Since everyone are at the back of my car, asking why my car is giving more mileage, let me tell you the way I drive my car.
Clean the car regularly to check the air filters. Clogged air filters will reduce the mileage. I get it serviced once in a month. Thats because, I drive atleast 600 kms on an average for a month. This increases the fuel consumption.
Never ever use Clutch for everything. Keep out the leg from the Clutch. If you have the leg on the Clutch pedal, you tend to press it even for a simple reason. This increases the fuel consumption.
Do not over accelerate the vehicle initially while driving. Take it smoothly. No matter if your friends laugh, after all, its your car and you care it. If something happens to your car and you are selling it, your friend doesnt buy it at that time because he knows how rash you drove. This will increase the fuel consumption.
Once the car is in form, change the gears accordingly. Never rush to change the gear or never do it lately. This will increase the fuel consumption.
You might feel this crazy but its a fact. Never open the windows while driving. It provides very good resistance to the car acceleration. Fuel consumption increases drastically, especially when on highways. Enjoy the beat of music, with all windows closed, switch on your AC, whenever required or FAN, if its normal non AC vehicle. The fuel consumption will be lot less than the resistance that you get in windows open drive. You loose fuel in here.
Fuel and fuel station - Always get the same kind of fuel from same fuel station. Beware of other fuel or fuel stations, where the fuel may be adulterated. This will provide you less mileage with decrease in the Engine life. A 30 year engine life comes down to 20/25 years. Suppose, even if adulteration is done in that particular fuel station and you are following it from past 2 years, your car engine might not take the other fuel from other fuel station.
Fuel - follow the tank full policy always. Fill the tank always and never dump-in 5 litres or 8 litres. This will not provide you with good consumption.
Never go for a rash driving and rash turnings. Maruti manual says, fuel consumption is more when you do a rash turning and infact, the tyre life is also decreased.
Always check the tyre pressure. Now-a-days, almost all the fuel stations provide free air service. Check the tyre pressure as prescribed by the manufacturer. Never make it less or more.This will decrease the kmpl.
Check the engine oil timely. Infact, I check it for every 2500 - 3000 kms. This will increase the fuel consumption, if not properly checked.
Never run the engine idle. Never even put it in the Engine mode,where other parts of the car gets power from battery. In Maruti, we have two types. One is Accessories mode, where the accessories get the power from Battery. The second is On, where the engine will be ON. From this, you start the engine by keying the key a little forward. After this, the key comes back to the ON mode. Never at signals, turn on the engine. Switch it off. Almost all the signals are now provided with the count down timer. Switch the key to ON mode just before four to three seconds. If the car is in ON mode, with the engine turned off, it consumes fuel.
Regular check of the car battery is mandatory.
Maruti has come up with MPFI technology, even for 800. No acceleration required while starting. No engine idling required. Everything is taken care by the car.
Always be in the specific gear whenever and wherever required. It saves a lot of fuel.
Check if the fuel cap is tightly fitted by the fuel station person. Else, you will end up evaporating majority of the fuel.
Always drive the car in normal and constant speed. This will give you a very good mileage. Never increase the acceleration constantly. The more the acceleration, the more is the fuel consumption.
Let me tell you one more important point related to 16. I think many of you know or might not. But this is majorly followed by me. Once you give the enough acceleration, you will know when the car is smooth and when it needs acceleration. Once you get to the stability and your target speed it 85 kmph, never give the acceleration more than the required. Just remove a bit of acceleration and check, I mention, A BIT, slight difference. Car will be in the same motion and will maintain the same speed. Remove it more slightly, again, A BIT. Still the car will be in the same speed. Do this until you see a slight difference in the speedometer, suppose from 85kmph to 84 kmph. Now maintain the acceleration at this point. I call this the latest aceleration. Your car will run smoothly with the latest acceleration that is provided. This means you have given more acceleration
