Beat high gas prices. 

Midas maintenance means
better gas mileage.

Fuel-saving tips provided by the non-profit Car Care Council

The Car Care Council offers these fuel-saving tips:

• Vehicle gas caps - About 17 percent of the vehicles on the road have gas caps that are either damaged, loose or are missing altogether, causing 147 million gallons of gas to vaporize every year.
• Underinflated tires - When tires aren't inflated properly, it's like driving with the parking brake on and can cost a mile or two per gallon.
• Worn spark plugs - A vehicle can have either four, six, eight, or ten spark plugs, which fire as many as 3 million times every 1,000 miles, resulting in a lot of heat, electrical and chemical erosion. A dirty spark plug causes misfiring, which wastes fuel. Spark plugs need to be replaced as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• Dirty air filters - An air filter that is clogged with dirt, dust or bugs chokes off the air and creates a "rich" mixture - too much gas being burned for the amount of air - which wastes gas and causes the engine to lose power. Replacing a clogged air filter can improve gas mileage by as much as 10 percent, saving about 20 cents a gallon.
• Don't be an aggressive driver - Aggressive driving can lower gas mileage by as much as 33 percent on the highway and 5 percent on city streets, which results in an extra cost of 10 to 66 cents per gallon.
• Avoid excessive idling - Sitting idle gets zero miles per gallon. Letting the vehicle warm up for one to two minutes is sufficient.
• Observe the speed limit - Gas mileage decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. Each mph driven over 60 will result in an additional waste of 10 cents per gallon. To maintain a constant speed on the highway, use cruise control.