Improve fuel economy without changing your lifestyle

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Few topics of discussion have evoked as emotional a response as gas prices over the last couple of years. Depending on who you watch on television or which newspaper you read, the rising costs of fuel either dictated our lifestyle or barely changed it at all.

As 2008 drew to a close, however, fuel costs took a backseat to more pressing issues, such as the failing economy and rising unemployment rates. In addition, for the first time in a long while, the cost of fuel finally began to dip, falling from more than $3 per gallon to less than $2 per gallon, and understandably making the cost of fuel a much less pressing concern.

However, while the cost of fuel at the onset of 2009 was once again back to normal, financial prognosticators do not expect that to last. In fact, many predict fuel costs will rise again by the fall, and continue to do so well into 2010. That said, AMSOIL INC., the industry leader in motor oil, notes that motorists would be wise to consider ways to improve their vehicle's fuel economy.

One way to do so without making drastic changes to your lifestyle is to use synthetic motor oils instead of traditional petroleum motor oils. The benefits of synthetic motor oils are many. Superior wear protection, increased horsepower, cooler running engines, reduced deposits, reduced oil consumption, resistance to oxidation and breakdown, easier winter starts -- they all add up to a better running, longer lasting vehicle.

But with higher gas prices on the horizon once again, the fuel economy synthetic oils offer is what's most appealing to motorists. By reducing friction, synthetic motor oils greatly improve a vehicle's fuel efficiency, enabling the engine to run more smoothly and not forcing it to work as hard as engines running on traditional petroleum motor oils.

For more information on synthetic oils, visit www.amsoil.com.