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DONT USE THE AIR CONDITIONER ALL THE TIME. 

This may be Impractical and Not Applicable to Those of Us that Live & Experience the Mad Traffic in Lagos, But Lets Discipline Ourselves Sometimes 

Some people advise not to run the air conditioner because it puts more of a load on the engine, which can decrease fuel economy. But others say that opening the windows at highway speeds can Increase fuel consumption as the Air drags the Vehicle further at top speed.

Truth is Turning on the AC, Loads the Engine and Reduces Fuel Economy.

Sometimes, When the Weather is Cool and you're not in Traffic, You can Switch off the AC to Save Petrol.

Park your car in the shade if you can, so you won't have to keep the AC working so hard and your car temperature is kept minimal.

Turn off the AC 5 minutes before you reach your destination and don't keep it working until the last second.

tell them to ensure that both injector/nozzles are okay. if they're fine, fuel will also be saved

I'll be checking this thread daily hence forth

chaiiii. c wht fuel subsidy has caused us. i bought 2k pms xternight and on checking my fuel gauge, i laughed. Breathe of fresh air indeed

Thank you for this. Even though I don't drive and I'm not even in the country I'm happy to see people like you thinking about how to move forward instead of bleating over split milk. Keep it up.

Great insight. Thanks for the tips. But anybody give us tips on how to cope with using our generators since these tips are only meant for cars, increase in the prices of bus fare for does that don't have cars, increase in the costs of food, increase in school fees and general increase in the cost of goods and services?

Think of having additional source of energy by using pure water, electrolysis of H2O will give hydrogen, as you know hydrogen has high energy of combustion, need assistance in doing so let me know!

I commend Inspired_m and i dnt mean to derail your thread. Thanks.

Thanks a lot man. I use a V6 engine and i was a bit worried on how to get by daily. As much as i love comfort, i guess one really needs to adjust

so for ur mind we don accept fuel subsidy abi?

Also not forgetting downgrading your engine size. ie from a V8 4300 cc to a 1500 cc engine !

http://www.hojomotor.com/vid

Watch the short video above to learn the secret to produce completely free electricity for your home and appliances!

approriate tyre pressure saves lot of fuel.

CuteTj:

Great insight. Thanks for the tips. But anybody give us tips on how to cope with using our generators since these tips are only meant for cars, increase in the prices of bus fare for does that don't have cars, increase in the costs of food, increase in school fees and general increase in the cost of goods and services?

Tips as requested :

Bus fare: wake up at 3.00am and trek half the distance to work
Cost of food: Adults shall henceforth, be restricted to only 2 meals per day. one at 11.00am and other at 8.00pm excluding pregnant women and nursing mothers.

somebody else should take it from here.

This one is here talking about fuel saving tips rather than occupying the streets until the obnoxious policy is reversed. The docility and defeatism of the average Nigerian is embarrassing. Everyone likes to think of himself as a 'big boy' even if it means that you're being cheated and exploited.

morufoye:

Tips as requested :

Bus fare: wake up at 3.00am and trek half the distance to work
Cost of food: Adults shall henceforth, be restricted to only 2 meals per day. one at 11.00am and other at 8.00pm excluding pregnant women and nursing mothers.

somebody else should take it from here.

chai! I will show ppl here this oneooo, kwashioko or whatever go overtake hiv soon

Education-focused TIPS!
All University/Higher Institution students must now revert back to the SAP-days regime of 0-1-0
*That is go for lecture in the morning on empty stomach.
*When its break time (usually between 1-2pm) go and eat BRUNCH, a combination of breakfast and Lunch;
*Eat food that would not easily digest so you dont go hungry quickly (Hard Eba, Fufu, Amala, Pounded Yam too expensive!, Gari and Beans mixture, e.t.c)
*Buy special "soles" for your school shoes, like the Boggie-shoes of the 70's; the Sole must be at least 6inches thick. You will finish your degree programme before it wears out from excessive walking!
*As part of Govt "palliatives", students are allowed to smoke Garri for dinner!
*Stock your Locker with Kulinkuli, (a product made from mashed, broken Nuts). use it to eat bread, 'smoke' Garri, and as 'snack' when reading.

