Saturday, September 22, 2007

Smarten Up When Gassing Up

Did you know that saving money on gasoline can be as simple as when and where you purchase your fuel?

In the early morning when the temperature is still cold or cool the fuel in the underground tanks at the service station is more condensed (shrunk), and the fuel in your tank is also more condensed from cooling down over night while your vehicle was parked. So your tank has more room when you fill up and the fuel you put in is taking up less room, and therefore you get the most fuel for your dollar. As you can well imagine the service stations are aware of this and some have actually installed inline heaters on their pumps to try and eliminate this advantage to the consumer. However these inline heaters do little in the cooler or colder temperatures of the e View the rest of this article


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