MrShoestring got one of these for Christmas. it's a portable tyre pressure indicator so he doesn't need to go to the garage to check the tyre pressure on the car. This is frugal in a number of ways, it saves us driving on under-inflated tyres which increases fuel consumption and it saves us driving on over-inflated tyres which can lead to blow outs.
A long time ago, before we were married, I drove a Triumph sports car and whilst we were out one day I over-inflated the tyres by accident, one of the tyres blew out before I was a mile away from the garage and the spare was a bit dodgy, so that was the end of our day out. A little boy, around 9 years old, came out of one of the nearby houses and was a great help changing the tyre ! I've often wondered if he became a mechanic.
In all the snow just before Christmas we did let out some of the air in the tyres, just to get a bit more traction on the drive. You are not supposed to do this but it does work in a pinch and getting the car down the drive was certainly a bit easier. However, as soon as the snow was gone the tyres needed pumped up again. At all the local garages you have to pay for air, around 50-60p and MrShoestring often does not have the right change on him when he remembers to check the tyre pressures. So with this little gadget he can check at home and then decide whether or not to visit the garage. We also have an electric pump at home so now with the indicator we can sort the pressures at home.
The indicator cost well under ten pounds, so a few uses and it will have paid for itself ! Well worth having and a useful present for any car driver !
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