Kembara PLUS - 2013 October

SAFETY TIPS
FUEL
TIPS
SMART SAVING TIPS
Tips to
DECREASE
Your Car’s
Depreciation
COST
SAVING
DRIVE MORE EFFICIENTLY
• Drive Sensibly : Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration
and braking) wastes fuel. It can lower your fuel mileage by 33
percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town.
• Observe the Speed Limit : While each vehicle reaches its
optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of
speeds), fuel mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds
above 80 km/h. Observing the speed limit is also safer.
Depreciation is the difference between the amount you spend
when you buy a car and the amount you could get back when you
sell or trade it in.
Although you can’t prevent your car from depreciating (i.e sell it
for the same price you bought it), you can try minimizing your car
depreciation with these tips:-
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It takes glass one million
years to decompose,
which means it never
wears out and can be
recycled an infinite
amount of times!
• Remove Excess Weight: Avoid keeping unnecessary items in
your vehicle, especially heavy ones.
• Avoid Excessive Idling: Idling can use a quarter to a half gallon
of fuel per hour, depending on engine size and air conditioner
(AC) use. Turn off your engine when your vehicle is parked.
• Use Cruise Control: Using cruise control on the highway
helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will
save fuel.
KEEPING YOUR CAR IN SHAPE
• Buy a car with neutral external colours such as black, white and
silver. These colours will most likely still be popular in a couple
of years and will therefore sell for more.
• Buy a car with safety and comfort features such as central
locking, alloy wheels, a CD/MP3 player, navigation equipment,
parking assistance and anti-lock braking system. Useful features
improve resale value.
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Gold is the only metal that
doesn’t rust, even if it’s
buried in the ground for
thousands of years.
• Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned: Fixing a car that is noticeably
out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its
fuel mileage by an average of 4 percent, though results vary
based on the kind of repair and how well it is done.
• Keep Tyres Properly Inflated: You can improve your fuel
mileage by up to 3.3 percent by keeping your tyres inflated
to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tyres can lower fuel
mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of
all four tyres. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.
Extracted from http://www.fueleconomy.gov
• Buy a car that has good fuel economy. With most people
fearing a rise in the price of petrol, they will look for a more
fuel-efficient car.
• Keep your car clean and well serviced. You will get better resale
value if your car is well kept.
• Try keeping your mileage as low as possible, because this will
also increase the resale value of the car.
• Park your car in a garage and consider buying a cover for
protection. A well-maintained car will sell for more.
Extracted from Savemoney Magazine, September 2013
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Your tongue is the only
muscle in your body that
is attached at only one
end.
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