Date:         Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:24:53 +0000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         VWnut@smus.bc.ca
Subject:      Re: Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to find?

> 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