold my beer.
Sorry, Officer, I didn’t realize my radar detector wasn’t plugged in.
Hey, you must’ve been doin’ about 125 mph to keep up with me! Good job!
I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer.
You’re not gonna check the trunk, are you?
I pay your salary!
Gee, Officer! That’s terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too!
Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.
I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there is no other car around–that’s how far ahead of me they are.
Well, when I reached down to pick up my bag of crack, my gun fell off my lap and got lodged between the brake pedal and the gas pedal, forcing me to speed out of control.
Say Hi to your wife and my kids!
How to find the right car insurance
Anywhere in the world and especially in the United States, to drive your own vehicle, you need to take your own car insurance. Auto Insurance pricing may vary according to the state, age, if you had car accident or not, type of car (small, SUV, truck), how much you use it (short or long trips), for professional or personnal purposes,…
For that matter, it is important to find the right insurer for you: the right price for the right protection. But it may be not that easy to find the right pricing. If you want to get a good car insurance, you need to browse the internet (it may be a long process though…) to find the right car insurer for you. You would be pissed if you realized that you paid $200 more for the same auto insurance, right ?
Never forget that car insurance is key: it helps you financially cover potential auto damages, loss or injuries. They usually offer good protection if you injured someone in a car accident. This could potentially costs you thousands of dollars. It could be the same if you get injured.
The benefits of tyre retreading
Tyre retreading should be consciously practiced by all vehicle owners. Tyres can be successfully retreaded many times over and there is no difference in the performance of new or retreaded tyres. The difference is to the environment and your pockets. Retreading delays the landfill disposal of this non-degradable material.
Also it helps save a few gallons of crude oil that would otherwise go into the making of a fresh tyre. There are many resources where information on tyre retreading is available; you should always try to get your tyres retreaded through an environmentally conscious dealer.
CarSeek
Carseek offers three types of services:
- Car Review: They offer one of the largest collections of brand new and used car reviews on the Internet such as Pontiac, Hyundai, GMC, Jeep, Pontiac or Ford. These reviews include: car review (test drive, interior, exterior), comparable cars for the same price range, specifications for every model, different types of models, pricing options and rebates. CarSeek also offers reviews on car makers (history, strategy, management)
- Buy: if you want to buy a new car, truck or SUV, CarSeek help you to find the best deal for your next car. They get best car quotes from local dealers. Thanks to CarSeek service, you obtain the best deal from local car dealers. You ask CarSeek and they obtain right away the best possible quote for your car.
- Finance: when you want to buy a new car, you need to consider the best financing option. CarSeek provides advice and custom service to obtain the best interest rate on your car loan. According to your credit score, they will help you to get the lowest rate for free. You have no obligation to accept this loan.
CarSeek also offers latest News & Events on cars, car makers and car dealers. They also provide several articles with advice on new cars, car loans for your car, buying your car and an auto loan calculator.
You will also find advice to get the best possible car insurance. Here are the key factors: your driving record, your vehicle, your job, your age, your risk, and your total package. Thanks to these tips, CarSeek helps you to obtain the best possible insurance package for your next car.
Finally, for car dealers, CarSeek provides a new for them to boost car sales. They can sell cars fast with CarSeek. It’s simple, quick and easy. With strong quality new car buyer leads from Carseek, sales force from car dealers do what they do best, close that sale. Sales force only has to deal with the sale. You receive the freshest and first class leads from people who are willing to buy a car ASAP.
Whiplash Claims
What happens if you have a car accident? Usually and fortunately, all these accidents are minor. However, you better consult a doctor in any case if you feel something is going wrong. Let’s take the case of whiplash. It’s a minor injury to the neck. You may not realize that you had such minor injury but you should see a doctor to check such issue as soon as possible. Don’t be afraid, only a minor percentage of whiplash injuries result in long term injuries. Most people recover from it quickly! Don’t forget also to investigate a potential whiplash claims.
Auto Loan
When you consider to buy a car, it may be more interesting for you to finance it through auto loan. You can also lease it if you want. Doing so, you don’t need to take car of the car and insurance. On top of that, you have strong visibility on what you gonna pay for your car.
Think about these two possibilities!
We will discuss about them later on…
Bad Auto Credit Loans
With the subprime crisis going on, you have to take care about all your credit loans. It takes time but it is better to find solution before problems occur. You should even take care of what is going on with your auto loan. If you consider all the money (house loan, auto loans, college for kids,…) you have to give back to your lenders, you may realize that you do not have enough money to pay them. Usually, all these lenders are different so they may not have the same credit policy regarding credit problems with house loan or loans auto. Consequently, you may also have bad credit.
On top of that, you better find a solution quickly. Lenders do not like customers with problem: credit problems, slow pays, bankruptcy…
To solve this, you can consider lenders offering financing solutions for bad credit. Indeed, auto loan can be a problem, so you have to find a financing solution as soon as possible. It would be a shame if you lose your car… and then your house…
Be careful with all that!
Automotive SEO
The automotive industry is about to change their strategy to differetiate from their competitors… Many different car makers and dealers consider to expand their business with Internet (Chrysler, Toyota, Ford,…). They develop websites, they try to sell and promote some of their cars through the internet. Is the internet becoming a new distribution channel?
To succeed and make a difference in this business, automotive car makers need to learn how to use automotive SEO or automotive Search Engine Optimization. What is this?
According to Wikipedia : “it is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” (”organic” or “algorithmic”) search results for targeted keywords. Usually, the earlier a site is presented in the search results or the higher it “ranks”, the more searchers will visit that site. SEO can also target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, and industry-specific vertical search engines.”
Car makers and dealers have various techniques to improve their SEO or their page rank on the net: promote site to others in this business, provide unique content that could attract visitors (for example, for visitors interested by the car business, news about new cars, car design, …). It seems quite simple but it is a long process to make a site #1 on SEO and make a difference in this business. That is why car makers and dealers need to invest time and money to improve automotive SEO. Good luck to them!