In this latest post of the weekly Advise section, we’re dealing with a topic which many of us need to pay attention to. While driving, we have to be conscious of the responsibilities we have.
The topic of driving attitude is explained today. We take a look at the basic stuff one must remember before heading out on to the road. We guarantee you that emissions, fuel economy and savings are in their best possible position if you follow these tips.
Think money, Think fuel economy
Try to think about fuel economy before starting out for plenty of reasons. If you don’t take any action, you won’t do any good to the global oil prices (drops make an ocean, agree?).
You could rev it hard, drive like a maniac and waste fuel but on the other hand you are waiting for the crude oil prices to stabilize and keep you and your car on the road. Now how will that be possible? Every driver needs to drive responsibly to get maximum benefit from the money he invests on the car in the form of fuel.
Upset? It isn’t a good idea to let it out on the car
Avoid driving when you are angry or upset. This promotes road rage and regretful incidents. In the same way, you tend to drive faster when angry or upset and you drive with lesser attention. Even a minor accident may cause damage to your car which would lead to costly repairs. It’s your car. Take good care of it!
Public transport makes more sense than you think
Use public transportation whenever possible. This is actually the best way to save fuel and a whole of trouble. In a public transport, someone else drives, thereby reducing your work. You could take your ipod along and listen to your favorite tracks to beat boredom. If its short city commutes, there is nothing to beat public transport. You have to experience it to know about it.
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Entry posted on February 12, 2009 by
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Suzuki
The new Suzuki Alto (Indian A-Star) is ready to go on sale in the UK from the 1st of March and from where else will the car be sourced? Maruti Suzuki will export the first few Euro-spec units from right here in India (remember that the A-Star is not made anywhere else in the world). The base version will carry an on-road price tag of £6,795.
Yes ! And Honda insists that this is not the regular change of stickers or addition of more colour options (as Honda has been doing for the past 7 years). Honda is quite serious this time, and people ready to buy the Activa have a very good reason to wait till March 2009. Honda Activa the master piece and sales phenomenon from Honda Motor Cycle India (HMSI) is set to take a rebirth – How cool is that news?
Autocar UK has published a post giving more information on Fiat’s low cost brand for developing countries like ours.
The website says the low cost car will come with a “super frugal 2-cylinder engine” but nothing about the displacement or power is mentioned. Now, could this possibly be the same engine that is used on the Tata Nano ? We earlier heard that there could be a possible hand in this venture from Tata Motors.
As we reported earlier, Fiat is planning on introducing a string of low-cost cars for Western Europe to cater to the budget-conscious car buyers.
Reports suggest that a total of 3 models are being worked on, out of which 2 will be developed by Fiat’s Brazilian subsidiary. The vehicles will use the Fiat Palio and Uno platforms.
South Korea has got the new Chevrolet Cruze even after recent reports that GM had delayed launch of new products as a means of cost-cutting strategy. The Chevrolet Cruze is badged as the Lacetti Premiere in South Korea, where it will be sold under the Daewoo brand. So, Korea becomes the first market to get one of GM’s most important vehicles at the present point of time. The Chevrolet Cruze [ Read More ]
