As the last sentence Nige, I heard the noise of the foreign body scrapping the wheel arch liner. But had no idea what it was. So carried on. Then felt the flat tyre.
The foreign body (call it a nail ffs
)could have been in there for... God knows how long. But that was undoubtedly the point the nail came out. If that noise had been followed by a tpms alarm, I would have known immediately what the problem was while there was still some air in the tyre.
There's no doubt in my mind, If I had had tpms, and seen the actual pressures, I'd of stopped immediately. WhichI'm as certain is a can be, would of saved the tyre in this instance.
There's nothing to say any future punctures will happen the same way of course, but in this instance... Yes, defo.
I guess its still not for everyone though. Like lpg fitting, you need to way up the cost of install v the pay back over ownership. With tpms, if your tyres are worth more than the tpms system itself, I'd say its worth it.
Add in a pikey palace on the back and the possible safety implications of tipping that over (lol) I'd say its a no brainer.
But I am assuming these tpms things give an instant warning. And I do mean instant!