Hulett Chevrolet Buick GMC

It's getting hotter and hotter here at the Lake of the Ozarks, which means summer is just around the corner. While the warm weather is great for having fun in the water and enjoying many of the other attractions at the Lake of the Ozarks. However, it can take a toll on your vehicle if you're not careful. Improve Your Fuel Economy This Summer Between summer vacations, road trips, holiday weekends and day adventures, many people put a lot of mileage of their vehicles during this season, which can add up to a lot of money spent on gas over the summertime. While some vehicles innately get better gas mileage than others, there are a few things you can do to help improve your fuel economy. Most people tend to notice that their fuel economy lowers a bit during the summer, and this could be because the air conditioning uses extra gas. With that in mind, here are a few tips you could do to help save gas while still keeping your vehicle at a tolerable temperature. - When tra...

After two relatively mild summers, a massive heatwave has hit the Lake Area. The temperatures have been hovering in the mid to upper nineties for the past several weeks, and though we might experience a brief reprieve this weekend, the temperatures are expected to remain high. This is a good thing overall, because hot temperatures lend themselves to great fun in the water and the other attractions/activities at the Lake of the Ozarks. However, they can also take a toll on your vehicle if you aren't careful! Improving Your Summer Fuel Economy Between summer vacations, road trips, holiday weekends, and day trips, most people probably put several miles on their cars in the summertime - which can add up to a significant amount of money spent in gas over the summer months. Though some vehicles innately get better gas mileage than others, there are some things you can to help improve your fuel economy. In a couple of weeks, we will take a closer look at some of the things you sho...

You can't calculate your new vehicle's affordability without considering three separate but equally critical different factors: sale price, maintenance costs, and fuel economy. The sale price is only a one-time hit, and maintenance costs should (hopefully) be spaced out throughout the year, but your fuel economy will have a consistent impact on your weekly (or monthly) expenses. If you drive frequently, having a vehicle with good fuel economy can be an enormous benefit. While some cars are designed to get better fuel economy than others, there are certain things you can do to help improve any vehicle's gas mileage. Here are a few of our favorite tips and tricks from the team at Hulett Chevrolet-Buick-GMC . 1.  Accelerate Slowly Flooring your gas pedal burns a lot of gas very quickly. You will be much better off if you accelerate slowly, allowing your vehicle to take its time moving through the different gears/ 2.  Turn Off Your Engine If You're Going to Sit For ...