Slow down and save money

What would you think if I said to you that you could save approximately $1.20 for just 3 minutes of your life?

Well you can. Using a fuel consumption monitor at the weekend I checked the fuel consumption of my car at 110 km per hour and then at 105 km per hour.

The difference was bigger than I expected. By travelling just 5 km per hour slower I would save around 1.8 litres of fuel over a 100km trip. All cars are different, but let's be conservative and say the average difference is 1 litre of 100km.

That's a saving of around $1.20 per 100km! (based on average cost of unleaded)

An the extra time that it would take you to complete your 100km journey if you slowed up by 5 km per hour - a little over 3 minutes!

Is the saving worth it? You decide.