> Yes, actually, for the VAST bulk of you, the answer is to buy 2 or even 4 of > the $19 12 volt jobbies at K-Mart or similar and hook them up *at the same > time.* It takes about 7 mins for my Ames Dept. Store $19 special to bring > one tire up from 15 psi to 40, so I bought a little pile of these. With > four, you can bring all four tires up in 7 mins. This is the answer folks, > goofy as it sounds. > SEVEN minutes!! Are you serious! I had a flat on my Jetta two weeks ago (DEAD flat), when I went to go home. I borrowed a hand pump & had it up to ~ 30 psi in 2-3 minutes tops. It was a decent hand pump and 185r13 tires are smaller than a bus tire, but why bother with cheap 12v pumps if it takes THAT long?? (and NO, I'm not overly athletic - 5'8", 150lbs) Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (336k) '85 Jetta TD (361k) VWnut@smus.bc.ca (swright@smus.bc.ca) http://www.islandnet.com/~swright/vw.html
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