Before we get on the road, we make sure our car is in good working order. With gas prices so high a few small adjustments and maintenance can save you money. With that in mind, AutoZone encourages motorists to proactively maintain vehicles to ease the pain at the pump and get the most out of their gas tanks.
A few minutes of proactive maintenance, including checking and replacing oil and spark plugs at recommended intervals, can often improve fuel efficiency. Many motorists are unaware that simple routine maintenance can not only get you to your destination safely, but can help get the most out of your gas dollars.
To help motorists maximize their fuel economy on their summer road trips, AutoZone is offering these tips:
- Trip Smart. Spend a few minutes performing routine maintenance before you hit the road with your family and loved ones this summer.
- Switch to a synthetic motor oil. Consider a quality, synthetic motor oil like Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy to help improve fuel efficiency and engine performance.
- Check and replace vital vehicle components at recommended intervals. Regular maintenance can prevent costly damage, improve fuel efficiency and prevent an unwanted breakdown.
- Check and maintain all fluid levels. Be sure your antifreeze is up to the task for hot summer temperatures. Replace it if needed according to recommended service intervals.
These are great tips. I know when we take our road trip in August, we will be following these recommendations. Anything that can save wear and tear on our car and save us money on gas, is a good thing.
For more budget-savvy summer travel tips, families who are planning trips this summer are encouraged to download AutoZone’s Trip Smart travel guide for free!
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Yes are planning a roadtrip this summer, hoping to make it all the way to my bff home at Iowa =]
ReplyDeletekperales25(at)aol.com
No plans yet!
ReplyDeleteSort of. We are planning to go see my mother-in-law for several days. Does that count? rkmarsh at aol dot com
ReplyDeleteWe will probably motor around town. My son likes to take daily car rides. Charlotte
ReplyDeletecharlottewinters@cox.net
Yes...we plan on traveling over 1300 miles on our road trip.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are hoping to get to the beach this year.
ReplyDeleteSherri Jackson
savvyblog@yahoo.com
We are just doing day trips this year.
ReplyDeleteno road trip.. but i would still need a gas card!!
ReplyDeletevanitizebaby at yahoo dot com
We'll be doing day trips.
ReplyDeleteI'm entering on the rafflecopter with my Facebook username (Mary Happymommy). Thanks!
no road trip
ReplyDeleteyes yes! But because of the economy and our dire straights, it will be LOCAL trips! Nothing much more than 150 miles away. I'd love to win this! THANKS for the chance!
ReplyDeleteyes- we are going to galveston beach
ReplyDeletetcogbill at live dot com
So far we don't have any road trips in mind, but who knows, that could change!
ReplyDeleteNo just driving around town.
ReplyDeletehelenkeeler1949@gmail.com
We are planning to go a couple of states away to visit in-laws.
ReplyDeleteOur longest road trips will be 4-5 hours each and 1 or 2 nights out of our house- Washington DC, and upstate NY.
ReplyDeleteKellywcuATyahooDOTcom
I can't afford it, staying local!
ReplyDeleterjwashington2000@yahoo.com
Tell me if you are planning a road trip this summer
ReplyDeletenope
Yep, heading to Vegas!
ReplyDeleteWe take several long weekend road trips in the summer--the next is the weekend after the 4th. We aren't sure where we'll go yet.
ReplyDeletebethelderton59 at gmail dot com
Maybe Fernandina Beach
ReplyDeleteWe go on short road trips all summer long- hubby goes to car shows!
ReplyDeletetannawings at gmail dot com showing as ellen beck on RC
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ReplyDeleteWe have no road trips planned at the moment but a gas card can come in handy for sure.
ReplyDeleteAndreaH
davandihamilton (at) gmail (dot) com
we already had ours!
ReplyDeleteBUT we may head off to hot air balloon fest next month
I'm going to Colonial Williamburg in July. could use a gas card.
ReplyDeleteI want to do the 5 hour drive from CT to the MT Washington Valley in New Hampshire. It's been years and I "almost" have convinced my husband to go :)
ReplyDeletevac 924 at gmail dot com
yes, a few camping trips.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to Yosemite this summer
ReplyDeleteelena150980 at yahoo dot com
Planning a trip to Lake Lure in North Carolina, then it is on to Atlanta for the remainder of our trip.
ReplyDeleteSamfor3@frontier.com
We are planning a few road trips actually across the state
ReplyDeletemummytotwoboys@yahoo.com
I don't have any summer road trips planned just yet... but hopefully!
ReplyDeleteNo roadtrips planned for me this summer. But I'll drive several zillion miles back and forth to teach a class starting next week.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another nifty giveaway!
No definite plans as yet. Maybe short day trips.
ReplyDeletesflickinger at rocketmail dot com
We've already had a road trip this summer!
ReplyDeleteNancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
I'm planning a roadtrip to Maine.
ReplyDeleteI'm taking my youngest son to college (9 hour drive each way) and my older son back to his school (2 1/2 hr. each way) so I won't be having a vacation, but I will be spending a lot of time driving.
ReplyDeleteI am not planning a road trip because gas is too expensive!
ReplyDeleteyes an we already went,from Tennessee to Vermont,1200 miles there 1200 miles back
ReplyDeleteno road trip this summer - planning on a lot of backyard pool parties with the kids.
ReplyDeleteyes, but it's a sorta small one
ReplyDeletehippopurplemonkey at yahoo dot com
Jennifer B
No big road trip but we will
ReplyDeletebe going to the lakes.
Cathy Truman
kbtruman(at)att(dot)net
We are planning a day trip to Niagra Falls...would love a gas card for that trip.
ReplyDeleterwolfe1071@aol.com
I am not planning a road trip this summer.
ReplyDeletecranky30[at]hotmail[dot]com
Yes, I think we are going to the Black Hills.
ReplyDeletesafety_chick@hotmail.com
We are planning to drive to a hot air balloon festival, can't wait!!!
ReplyDeletepumpkinlady430@yahoo.com
We are spur of the moment take off for the weekend kind do people so I am sure many road trips
ReplyDeletepedidentalasst at yahoo dot com
I would LOVE to go see my son in Florida
ReplyDeleteheartnsoulcooking at gmail dot com
Maybe to short road trip to the mountains. We are expecting baby #2 in a few weeks, so we are limited to traveling for a few months.
ReplyDeleteStill considering where to go, but maybe we will:)
ReplyDeleteWe havent planned one for this summer, but would like to take one before the end of the year
ReplyDeleteNathansmommy619(At)aol(Dot)com
No, but we are going on vacation.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to East TN.
ReplyDeleterhoneygtn at yahoo dot com
We'd like to visit Canada this summer, maybe a daytrip, gas prices are terribly high where we are.
ReplyDeletewriter61@yahoo.com
We are not planning a long road trip this year but we do hope to get to the beach a couple of times.
ReplyDeletejerseygirl137(at)yahoo(dot)com
We have (2) planned! Yippie!
ReplyDeleteI am really hoping to have several day trips and one big camping trip. Just started looking into it. Really want to have a nice long vacation and I love road trips. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteromapup at gmail dot com
unfortunately no my husband can't get the time off this summer for a road trip :~(
ReplyDeleteWe'll mostly be making daytrips to locations only a couple of hours away.
ReplyDeletetraymona[at]aol.com
Yes, we are still deciding if we are going to Chicago or Toronto.
ReplyDeleteWe took a small road trip to Houston and caught an Astros game.
ReplyDeleteLes Johnson
We are planning a road trip this summer
ReplyDeletemerleandtina@Yahoo.com
Yes, we are planning a road trip later in the summer, hopefully when it starts to cool down, with my sister and her husband.
ReplyDeletemaybe a small road trip (2hrs) to WI DElls
ReplyDeletejmatek AT wi DOT rr DOT com
Some mini staycation's to the crystal coast area, nags head, outer banks,
ReplyDeletetbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
We are going to the Amish Country in Penn.
ReplyDeletemarypopmom@yahoo.com
Live in Illinois and plan to head north to Wisconsin to buy some good cheese.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are hoping to spend a weekend out in TN which is about a 2 hour drive for us.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning on doing some camping this year,haven't done that in a while so its about time!
ReplyDeleteWE MAY GO TO HILTON HEAD, SC.
ReplyDeletegina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com
Yes, we always take a road trip each summer to visit family.
ReplyDeletejessicabanks1721@yahoo.com
We don't have any roadtrips planned.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
selinda_mccumbers at yahoo.com
No road trip for us- we are expecting a baby
ReplyDeletehope to get to Minnesota in fall.rob,rf60527@att.net
ReplyDeleteYes my daughter and i are going to Atlanta
ReplyDeleteWe are just plannin to take short road trips this summer to various parks.
ReplyDeleteNo. I'm planning a Staycation. :)
ReplyDeleteelysesw@aol.com
A road trip to California's Death Valley is on top of my list.
ReplyDeleteHope to win!
xxbowietipxx@gmail.com
We just got back from a road trip.
ReplyDeleteI am planning on taking a trip to the beach in the next state over :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm going to Fairie Worlds!!
ReplyDeletegoing to ct for a road trip
ReplyDeleteI am not going anywhere
ReplyDeleteNo road trips planned this summer
ReplyDeletekport207 at gmail dot com
We may take a mini-road trip
ReplyDeletetweety800265(at)yahoo(dot)com
We will be doing a drive to St. Augustine
ReplyDeleteno i have to take care of my mom
ReplyDeleteNope! I have to work....and still have to drive! :]
ReplyDeleteI wish I could, but I'm still searching for a job!
