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...trip in Montana seems to entail [Oct. 17]. I recently had to quit - almost before I started - a job in Kalispell, the closest town of any size (pop. 14,000) to my home. That's about 50 miles [80 km] away. The daily round trip on $3-per-gal. gas meant that after the associated costs of commuting I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move somewhere that has public transportation. I suppose that those who choose to stay in Big Sky country, like Kirn, could follow the example of the Amish and trade...
...that any trip in Montana seems to entail [Oct. 10]. I recently had to quit--almost before I started--a job in Kalispell, Mont., the closest town of any size (pop. 14,000) to my home. That's about 50 miles away. The daily round trip on $3-per-gal. gas would have meant that, after the associated costs of commuting, I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move to a place that has public transportation. If you want to stay in Big Sky country, you might follow the example of the Amish: trade...
...SLOW DOWN. Cars are designed to drive most efficiently at around 60 m.p.h.; efficiency drops 7% to 23% for every 5 m.p.h. over that. At gas prices that averaged $2.73 per gal. in mid- October, speeding by 5 m.p.h. can cost as much as 62¢ per gal., say the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy (DOE). Gunning the engine and jamming on the brakes can lower gas mileage 5% to 33%, or as much as 90¢ per gal...
...DOWNGRADE. Most cars don't need premium gas, which costs $2.95 per gal.--22¢ more than regular...
...TUNE UP. Cleaning your clogged air filters improves mileage 10%, for a savings of 27¢ per gal. Fixing a faulty exhaust-pipe oxygen sensor, which monitors the fuel-to-air ratio in your engine, can save 40%, or $1.08 per gal. Properly pumping up tires can inflate mileage 3%, or 8¢ per gal...