7 Driving Habits That Ruin Your Car and Drain Your Wallet

How to drive a car easily and safely? How to brake smoothly? Here are a few simple driving hacks and secrets you should know to drive your car like a pro.
Have you already been driving for many years or are you just starting to drive? This activity can be both exciting and exhausting. Of course, firstly it depends on road conditions. However, there is one more important thing to be considered while driving – the behavior of your car. The longer you own a car; the more driving habits you acquire. Unfortunately, not all of those habits are good ones. Moreover, the more experienced you become, the harder it is to break them. And very often those habits can affect the condition of your car. We decided to compile examples of unwise driving behavior.

TIMESTAMPS
Resting your hand on the gear stick 1:09
Refueling only when the tank is almost empty 2:13
Frequent braking 3:04
Ignoring suspicious sounds 4:26
Neglecting to use the hand brake 5:50
Running a cold engine at high revs 6:34
Keeping your foot on the brake while driving downhill 7:17

SUMMARY
- Whether you own an automatic or a manual car, a transmission that is not working correctly can cause serious problems both under the hood and out on the road. Moreover, transmissions are very complex, they have many moving parts, ignoring this bad habit can easily bring you to huge expenses for a transmission repair.
- The dirt gets into the filters and the pump causing damage. The purpose of the latter is to get fuel from the fuel tank and deliver it according to the demand of the engine. During winter months, be sure to always leave the tank at least half-filled with fuel to avoid the formation of large amounts of condensate.
- To avoid unpleasant accidents, remember to promptly change the brake hoses and keep your eye on the brake fluid level. Keep in mind that braking is another skill to be mastered; it takes a certain skill level to do it correctly.
- Please use the following steps to safely move your vehicle away from the highway and to avoid the possible danger.
Firstly, pull over to a safe spot. Don’t hesitate to ask for any possible assistance because the process might not be that easy as it seems. And remember to switch on the hazard lights. If the car has completely broken down and you cannot start it, just push it to a safe place After, try to diagnose the issue.
- To successfully park on an incline, hold the foot brake and shift into "park." Then pull the hand brake, and only then slowly release the brake. It doesn’t really matter if your car has a manual or an automatic transmission, car manufacturers recommend the use of the parking brake to immobilize any parked vehicle.
- Most modern engines don’t need warming up. However, it is worth remembering that until the gauge indicates operating temperature one shouldn’t run the engine at more than 2,000 revs. In freezing conditions, it is advisable to keep the engine running for 1-2 minutes before pulling away.
- The proper thing to do is to shift to a lower gear and initiate engine braking, which helps to reduce the use of normal brakes. It works by reducing the speed of the engine, which means that the speed of the vehicle reduces too. The aim is to prevent the vehicle get a too fast speed, especially while going downhill.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hi there! What's your driving style? 🚖

[hildaelson]

What I really learned from this is how many people don’t know the difference between the word ‘brake’ and ‘break.’

[idapramayanti]

7. Resting your hand on the gear stick
6. Refueling only when the tank is almost empty
5. Frequent braking
4. Ignoring suspicious sounds
3. Neglecting to use the hand brake
2. Running a cold engine at high revs
1. Keeping your foot in the brake while driving downhill

[victornderitu]

Driving a manual transmission while resting your foot on the clutch!

[cheekymescalito]

If you see red light on next crossing, avoid accelerating and then braking until full stop. Just roll slowly until you see a green light. Saves both fuel and brakes.

[lucasperuzzo]

Actually when parking in a hill, if you have an automatic transmission, you should always put it N (Neutral) first, then pull the hand break, only then put in P (Park), that way all the weight of the car is held by the handbreak, not the transmission lock. You will notice that if you do this, when you pull your transmission from P to D(drive) you will no longer hear an 'clank' sound.