ReplyDeleteA weekend getaway to Hocking Hills, OH - grammypenny@frontier.com
ReplyDeleteNo, we will be staying home this summer.
ReplyDeleteYes are planning a roadtrip this summer.
ReplyDeleteaustma7@aol.com
I am hoping to go to St. Simons Island, GA
ReplyDeleteJust, I travel out of state for my family reunion every year.
ReplyDeleteI wish we were, but gas prices are far too high!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway :)
hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com
No, I don't have any road trips planned.
ReplyDeleteyes, just got back from it!
ReplyDeletetvollowitz at aol dot com
no plans yet.
ReplyDeletenot this summer, hubby is on an assignment so we are staying close to home :)
ReplyDeletessgsweeps@ hotmail. com
Just short ones up in the mountains (if the wildfires every die down)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest.
yes, going to Orlando!
ReplyDeletean unexpected stay in the ICU for my husband means we will be spending our money on that instead of a beach visit. grown up choices stink!
ReplyDeleteI don't think we have a trip this summer but a girl can hope!
ReplyDeleteHit the road.....where we stop nobody knows. Make our day.
ReplyDeleteWe'll probably take some weekend trips!
ReplyDeleteskkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
We are planning several road trips this summer. The longest one will be to Myrtle Beach, SC
ReplyDeleteabfantom at yahoo dot com
I'm not planning a road trip this summer, but then again a lot of times road trips just happen, ya know?
ReplyDeleteMaybe, depends on how our finances go, hoping to go to lake erie!
ReplyDeletehblaser at gmail dot com
i dont have any road trips planned
ReplyDeleteno plans
ReplyDeleteNothing planned right now, but sometimes life happens. ladyvon at grm dot net.
ReplyDeleteHORTON111@AOL.COM
ReplyDeleteNOT PLANNING A ROAD TRIP THIS SUMMER...JUST HAVING A STAYCATION
no road trip plans at this time.
ReplyDeleteYes, we will be taking at least one road trip this summer.
ReplyDeleteyes, we're driving to michigan
ReplyDeleteGoing to pick up my son in Springfield Mo...he is finally graduating...yeah!
ReplyDeletejhoorm01atyahoodotcom
no, im broke
ReplyDeletedwarzel at hotmail.com
We are definitely planning a roadtrip this summer. Hopefully we'll be able to go to either Mississippi or Florida this summer to spend some time at the beach!
ReplyDeleteIf I don't get the job I'm interviewing for, then maybe
ReplyDeletesksweeps (at) earthlink (dot) net
No road trip for us this summer
ReplyDeleteI sure am, for the 4th of July. It'll only be for 2 days, but it'll be nice.
ReplyDeleteNot planning any road trips this summer. I want to thank you for this awesome sweep and hope to win :) Thanks !!!! corrysue@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteno plans
ReplyDeleteYes. I'm planning a roadtrip to Miami with my family. Thank you for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteSummer is our busy season, so I don't get to take time off. No road trip for me.
ReplyDeleteNo I don't.
ReplyDeletewe will drive to biloxi
ReplyDeleteI'm staying home this summer.
ReplyDeleteI have one long weekend planned for the summer and we will be taking a bus trip to relax and help spare the air during the hot month of July. I would love, love, love to win a gas card though, because I still have to drive to and from work everyday. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe went to the beach earlier this year so no road trips planned really. Maybe a little weekend getaway!
ReplyDeleteI am visiting my family and friends.
ReplyDeletegoing to atlanta for the sweepstakes convention
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great contest! janna johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com GFC: janna@feedyourpig
Yes, going to Montana and Missouri
ReplyDeletejenhedger at hotmail dot com
yes, to Washington DC
ReplyDeleteYes, we are planning a great road trip!
ReplyDeletegagaslab at gmail dot com
We're making a trip to Marble, NC and Tabor City, NC with the local camping club.
ReplyDeletePlanning several road trips for softball games.
ReplyDeletehuntandride@hotmail.com
YES !! We plan on driving down to Tijuana ,Mexico to visit my grandma .However almost my entire family wants to go and some dont have money for gas .So they want to try to fit as many people as we can in one car lol which is probably not the smartest idea but money is tight .
ReplyDeletexoxo
fingers & toes crossed
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Yes we are planning some little weekend trips this summer.
ReplyDeletemintstatesportswear(at)juno(dot)com
No long trip planned this year, but a couple of day trips.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are planning a road trip to Ocean City Maryland
ReplyDeleteNo road trip for me.
