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Here are some suggestions to get better gas milage out of your car. If you are like me and have a used car thats pretty old these ideas will help. First, Inflate your tires to the proper PSI between 28 and 32 is normal. Under inflated tires cause poor gas milage. Second, Get a tune up. Have your timing checked have the technician plug in the computer and go through the performance tests. Third check the air filters and make sure they are clean. If you hold them up to a light bulb and can not see the glow of the bulb, change them to new. Fourth, buy good gasoline, the gasoline recommended by the manufacturer octane level that is. Most run fine on regular unless otherwise specified in the owners manual. Fifth change the oil when you are supposed to. A well lubricated engine runs smother and more efficiently. A bad oxygen sensor or egr valve can ruin gas milage. Thats why it's important to have a diagnostic check every once in a while.

Or you can go out and buy a pre owned Geo Metro, they have a small three cylinder Susuki engine that helped the car get about 45 MPG. They stopped making them in about  2002 but you can pick up a used one up for about 2K. They did just as well if not better on MPG than the new hybrid Toyota and Hondas.