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Lose weight!

An extra 100 pounds of junk in your trunk (pun intended) can reduce your car’s gas mileage by ~2%, and the effect is inversely proportional with the vehicle’s size. What that means is the smaller the car is, the more it will be affected by the increased weight of your butt.

Going by today’s gas prices, losing 100 pounds of fat could save you as much as ~6 cents per gallon. Not a lot, but it adds up in time. And by using less fuel, you rape the planet a little bit less when you’re driving. Also, as an added bonus, you’ll feel healthier and have more self confidence. Double win!

MSNBC has 8 other ways that increase your gas mileage.



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    Thank you for posting this, it was unbelievably informative and helped me immensely