ReplyDeleteflyergal82 AT (yahoo) /dot/ #com^
No real road trips this year due to Doctors appointments, unless you consider driving for 4 hours to the doctors a road trip. :(
ReplyDeleteNo trip planned this summer, but I do have company coming here.
ReplyDeletesavewish@yahoo.com
We are going to the coast so the kids can play.
ReplyDeleteaisha holley
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/219093056878682114
ReplyDeleteNo plans, gas too expensive
ReplyDeleteI am planning a road trip to Michigan....500 miles
ReplyDeleteccasper@centurytel.net
No plans yet....
ReplyDeleteighmeg at yahoo dot com
I am taking a road trip to NYC :)
ReplyDeleteYep, we are...We are heading to the beach, then to the mountians!!
ReplyDeleteI do not plan to travel this summer.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to get a chance to go exploring the state a little but maybe not now, it isn't looking promising :(
ReplyDeleteNo road trip this summer - but my hubby drives 60 miles one-way for work, so the gift card would be great!
ReplyDeleteno road trip
ReplyDeleteAs my husband just began a job, I think that it might be a while before we go someplace far but for the weekend perhaps towards the end of summer.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning a road trip to the beach.
ReplyDeleteNo plans yet.
ReplyDeleteSo far this summer we have been to Tampa Florida and Bluefield, VA.
ReplyDeletedesignbytara@gmail.com
Headed to Vegas
ReplyDeleteno plans just moving in August! thanks!!
ReplyDeleteyes we are planning a beach trip
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! To San Diego
ReplyDeletePlanning to pull a trailer from KS to SD. I'll need LOTS of gas cards!! :)
ReplyDeleteI am planning a road trip to see my mother-in-law. She has moved into a new house-since her home was destroyed by the tornado last year. She lives in Alabama!
ReplyDeleteSpending a week at the beach this summer.
ReplyDeleteJust a short one to the beach. About 3 hours.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
Yes, we do have a road trip planned for the summer. This will help
ReplyDeleteYes! We're driving from Savannah, GA to Pell City, Alabama! About a 6 1/2 hour drive.
ReplyDeleteTerri P
pr4gatheringroses AT gmail DOT com
no im not going anywhere this summer
ReplyDeleteGoing from Denver to Wyoming with friends.
ReplyDeleteNot really, we'll be going to Myrtle Beach which is only about 2 hours away.
ReplyDeleteWanda McHenry
wbailey113@hotmail.com
No road trip for me
ReplyDeleteI'm actually leaving on a road trip out of state in a few days to attend my youngest son's wedding :)
ReplyDeletecallawishes(at)hotmail(dot)com
staying home
ReplyDeletevmkids3 at msn dot com
We already took our vacation, but we will take a little Saturday road trip, I'm sure, up to the mountains where it's cooler!
ReplyDeleteThanks for having the giveaway.
I have two road trips planned - one to Pittsburgh and one to Boston - so far!
ReplyDeleteGeoff K
gkaufmanss@yahoo.com
Yes, but JUST after the summer to avoid the crowds :)
ReplyDeleteAlways to the shore!
ReplyDeletegoing to see my parents in VA
ReplyDeleteALCRMOM@HOTMAIL.COM
ReplyDeleteWe are planning a trip to my sons college
No road trips for us...we will have a newborn baby at home
ReplyDeletewe are heading to Maine in just a few minutes!
ReplyDeleteAmanda S
Yes! We are moving from CT to CO so this would help a ton!
ReplyDeleteYes! We are going to be tourists in our own state. ;)
ReplyDeleteI am not planning a long road trip only locals.
ReplyDeleteSince gas is so expensive we have no road trips planned
ReplyDeleteI hope to take a road trip, but no plans as of yet.
ReplyDeleteProbably making one more road trip this Summer. Just don't know when and where.
ReplyDeleteProbably making one more road trip this Summer. Just don't know when and where.
ReplyDeleteYes we are! We are going to Mount Magazine, Arkansas! We are in New Orleans, LA!
ReplyDeleteI am not planning a road trip, but my wife will be leaving for one in a couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteYEs, we are going on a road trip to Niagara Falls, taking our time and enjoying the scenery.
ReplyDeletepumpkinlady430@yahoo.com
Yes we are!!Actually probably a few times for the kids!
ReplyDelete7/5 - AAARRRRGGGGG! I put the wrong fb link in! I put the P&G instead of this one: https://www.facebook.com/wanda.mchenry/posts/216741601781141
ReplyDeleteWanda McHenry
I hate Rafflecopter!
I will if I win a gas card!
ReplyDeletea couple of short ones
ReplyDeleteWe're planning a few trips to the beach and a trip up and down the California coast.
ReplyDeleteNot yet, but there's still time so maybe.
ReplyDeleteno road trips for us this year :( Thanks for hosting!
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