Authors Offer Tips for Saving Gasoline and Getting Better Fuel Mileage

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- As gas prices increase, Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, authors of the newly released DARE TO REPAIR YOUR CAR: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop, offer the following tips for saving gasoline:

  * Drive the speed limit

  * Don't warm up your car for more than 2-3 minutes in the winter and
    1 minute in the summer

  * Keep your tires properly inflated

  * Have your tires balanced, rotated, and aligned

  * Change the air filter regularly

  * Carpool

  * Remove any heavy and unnecessary items from your car, especially a
    luggage carrier

  * Get regular maintenance checkups for your car

  * Change the oil and oil filter every 3000 miles or 3 months

  * Don't speed up to a red light or stop

  * Make sure the fuel cap properly fits the gas tank

  About the Authors:

Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet reached the New York Times, Washington Post, Barnes & Nobel, and Amazon bestseller lists with their first collaboration, DARE TO REPAIR: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home. They have appeared on Good Morning America, Today Show, CBS Morning Show, The View, ABC World News Now, Fox News Channel, 700 Club, The John Walsh Show, Living it Up! With Ali & Jack, and Talk2DIY Network, and hosted a one hour PBS special. They have been featured in People, U.S. News & World Report, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, Cooking Light, Redbook, Reader's Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Woman's World, and First for Women. The widespread success of their first book led to partnerships with the U.S. Military, Habitat for Humanity, and Lowe's.

Sussman's career has included working for two United States Congressmen. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Glakas-Tenet's professional experiences have included advocacy, management, and fund-raising in the fields of government service, healthcare, and higher education. She lives with her husband and son in the Washington, DC area.