No matter if you’re driving a Prius or a Tacoma, you probably want to get the best gas mileage possible for your vehicle. Well, great! We have tips for doing that! Of course, please do not expect that by following these tips you’ll go from getting 25 MPG to getting 75 MPG, because that’s literally impossible unless you actually get a new car. So, grain of salt. Take it. Do you have it? Good! Keep reading for ~better MPGs~ and a ~better life.~

First of all, don’t speed. Speeding decreases your gas mileage with all of the acceleration and deceleration that it involves. For every five mph over 50 you go, you’re paying the equivalent of 10¢ to 20¢ more per gallon of gas. So like. If you do math (I don’t) then this can really add up after a while.

Have patience when driving. When you’re more careful on the road, you save more gas. Fast accelerations and braking often can lower your gas mileage by 15-30% on the highway and 10-40% in stop and go traffic. If you’re a Prius driver, you should already know about those long, slow, coasty stops. If you don’t, come on! And if you don’t drive a Prius, well, here’s your tip. Take your foot off the gas as soon as you see that there’s a car stopped ahead of you, even if it’s kinda far away. Then put your foot on the brake at the regular time you would. Bam. Good stuff!

If you have a roof rack, consider switching it out for a rear-mounted cargo box. Roof racks with stuff on them increase drag and decrease how aerodynamic your vehicle is, which in turn decreases your fuel efficiency. With a cargo box on the back, your fuel efficiency is saved and so is your money! I don’t know how else to sweeten that. Money and gas saved are pretty much the Holy Grail of driving.

Don’t idle. Turn your car off if you’re going to be stopping (except, of course, while you’re at a stoplight) because idling wastes about a quarter to a half a gallon of fuel per hour. Make sure your car isn’t weighed down, either. Cleaning out your vehicle every so often can increase your MPG by about 1%. So get all that Starbucks trash out of your backseat, and wash your gym stuff!!

Use your cruise control. Using cruise control eliminates accidental acceleration and braking that can happen when you’re driving on the highway and keeps you moving at a consistent rate of speed. Even if your dad always looked down on cruise control because it was the “refuge of lazy drivers” (looking directly at my own father through the internet here) he was wrong.

Follow these tips and you should be as good as gold! Let us know on our Facebook if you saw better gas mileage after trying these out. We’re super interested to know!