AsiaOne: In the first part of our Stretch your motoring dollar series, David showed you how to find an "outside" workshop, ditch that deadweight and get some trump cars out of thin air.

We bring you the second installment of the series.

By David Ting

5. PUMP ACTION
If your car can run perfectly on 95 or 92 octane petrol, pumping a higher and costlier grade is a waste of cash. If you refuel half-tank twice instead of a full tank at one go, your car's mileage is usually a bit better.

6. ELECTRONIC TIDBIT
Some EPS (Electronic Parking System) carparks charge in 15-minute or half-hour blocks. So drive out of these places at the "correct" times to avoid paying more than necessary. Per-entry flat fees are generally fair.

7. FREE THINKER
Free parking is the best parking so look out for those URA public carpark lots that are free after 5pm and those roads with single yellow lines where you can park for free between 7pm and 7am on weekdays.

8. IT ALL "ADS" UP
Did you know that you can sell your car's sheet metal as a mobile advertising space? A local company called Renvertising specialises in this unique business and has over 130 cars on its payroll.

9. TAB DANCING
"Eat" at least 15 minutes every time you tear those tabs on a parking coupon and "earn money" from your "time deposit." The omnipresence of carpark wardens is probably an urban legend, in case you're wondering.

The writer is the deputy editor of Torque, a monthly motoring by SPH Magazines. Get your copy today at all leading newsstands.

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