As the cost of gasoline skyrockets, some local mechanics and those in automobile sales have offered a few tips to motorists to get more mileage from their fillup.

Eric Stainback, manager of the Auto Zone on Robison Road, said a clean air filter is key.

“Let’s say you’re running and you have a straw in your mouth. You can’t breathe very well because the straw is constrictive. If you increase the size of the straw, it’s going to make you more efficient,” he said. “Same basic idea with an air filter. Your engine needs to breath, so better the air filter, better the gas m...