Keep the cost of driving down

Driving is an expensive business these days and when the cost of living is increasing, keeping costs down has never been more important. Here are some simple ways you can drive your costs down...

Consider a smaller car

Do you need an estate car these days or is it just excessive now? There are many benefits in having a smaller car so consider downsizing. Smaller cars are cheaper to run, cheaper to insure and easier to drive therefore you are likely to use less fuel as you try to park or get around town.

Drive Economically

There are a number of things you can do to drive more economically to reduce your fuel costs. Try and go on longer drives so bundle your to-do list together to a bigger list as it takes a lot of fuel to get the car going so lots of short drives is not good for it. Additionally try and reduce harsh braking by slowing to a stop as this will reduce fuel consumption also. Also travel light, reduce any additional weight to the car as this will just add to your fuel consumption.

Compare Car Insurance

This is such an obvious one but is often ignored. Many people are not good at shopping around to see if they can get a better deal for their car insurance. When your renewal comes in, get onto a car insurance comparison site to see what deals you could get. You might be applicable for a multi car insurance deal for you and your partner. This can save you a lot of money so consider these deals when comparing prices.

Learn about your car

Now we are not suggesting that you get a degree in mechanics but if you take the time to learn a bit more about your car, it can really help when it starts having issues. It could even be as simple as learning how to change your tires in case you have a puncture at the side of the road and have to fork out for the AA man to come and rescue you! Just learn some general maintenance for your car so you can help keep it healthy between services.

Regularly service it

Your annual mileage service is not there to make you spend MORE money on your car, it is there to help keep costs down and to keep you safe. As soon as there is a problem with the car, get it checked out. Generally the longer you leave it, the more expensive it will be as it reacts with the other parts of the car. If you are worried about the costs of a garage, look into your local garage who are likely to have lower costs. Chat to your neighbours and get advice from them about where they go.

Consider a hire car

If you already have one car in the household, do you need a second one? Or is it just on the odd occasion you really need it? Consider all the costs involved with buying and running your own car... do you need it? If you can afford to get rid of it, you can always hire a car or lift share with someone else. Definitely consider it.

There's no denying that owning and driving a car is expensive but if you are clever and economical about it, you can save yourself some money.

Many New cars are now available with good features

 Indian automotive industry has been continuously rising, some new companies are continuously entering the Indian car market. Recently company which made the entrance in Indian car market is Renault, the French auto giant. Some New cars have been launched by the company in the Indian car market like Renault Duster the SUV and Renault Pulse a hatchback these two cars are doing pretty good in the market. In fact Duster has been pretty much loved by the Indian customer and is its performance outstanding in the country.

Renault Duster

Some luxurious companies have also made their way towards the company. Indian car market had been a continuous target for all the foreign companies India is the largest car market all over the world. We can also call the Indian car market by the name of hatchback car market. If we go as per the sales figure of our country we would notice that majority of sales include hatchback cars. We can also see that almost every company in the country is offering its hatchback, in recent introductions Pulse was launched by Renault motors with an objective to maintain a grip on the Indian car market.

Audi Q5

Some latest new car models were also launched by the companies in the country recently , yesterday only the German manufacturer, Audi launched the facelift version of its most saleable SUV in India the Audi Q5, Audi Q5 was proved to be a good decision by company to launch the car in country. Q5 was launched back in 2008 and since then car is continuously boosting the sales of company. Another latest new cars which are expected to be launched in the country in 2013 are Ford EcoSport in the SUV segment. One of the biggest luxury car manufacturer Jaguar motors which is a subsidiary of Indian company Tata Motors has planned to launch Jaguar XF S2.2 in the country which would be cheaper and more fuel economical as compared to the Jaguar cars which are already running on the Indian roads.

Ford Ecosport

Major reason due to which car would be cheaper is that this time car would be imported in the country via CKD route (completely knocked down) which will save lots of duties, which usually car has to go through so we can say that due to less price car will help the company to gain India's market share.

Maruti WagonR

And lots of new car models are also expected to be launched in the country like it has been said that Maruti WagonR facelift would be launched in the country on 15th or 16th of January 2013. some other luxury cars are also expected to be launched in the country like Mercedes G63 AMG and facelift version of Mercedes E class.

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