Getting The Most MPG Per Trip

Anyone going on a trip over an hour long knows it can be a hassle figuring out how to get the most MPG out of their car... Everything plays a role, tire pressure, wheel alignment, weight, and especially speed.

Howstuffworks has a few tips to help you figure out your best speed!


This is actually a pretty complicated question. What you are asking is what constant speed will give the best mileage. We won't talk about stops and starts. We'll assume you are going on a very long highway trip and want to know what speed will give you the best mileage. We'll start by discussing how much power it takes to push the car down the road.

The power to push a car down the road varies with the speed the car is traveling. The power required follows an equation of the following form:

road load power = av + bv² + cv³

The letter v represents the velocity of the car, and the letters a, b and c represent three different constants:

The a component comes mostly from the rolling resistance of the tires, and friction in the car's components, like drag from the brake pads, or friction in the wheel bearings.
The b component also comes from friction in components, and from the rolling resistance in the tires. But it also comes from the power used by the various pumps in the car.
The c component comes mostly from things that affect aerodynamic drag like the frontal area, drag coefficient and density of the air.

Read more: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-economy/question477.htm

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Pierce Street Harlem Renaissance Festival

The 1st Pierce Street Harlem Renaissance Festival is Saturday, September 22nd from 10AM to 4PM at the Anne Spencer Garden (1301 Pierce St.). Enjoy craft, art, and food vendors while enjoying live music at the home of the acclaimed Harlem Renaissance poet, Anne Spencer. Admission is free and open to the public.

Visit http://www.annespencermuseum.com/events.php for more information

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Choosing The Right Car Color

Want to stick out among other drivers on the road?

BankRate has a list of hottest car colors, so you can pick the one that's unique for you!

Nearly 20 percent of all 2006 vehicles (the latest year for which figures are available) were silver -- the seventh consecutive year that the color has taken the top spot.

There's good reason for that, says Chris Webb, the exterior color and trend designer for GM North America. "There's no question that silver on a vehicle looks incredible," he says. "When the light hits it and refracts, it shows off the vehicle's architectural form beautifully."

Read more: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/auto/car-guide-2007/20070801_top_10_car_colors_a1.asp?caret=2c

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Fall Vacation Spots

Autumn is among us and with it come some beautiful vacation spots, so here's a top 10 list of places you can visit to see the beauty and vast colors of the fall season.

#1 Aspen, Colorado

While it’s the place to see and be seen every winter, autumn brings a sense of serenity to Aspen – and the golden foliage of the town’s namesake tree along with it. While Colorado’s aspens don’t offer the vibrant fall color spectacle of say, the Northeast, the yellows, golds, and bold oranges that cover the mountainsides here, against a backdrop of intermittent evergreens, are still reason enough for a visit. Mid-to-late September is ideal for fall foliage travel, but with the color change lasting just about a week, timing is everything.

read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/04/fall-foliage_n_704626.html#s134270&title=Aspen_Colorado

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