http://www.gumball144.com/peter/an-estimated-28-billion-gallons-of-gas-wasted-each-year-because-of-underinflated-tires/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.gumball144.com/peter/an-estimated-28-billion-gallons-of-gas-wasted-each-year-because-of-underinflated-tires/#comment-4902 Reign Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:32:54 +0000 http://www.gumball144.com/?p=825#comment-4902 I drive on 245/30/20 fronts and 285/25/20 rears that require 50PSI max. I like them at 44PSI. One thing you have to be careful about is checking your pressure after visiting the dealer, tire store, or lube shop. On several occasions, even after telling them to stay away from my tires, they have set the pressure at 36PSI. Their excuse is that they set all tires to that as a standard! I drive on 245/30/20 fronts and 285/25/20 rears that require 50PSI max. I like them at 44PSI. One thing you have to be careful about is checking your pressure after visiting the dealer, tire store, or lube shop. On several occasions, even after telling them to stay away from my tires, they have set the pressure at 36PSI. Their excuse is that they set all tires to that as a standard!

]]> http://www.gumball144.com/peter/an-estimated-28-billion-gallons-of-gas-wasted-each-year-because-of-underinflated-tires/#comment-4883 Jim Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:11:58 +0000 http://www.gumball144.com/?p=825#comment-4883 Many Drivers are so far removed from the basic mechanics of their car, they'll rely on their tyre pressures being maintained as a courtesy check, when the car goes for an oil change or a tyre rotation. Also interesting how many Drivers will call their breakdown company when they get a puncture, as they don't know how to change the wheel, or even there is equipment to do so in the back of their car. If there was an small element of basic car maintenance in the US driving test, I'm sure much of this could be avoided. Many Drivers are so far removed from the basic mechanics of their car, they’ll rely on their tyre pressures being maintained as a courtesy check, when the car goes for an oil change or a tyre rotation. Also interesting how many Drivers will call their breakdown company when they get a puncture, as they don’t know how to change the wheel, or even there is equipment to do so in the back of their car.
If there was an small element of basic car maintenance in the US driving test, I’m sure much of this could be avoided.

]]> http://www.gumball144.com/peter/an-estimated-28-billion-gallons-of-gas-wasted-each-year-because-of-underinflated-tires/#comment-4882 Flo Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.gumball144.com/?p=825#comment-4882 Would be interesting to know how many gallons are wasted because of traffic jams! Would be interesting to know how many gallons are wasted because of traffic jams!

]]> http://www.gumball144.com/peter/an-estimated-28-billion-gallons-of-gas-wasted-each-year-because-of-underinflated-tires/#comment-4877 Michael Hampton Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.gumball144.com/?p=825#comment-4877 Underinflated tires could also <a href="http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/06/underinflated-tires-overinflated-regulation/" rel="nofollow">get you killed</a>, and some stupid government regulation makes it even worse... Underinflated tires could also get you killed, and some stupid government regulation makes it even worse…

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