Every three months, i try to clean up my car to have it run more efficiently. From ridding the car of trash, receipts, and an ocassional french fry that escaped being eatten to 3 month maintenance on the car: oil changes, fuild checks, tire rotations, and light car detail.

 I started with the fuild checks: oil, brake fuild, steering fuild, transmission, coolant, and battery water levels. From dip sticks to visually checking the levels, it was systematic and simple. Easy 10 minutes checks can tell a driver how much eth car has been used and if any other parts needs to be looked into.

Ultimate Auto Detailing Projects author: David H Jacobs Jr asin: 0760314489

I am in the market for a 25-30 thousand dollar, fuel efficient auto mobile to commute to work with. However, after test driving various hybrid vehicles, I noticed the cost of the vehicle to the comfort level. While I want to be environmentally friendly, something in the back of my head is urging me to test something with a bit more car for the money.  A week back, I wrote the excitment i had with driving during flex time and being able to enjoy the speedy low traffic of commuting off rush hour schedules. The feeling of freedom opened my curiousity about the type of comfortable commutting vehicle i can buy for the price of a hybrid vehicle.

The Car Design Yearbook 7: The Definitive Annual Guide to All New Concept and Production Cars Worldwide (Car Design Yearbook) author: Stephen Newbury,Tony Lewin asin: 1858944198

I am starting to wonder which is more worth while : carpooling or flex time? One saves gas and the other saves time.

Work From Home Handbook: Flex Your Time, Improve Your Life (USA TODAY/Nolo Series) author: Diana Fitzpatrick,Stephen Fishman asin: 1413307019

With gas at $4.60, it pays to hyper mileage, carpool, and use public transportation. As I have wrote before i carpool with 3 other coworkers and drive about once a month. The gas usage still hits my wallet at about 4 gallons a day during the week which i drive and 1 gallon for the week i just need to drive to my carpool meetup locaton.  However, i have been considering other forms of transportation Read more...

Haynes Techbook Scooters: Automatic Transmission 50 to 250cc (Hayne's Automotive Repair Manual) (Paperback) asin: B000GHJKJE

Schwinn 500S Electric Scooter asin: B000MSDKN4

Go-Ped ESR750EX Electric Powered City Scooter (Multiple Colors) asin: B000VM4CLA

I have been trying to save gas during my commute. Efforts to do so was by implementing hyper mileaging.  We  i started off by opening the windows rather than the air conditioning. Then by coasting half the block rather than leaving my foot on the gas pedal and braking 40 feet from the intersection. And lastly, by driving at or below the speed limit. By doing so, i was able to achieve 23 MPG in the city compared to a previous 18 MPG. Thats a difference of 5 MPG. Read more...

ScanGauge II 3-in-1 Compact Multifunction Vehicle Computer with Customizable Display asin: B000AAMY86

I have been thinking about buying a new car to replace my current 2003 Nissan Altima. Its not that the car is bad, its the fuel prices and incentives to buy a new hybrid that has got me wondering. The question is when to buy. Currently their is a $2350 tax credit for the Altima Hybrid that makes it look very attractive to narrow the price gap between a tradition internal combustion engine (ICE)... Read more...

Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America author: Sherry Boschert asin: 0865715718

I guess its been on the news and been spreading by word of mouth, but to think about a 300 MPG car to drive to work would save me a lot of fuel and be green at the same time.  My co-worker told me about this Aptera 3-wheelled electric car that has a range of 120 miles on battery power; or 300 miles per gallon on electric -gas generation. Its oddy shapped and looks like the front of an airplane or a mix from the "Flight of the Navigator" and Buck Rogers.  But i kinda like it. It looks geeky but yet futuristic.  My main interest is the mileage savings for the communter.

Electric Vehicle Technology Explained author: James Larminie,John Lowry asin: 0470851635

Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory, and Design (Power Electronics and Applications Series) author: Mehrdad Ehsani,Yimin Gao,Sebastien E. Gay,Ali Emadi asin: 0849331544

Flight of the Navigator asin: B0001I562I

Well its been commuting and more commuting.  I have joined a carpool at my work place in Long Beach California.  After clocking about 450 miles a week, and using about 3 gallons of gas in one day, about 60 gallons of gas a month.

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Eagle Creek Comfort Travel Pillow in Red 41020 asin: B000WFEGJE

After testing out several folding bikes locally and from friends, I bought the Kent Ultra Light Magnesium Compact Folding Bike. It was for about $200 and was the lightest folding bike available for that price range, others were more expensive for a twenty something pound foldling bike. I tried the Schwinn folding bike but it was close to 40 pounds versus the Kent's 23 pounds. However the wheels on the Schwinn were 20 inches versus the Kent's 16 inch tires affected the weight and maximum speed of the bike. But I love the light weight and lost cost of a sub $200 bike.

Kent Ultra Light Magnesium Compact Folding Bike asin: B000H6G146

Schwinn Run-a-Bout 20-Inch Folding Bike asin: B000J5CRZM

Jeep Compass Folding Bike asin: B000KJQ7KI

Argh! I got a new job. I figure a use my hand dandy Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS to work. I drove down the 710 to wonderful port city of Long Beach were every 10 miles of the 35 miles I drive one way has a major interestion with another freeway or highway. the 91, the 405, the 105, and the dreaded 10 freeway all slow the traffic down 10-20 minutes of my commute. 

Garmin Nuvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant asin: B000BKJZ9Q

Garmin Vehicle DC Power Adapter for Nuvi (010-10723-06) asin: B000EGQS5G

Garmin Nuvi 360 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant asin: B000EXS1BS

Garmin Nuvi 660 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant asin: B000H49LXQ

Garmin Nuvi 680 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant asin: B000MF4N42

Garmin Nuvi 670 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant with European Maps asin: B000MF674G