Get tired of spending too much money on petrol, insurance, tolls, or car maintenance? Owning a car is likely the most personal expenses and everyone is feeling this pain everyday. In fact, there are a few ways which could save money on your vehicle, here are some handy saving tips to help:

1. Correct octane fuel

Your car engine needs a specific fuel type which is listed in your car manual. It is always known by its octane number. Always stick to that type because that is the optimum fuel needed for your engine. Most cars have a label inside the fuel flap indicating which fuel to use.

2. Driving habits

If you are accelerating too aggressively, it will lead to an increase in fuel consumption. Lot of people would accelerate their vehicles too much and then brake aggressively to go around turns. This not only reduces your mileage but puts a strain on your car parts. For example your car clutch wears out faster, the life of the car suspension reduces and you may have to get your brake pads changed sooner due to harder braking. Your car parts as a whole will take a beating.

Also, if your vehicle has an economy mode or fuel saving mode, use this to assist with improving your fuel economy.

3. Watch your use of air conditioning

Air conditioning is life-saver, specially when you live in Australia. However, your car uses a lot more fuel whenever you turn on air conditioning. How about spending some time driving with windows down under nice weather? Also, when getting into your car, don’t forget to open windows to allow hot air to escape, this will help to reduce the amount of time the air conditioning needs to cool the car.

4. Correct tyre pressure

 Ensure your tyres are at the right pressure. Under or over inflated tyres not only use more petrol but they will likely to wear out faster. They are not safe, too.

Also, don’t forget to swap your front tyres with your rear tyres regularly. Front tyres wear out faster, switching them with rear tyres will help them wear out even, and that will prevent you from replacing your tyres early.

5. Fill up petrol when it’s cheap

Avoid filling up your car on weekends and public holidays. Fuel prices are normally high from Thursday through to Sunday, so buying petrol earlier in the week could save you heaps. Also, you can download petrol apps such as MotorMouth which can help you in indicating cheap petrol stations along your way.

 6. Shop around for best price

When it comes to replacing your car parts, the costs are always high. So, it never hurt to shop around finding the best deal that could save you huge amount of money.

At Sterling Parts, we offer a wide variety of affordable and quality car parts. We ensure not only you could save the most while purchasing our products, our parts are durable so you can minimise expenses on your car in a long run. Visit our latest products here.