Money Week: Some tips work, others don't for getting more gas for the money

by Ethan Forhetz, KY3 News

Money Week: Some tips work, others don't for getting more gas for the money

Story Published: May 5, 2008 at 10:15 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 8, 2008 at 4:16 PM CDT

By Gene Hartley

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Even though gas prices hit record highs, putting gas in your tank is unavoidable unless you stop driving. While you used to just do it whenever and wherever, chances are good that these days you think about it a little more, maybe even plan for it and use some sure-fire tips you heard somewhere or saw on some Web site or had e-mailed to you.

To find out if those tips really help, we asked a physicist to evaluate them.
---- Our thanks to Chris Kelts, a musician from Kansas City for being a good sport, and to Missouri State University Physics professor Emmett Redd for setting the record straight.

The link below has tips from the Federal Trade Commission that might actually help save you gas.

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