I’ve been asked several times what we expect to accomplish with this particular club. If anyone else was wondering the same thing but didn’t want to ask for whatever reason, I will share that answer with you now.

 

Proper tire care is more than checking and adjusting tire pressure at least once a month.

Keeping tires aired up is good for 1 MPG fuel efficiency (FE) per 1psi on average, some cars like the original Honda Insight would show it quickly, some like the original Prius would mostly just shred their tires with haste in retaliation for the lax care.  Others like most American land-yachts and Asian Mega-SUVs would just hide the change in gas mileage in already poor consumption figures.

One often-overlooked care item is proper alignment.  You should get your car aligned more frequently than just when you get new tires.

Photo: Mobil Station in Irmo, SC

I won’t get into a long spiel or conspiracy theories here.  Ethanol is bad for gas mileage and your wallet.  When running 10% ethanol you’ll see a drop in mileage of 3 to 10 percent.  The upshot is you will give more money for road taxes, the downside is you’ll be giving the oil companies more money for the pleasure.

Don’t burn the stuff! 

With today’s telepresence technology, this is now easier than ever, though not something everyone can do all the time. 

My day job is one of the most unsuited to total telepresence, but my employer understands the value of doing things electronically and actively seeks ways to do more work remotely and efficiently.