Additional "Tips" for saving cost:
*Students should learn to hunt for Crabs and Squirrels at night, from nearby bush!
*Team-Up with your girlfriend to share a room, share pot of soup and generally behave like married couple (am not advocating any illegal business in the dark o!)
*Use the bottom of your rubber slippers for/as Eraser
*Hunt for un-used part/pages of Exercise and Notebooks. Bind them together to form a complete Notebook, for your lectures.
*Better still, place your phone close to your lecturer's mouth (or on his table) so you record all he says and listen to it in your room; NO need to buy Notebooks!
*Sell your notebooks and textbooks to students a year below your level (ensure you wrap them properly to ensure they can even pass for NEW)
*Suggest to your Lecturer that all assignments and project work shall henceforth be in "electronic format", no more typing, printing and binding.
*If you run out of Red Biro, go to the local butcher shop and fill a bottle with Cow Blood, use with an Ink Pen. (Please dont cut yourself just to avoid going to the butcher, your blood is expensive and un-subsidized!)
*Ensure you live about next-door to your lecture halls. No long trekking on empty stomach, you can collapse midway.
*Wear tattered dress when going home to demand for your allowance, all those designer jeans wont cut it with your parentsanymore. They will not believe you dont have money to live on.
*[s]Add a few Books to the official Book list, you can redeem them at half-price[/s]. Please dont do this, it is offensive to our parents!
*Campus Guys should stop having multiple "babes", it will ruin you eventually as you cant cope now that subsidy is gone! Babes should increase the number of their "Guys" by double since subsidy removal doubled the price of everything!
*Learn to cook your own meal in your room, get firewood from nearby (be careful not to set the whole school on fire ) and work on a project that focuses on "local stoves" or how to "make fire using Sawdust and Sand"! Who knows, you might win a Nobel Prize!

If everything fails and you cant cope, Join Boko Haram (and you know "where" and "who" to face, dont you?) or jump-off a bridge!

BTW: Dont do so on 3rd Mainland Bridge, that Bridge is shaky and unstable, it might just collapse under your feet and cause you small injury, in which case you will just be deformed for life! Not a very good state to be.

Cheers,

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Tips for "office workers" will come tomorrow.

I will also add to points raised that we can start to drive on LPG-Gas. Well, availability of gas is another issue. This will save alot of money. 60litrs of gas can drive up to 300Km. I live in Sydney,Australia, I drive on both Petrol and Gas, but i've found out that Gas is almost 3 times cheaper than petrol, and it's more environmental friendly. Imagine, a litre of gas will cost me 57cents-90naira, whereas, a litre of petrol will cost me 1dollar.61cents (262naira).

^^^ How many of our cars can use gas fuel?
Where do we buy the gas from?
Did you say Australia?

Alright, the GEJ will simply claim he needs to remove "subsidy" from GAS and the price will soar to N800/Liter!

The only petrol saving tip is to park the goddamn car and trek!!!!!!

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Joey82:

The only petrol saving tip is to park the goddamn car and trek!!!!!!

Excellent observation. Many around the world have taken to pedal power, I myself being one.


Bike Commuting By the Numbers

Compared to Americans, Europeans are way out in front

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/articles/2008/08/04/bike-commuting-by-the-numbers


Cycling surges in the land of the automobile

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11415660

Cycling London - Urban Commuting by Bike

http://cycling-london..com/


Bicycle Commuting Incentives: US v UK | Commute by Bike
http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/11/19/bicycle-commuting-incentives-us-v-uk/

Help me make my longer cycle commute more fun

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/sep/22/help-longer-cycle-commute-fun

I need someone to educate me on what happens to the money on subsidy since the government is not sincere with their words. Jonathan said the removal would take place on the 1st of April and he eventually removed it on the 1st of January and you think there truly would be savings on the subsidy removal? Moreso, what has happened to windfall from crude sales in the past

Sprumbaba:

Best tip is to buy bicycle.

Are you suggesting the use of bicycle on 3rd mainland bridge or on other highways as well?

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