B7-Wednesday, May 28, 1980 - North Shore News

How to fight the gasoline price blues

A little thought can save money

Higher gas prices getting
you down? .

“Don’t trade your car for a
bicycle until you try some
helpful hints that can im-
prove your fuel efficiency by
as much as 20 per cent.”
advises Kenneth Ww.
Harngan, Ford of Canada’s
vice president and general
manager.

“The quickest way to
better mileage is to try a

Ford’s automatic overdnve
transmission which improves
fuel economy by up to 26 per
cent, Mr. Harrigan said.

“We've calculated that our
1980 model cars and trucks
will conserve approximately
18 million galions of gasohne
per year compared with the
equivalent number of 1979
models,” he added.

Mr. Harrigan hsted these
other gas-saving tips:

*Keep your car properly
tuned and tres property
inflated.

“Avoid long penods of
iding and be sure your
parking brake is fully re-

leased when you start to
move.
eOrganize your trips.

Chances are you can make
one tmp do the work of

auto

slower way to reach your
destination,” he said. “If you
reduce your average
highway speed from 110
kilometres per hour to 90
km/h, youll get a 20 per
cent fuel For
example, a family-size car
with a 22 gallon fuel capacity
will travel an additional 218
kilometres.” Mr
said

“This saving would be in
addition to the nearly SO per
cent improvement in fuel
efficrency you would achieve
ina down-sized 1980 model
Ford LED of Mercury
Maryuis compared with pre
1979 versions of these cars ~
he added

Drivers of 1980 model cars
and trucks

saving

Harngan

ad
ditionally on gasoline costs
because of

will) save

technologie al

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eCut down on the load.
Keeping such things as your
golf clubs in the trunk
reduces fuel efficiency by
adding unnecessary weight

Maintain an even speed,
when traffic allows Try to
anticipate traffic hghts so
you won't have to stop

eShift

soon as) you can

into Mgh gear as
With an
transmission,
off the
accelerator will get you into

high gear quickly

automatic

hfting your foot

several “spur-of-the-mom-
ent” jaunts.

*Try walking on shorter
tnps. It’s easier on your
pocket book and just as good
as jogging.

Ford of Canada, with a
corporate average’ fuel
economy of an estimated
26.2) miles per
galion (10.8 htres per
kilometres), has enjoyed a
15 per cent improvement in
its fleet average over 1979.
“To the best of my
knowledge, that ts the best
performance of any domes

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