---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: quite a lot, almost all of which I agree with. One quibble: >the car owners often won't > that's why they have Tire Pressure Monitoring on new cars how ...car > owner/operators are too dumb/lazy to check their tire pressures. I used to > tell my customers 'somebody' has to check the tire pressures between service > visits. If not the owner , then who ? You can go to the full service gas > pump and ask them to do it in a lot of places... I have tire pressure monitoring on a Prius. I live in a place where ambient temperature in winter can vary over a 70 F range in a single week. I have always checked my tire pressures once a week, in the garage (usually around 45 - 50 F in winter, almost regardless of outside temperature). If I happen to leave the car outside overnight for some reason, or even sitting outside for an extended period in daytime on a cold day, the monitor will show low tire pressure. Where is there a "full service gas pump"? None within miles and miles (hundreds) of me. Air at gas stations that have it here is SOLD, $0.50 a shot. Same price applies, Vanagon or Prius. Of course, I supply my own under normal circumstances. David McNeely |
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