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Time to Check your tyres
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Found this cool new tyre pressure checker (for cars in the UK)
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-pressure-search.asp
Just enter your plate number and it tells you the correct pressure for your car - so simple. Much easier then other websites I've used in the past.
Checked my Dad's Car and it was only 24 PSI instead of 31 PSI (over 25%) - quite a difference - having the correct pressure can make huge differences in how many miles per gallon your car gives you and seeing what prices are like today for petrol there's good incentive to check.
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-pressure-search.asp
Just enter your plate number and it tells you the correct pressure for your car - so simple. Much easier then other websites I've used in the past.
Checked my Dad's Car and it was only 24 PSI instead of 31 PSI (over 25%) - quite a difference - having the correct pressure can make huge differences in how many miles per gallon your car gives you and seeing what prices are like today for petrol there's good incentive to check.
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Didn't you change your standard tyres / rims for flash ones?
just vw alloy, suppose it would be correct for my old tyres though
Just tried it on my old car, that had private plates - that plate has been on retention for 18 months now too...:
225/45W18 2.3 BAR 33 PSI 2.5 BAR 36 PSI
245/35W19 2.3 BAR 33 PSI 2.5 BAR 36 PSI
Got them wrong.
Hmmmm!
did you use an 0 instead of O ? or 1 instead of I
Nope. I'm not that stupid
my oh my, thats a little patronising!
It found mine, but I am not sure what they are supposed to be anyway so dont know if it is right or not.
No it's not ... I made the same mistake myself and entered a 0 instead of O for my mum's car plate.
It's actually called being helpful.
I'm sure there's a word for people that jump to the wrong conclusion .. any idea what that word is ..
To ASSUME ...is to make an ASS of U and ME.
Anyway just checked my mum's car and her lowest tyre was just 18 PSI when it should have been more like 29 PSI .. that's a huge difference.
BTW anyone good at maths wanna tell me the correct percentage difference?
I either make it around 62% or 38% - not sure which is the correct term to use depending on which way around you're referring to the difference.
There are lots of variables when it comes to tyres but most are to do with size.
i.e bigger tyres require a lower pressure, smaller tyres require higher pressure.
That's a Huuuuuge difference and you can't tell just by looking if a Tyre needs pumping up
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(me too)