[yunasmagsi]

let me save you people 8 mins:
7. Don't keep your hand on the gear stick
6. Don't refuel close to an empty tank
5. Frequent Braking is bad
4. Don't ignore weird car sounds
3. Use handbrake when parking
2. Don't run cold engine on high revs
1. Don't keep your foot on the brake going down hill

IKR the tittle is 8 driving habits but the list has only 7, Logic is as bad as number 5

[dracer]

Also for number 6 refueling before empty. Most people don't realize that that fuel is what cools the fuel pump. Running the tank all the way to to empty all the time leads to premature failure of the fuel pump which can be very expensive to replace depending on the vehicle and the amount of labor needed to replace the pump.

[hunterxanime]

"just because you're sober, dont think you're a good driver." (make a sense) 😂

[chantelleanderson]

Most drivers have a bad habit of turning & not using the indicator to let the vehicle behind know what direction he/she is going & for the pedestrians to know as well, especially if he/she is about to cross the street.

[ahrayahahlalabayaahyashara]

Drivers not using their signals (indicators) which is Very Important because we human beings cannot read minds to know when you're going to make a turn. Another bad habbit I've always seen is driving too close to a car (Kissing the bumper); that is extremely dangerous because if for some reason the person in front end up breaking and you're unable to go anywhere then unfortunately, you are stuck in an accident.

[brook]

My Advice: don't gas the engine all the way to a red light and come to a complete stop, only to do it again up to the next light, this wastes so much fuel. Drive at a set pace and try to meet all green lights, just remember it is always better fuel mileage to keep a constant speed. When you see traffic slowing down ahead of you, take your foot off the gas so you don't have to come to a complete stop. This not only saves you fuel but it will also keep traffic moving at a slow steady pace. Anytime you excellerate your vehicle sucks gasoline!

[alanwhite]

Number 3: Should be FOOTBRAKE, HANDBRAKE then PARK GEAR that way the handbrake takes the tention instead of the park gear. Some hand brakes will apply fractionally after being applied so if you select park before the handbrake, the vehicle can still roll against the parking gear therefore jamming it in park causing you to have to reef it out of park gear (causing damage to gearbox) when you are ready to depart.

[stephenparallox]

#1 Using your smartphone while driving

[reecio]

Driving habits that ruin your car and drain your wallet:

#1 - Driving

[erics]

The sediment at the bottom of the fueltank, i have heard that so many times. But everyone who says it forgets 1 very important fact. The inlet for the fuelpump is at the bottom of the tank. Else it would never be able to get all the fuel out of the tank. It could be true for stuff floating on top of the fuel though. And i guess that a pump that runs dry will not be happy either.

[Torchiy]

I usually enjoy the advice given on Bright Side. But unfortunately tip number 2 isn't a bright one. Nowadays, most mainstream cars on the road are equipped with a fuel injection system. This modern system is computer controlled and adjusts fuel delivery based on temperature, throttle setting and engine load. This enables the car to be driven almost immediately, even at low temperatures. Today, cars need only 30 to 60 seconds to run before they are ready to drive. If you leave your car idling for longer than one minute you're not only wasting gas, but it can also cause serious damage to the engine. The best way to warm an engine is to drive away as soon as possible and keep the load low until it reaches ideal operating temperature. Accelerate gently and use small throttle openings. Driving loads the engine and warms it more quickly than extended idling.

[OooohhYeeah]

For anyone else here who lives in Alberta another one would be this really cool feature most don’t know about here, it’s a little knob (usually) behind the steering wheel and when you flick it, a flashing light will indicate which way you plan on turning the vehicle, their called turn signals.. some of you should really learn how to use them!!

[jhmcd]

#5 is pretty hard to avoid especially if you live in contested areas. Wearing out your breaks versus constantly getting into accidents is preferable (although teleworking is even better).

[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

TIMESTAMPS
Resting your hand on the gear stick 1:09
Refueling only when the tank is almost empty 2:13
Frequent braking 3:04
Ignoring suspicious sounds 4:26
Neglecting to use the hand brake 5:50
Running a cold engine at high revs 6:34
Keeping your foot on the brake while driving downhill 7:17