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With gas prices across the nation at or near all time highs driving is becoming increasingly expensive. Everyone is looking for a way to save on gas, so we have comprised a list of five very practical steps you can take to significantly increase your gas mileage.

5. Check your tire pressure. Under inflated tires will not only cause you to go through tires more quickly, but it can also cost you gas mileage. For every 1 PSI under-inflated your tires are you loose 0.4% gas mileage. If your tires are 5 pounds under-inflated, your loosing 2% of your gas mileage.

4. Maintain a steady speed. Accelerating uses more gas than maintaining your current speed, and every time you brake, you’re wasting the momentum you have burned gas to build up. By anticipating traffic and avoiding constant acceleration and deceleration, especially in stop and go traffic you can significantly reduce gas consumption and increase the life of your car.

3. Get a tune up. Regular maintenance will help your care run better, last longer, and can improve your gas mileage up to 25%.

2. Use the octane level your vehicle manufacture recommends. If your car does not require higher octane gas, don’t buy it. Many people believe that buying the premium gas will make their car run better but in reality is can make your engine run too hot and do more harm than good. By decreasing from premium to regular unleaded you can save 20 cents or more per gallon.

1. Use a credit card to save on gas. There are many credit cards available that will pay you between 5-8% cash back on gas purchases. There are even cards that will give you rewards points for every mile you drive in your car. By using these benefits to your advantage you can save $0.15 - $0.25 cents per gallon on gas.

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With all of the high tech gadgets available to today’s consumer, it can be difficult to figure out which gadgets are of real benefit to us and which ones are nothing more than toys with large price tags. Just look at all of the camera systems we can get for our vehicles. I mean, do you really need to watch “I Love Lucy” reruns while you’re driving 80 MPH on a crowded freeway?

While you may not need satellite TV in your car, there is one type of camera and video system that can really get you out of a jam or tight spot, as it were. It’s called a rear view camera; the most convenient of these are hitch mounted, and they can literally save your life and vehicle. What the rear view hitch mounted camera does is feed live video into the cab of your vehicle of your trailer, RV, or anything else you are towing. When you are not towing, the hitch camera can be used as a back up camera. As you can imagine, this system can prove to be invaluable.

There are several different types and styles of hitch cameras. Most are priced under $250, but there are some pricey ones on the market. Roadmaster has a compact system with a small, 3.5 inch monitor that can quickly be set up on your dash or console. There is no heavy installation involved with this system, and the price is a little over $180. SkyMall has a less expensive trailer camera. The monitor for this system attaches easily to your visor. There are even some systems available that have two cameras: one for the back of your vehicle and one for the front of your trailer.

The installation for each type of camera differs somewhat. Some cameras install directly above the license plate which requires a little drilling and cutting. Other cameras only take a few bolts and attach directly to your trailer hitch. After you have mounted the camera, it’s only a matter of running the wiring into the cab of the vehicle. With most systems, there is not a whole lot of installation that is involved with the monitor. The monitor for most systems is removable and merely sits on or attaches temporarily to a surface near the driver’s seat.

Remember; knowing what is going on behind you while you are carrying a heavy load can save your life.

Emily Sandberg is a camping enthusiast who spent many a happy weekend camping in her family’s used travel trailer. When she’s not towing anything, she covers her hitch with a trailerhitchuniverse.com/c/hitch_covers/miscellaneous/ hitch cover from trailerhitchuniverse.com/ Trailer Hitch Universe

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Going to the California DMV has long been known as a horrible, boring, dull, patience-testing yet necessary ordeal that has left people confused, angry, fed-up and above all feeling cheated out of their precious free-time. Thankfully the modern electronic era that we now conveniently reside in has given us some options apart from standing in the horrendous and droning lines associated with the California DMV.

From now on when we need to update our driver’s licenses and state ID’s many Californians are finding that there is an easier and much more pleasant process to completing these mundane tasks than by going to the Los Angeles DMV. For example many government agencies now offer the same services as the brick and mortar establishments at their online counterparts. By accessing services online, you can save time, money, harassment, embarrassment and energy by avoiding driving all the way downtown to wait in lines for hours and hours and hours.

We have all had the experience of trying to get our California driver’s license renewed or our state ID Card updated and have had to make that harrowing trip to the California DMV and wait in line for hour upon hour surrounded by what seems to be the most intimidating of Los Angeles county citizens. Why is it that Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie never happen to be at the LA DMV on the same day that you are. That’s because they have figured out that many of the services offered at the physical location are also available from the connivence, security, privacy and safety of your own home or office or home office.

We all have the need to be more efficient in our ever increasingly busy modern lifestyles. By combining tasks and completing as many of them from one physical location at a time we save time, money, energy, gas(which with rising fuel costs we all need to conserve) and peace of mind. Why hop in your car, drive to the california dmv, wait in line for hours, get back in your car drive to the grocery store to get this week’s food, drive across town to pick up a present for Sally’s high school graduation and then back to the California DMV because you left your wallet there when you can just sit back at home and take care of everything with just a click of your mouse.

Seriously, we are living in dangerous and uncertain times these days and even a trip to the Barstow or Fresno DMV could turn into a potentially disastrous outing. It behooves us all to avoid crowded government buildings and by completing your civil service errands from the comfort of your own home just makes good sense.

If you just can’t face that notorious Los Angeles traffic or you just can’t find the time to wait in line for six hours or you would rather spend that six hours spending time with your family and not at the dixondailynews.com/category/automotive-guides California DMV, pay a visit to the DMV web site and see if you can take care of those mindless tasks at home or the office. You will be happy you did.

Christopher M. Luck has an extensive background in dealing exclusively with DMV’s and is now offering his free professional californiadmvguide.info/dmv-california-appointment.php dmv secrets to the public. If you are at all interested in Christopher’s professional advice, tips, or secrets, you can visit his dixondailynews.com/category/automotive-guides dmv tips blog.

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