Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Driving in a "5 year winter" and hoping for the summer

This winter was pretty rough.  "Every fifth year the winter is rough" a friend of mine said.  Briefly, last year was a much comfier winter.  There was snow at Christmas, a cold January, and then we had an early spring.  So it was quite a juxtaposition to be experiencing a blizzard and/or winter storm early April.  Conditions like this make you appreciate rain.  The rain ideally will help melt the snow.

How to get great gas mileage after a hard winter?

The easiest and best way is to check your tires.  Harsh conditions and precipitation can wear down your tires.  1)  Check that the PSI on your tires after this long winter is at the level that is recommended in your car's manual.  If you don't have a manual, I would go to a website like Yahoo Answers to get PSI recommendations for the make and model of your vehicle.
2) consider rotating your tires. This should help with overall vehicle performance, which in turn increases gas mileage.