The only way to get good gas mileage is to have proper tire pressure. If you have low tires, there is more drag on the bottom and the engine has to work harder. If you want to become a proper car owner, some good advice is to check your tires once a week.

So how do you do it yourself? Here is how to check for the pressure. Check out your car’s specifications. It will appear on a sticker in your car. Don’t go by the tire manufactures specification; go by that of your own car. Use a pressure gage to check your tire pressure. It will give you the exact reading. Make sure to check all four tires with the pressure gauge.

Now, you may do a tread check. You may choose to do what is called the “penny check” This is how it works: Take Lincoln, and put his head down into the tread, if his head is on the edge of the tread, then you barely have enough tread, if it covers most of his head, you are okay. Now, if you choose to use the old fashioned tread gauge it is 3/32 of an inch, anything less than that and you are in trouble. Some tires have wear pads, and if they start to show through, than you need to change the tire. Another thing to watch out for is damage after hitting an object in the road or hitting a curve, there may be huge damage to the tire, which is very dangerous so check it out. Make sure that you do not over-inflate your tires. It will make them round out and wear terribly unevenly. This is just as bad as not putting in enough air! So, go off to the tire store if you need to, don’t delay.