WHITBY FREE PRESS AUTO GUIDE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 1983, PAGE 9 Drive Smart to Save On Rising Car Costs If you're Mr. or Ms, Average American you're paying nearly 24 cents a mile to drive your interme- diate-size car, and you're keeping it longer - an average 6.6 years. And that's no doubt because of rising costs. The figures, as of late 1982, are from the Federal Highway Administration and include purchase price, insurance, depreci- ation, and all other costs of owning and operating a car. But you can save as much as 40 percent on gas- oline by driving "smart," say driving experts. If you've had to use snow tires in winter, change to regular tires as soon as you can. You save a little on fuel mileage be- cause of less rolling resis- tance and more on tires be- cause snow tires wear fas- ter. Mark the snows so you can put them back on the same wheels next time.. Keep tire pressure up at recommended levels and check once a week. The reading's more accurate if "MAN MADE" from molecules chosen for stability and slipperi- ness rather than refined from crude oil, 100 percent synthetic- based Mobil 1 lasts longer and stays fluid from 55 degrees below zero F. to 580 above, besides saving fuel, tests show. t tires are cool from standing a few hours. It's common for tires to be underinflat- ed, and that can waste a mile a gallon. Also, com- pared with bias-ply tires, radials can save 5 percent on gasoline. Use a "fuel-efficient" motor oil. An ail-synthetic can do even more: Formu- lated from selected "man- made" moleculesrather than conventionally re- fined from crude oil, 100 percent synthetic Mobil 1 can go withoutochange 25,000 miles or one year, besides saving fuel. Current world Grand Prix driving champion Keke Rosberg's Saudia Williams car used a spe- cially made Mobil 1 Rac- ing Formula oil, a close relative of the U.S. con- sumer product, to boost horsepower, according to team leader Frank Wil- liams. New cars in warran- ty period or with diesel en- gines should follow car- makers' recommendations on oil-change intervals, Mobil adds. - Observe the 55 miles- per-hour speed limit. The best fuel-saving speed is 35-45 mph. Needless stop- ping can waste I mpg - so keep a reasonable dis- tance from the car ahead and anticipate slowdowns. "Jackrabbit" starts can use twice as much gasoline as smooth and moderate acceleration. Your air-con- ditioner can cost you 2 mpg; but efficient use of air-conditioners can save gasoline because of wind drag from open windows at 40 mph or more. On mild days you could drive with windows closed and use your internai flow- through ventilator for cool fresh air. Since your engine doesn't reach peak effi- cient temperature for 20 minutes or so, you waste fuel by "warming up;" Multi-Purpose Clip Replaces Hooks & Clamps warm up while you're on your way. Also group sev- eral errands into one trip to avoid "cold" operation as much as you can. But if you'll be stopping for more than 30 seconds, turn off the engine, it uses less fuel to start up again. Finally, baggage on the roof reduces your car's streamlining. And don't carry unnecessary weight: You can get a half mile more per gallon by taking 100 lbs. out of your car. †PULL TO OPEN push to close ...the new Super Klip is a multi-purpose clip that re- places ordinary hooks and clamps. t A mini mechanical hand with a "living hinge" in- stead of fingers and a thumb has just been intro- duced to hold almost as many objects as your hand does. Fixed in place with self- adhesive backing, Super Klip will hold cups, tools, toothbrushes, wires, plants, toys and dozens of other items securely in place, then yield them to you when you pull open the hinge. Unlike ordinary fasteners, it never gets tired. It has been opened and closed over 200,000 times in test, and is still working. In auos, this handy clip will hold pens on the dash- board, extra keys hidden under the fender, tools that don't rattle, a fresh flower at the passenger seat, clothes and sporting gear hanging from the rear sides. One or two clips will hold disposable trash bags open for neatness, At the office, it keeps the telephone pen from dis- appearing, holds messages anywhere and organizes supply closets. At home, it solves bath- room clutter - hangs wet toothbrushes, separates used washcloths, keeps hair dryers, notions and cosmetics in order and within easy reach. In the kitchen, it holds cups, utensils, tools at the ready. In the living room, it opens and closes to train plant tendrils, guide hi-fi wires, keep laip cords out of sight. Kids love these new clips for hanging shirts, shoes, fishing gear and slippery rain gear that fails off hangers. An unconditional guar- antee accompanies Super Klip and it can be retumed for a full refund if the pur- chaser is not satisfied in any way. t SI. 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