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Brandy's Fuel Saving Tip: Car Weight and Your CA Driving

Posted on 7/12/2026

Hi Brandy here and with the price of fuel here in California ($5.25 per gallon-regular as of July 14) I thought we would bark about how to save on fuel. 

Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Los Altos knows this makes sense.  

Some of us in the Los Altos area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirror.

Guys: sports equipment and tools. Ladies: well just take a look around the passenger compartment and trunk. I think my car has about 45 pounds of French fries on the floor.

All that extra weight wastes gas as you drive between here and there and everywhere else.

Lose the junk and save some money.

...And you really only need one of those spare tires.

I leave you with this thought 

"Beer is now cheaper than gas. Drink. Don't drive."

Brandy

Allied Auto Works
2073 Grant Road
Los Altos, CA 94024
6509687227
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