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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Eliteman Steve on 20 November 2006, 23:25:53
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My tyre inflator is knackered (cheap shit!), so I had to use the air-line at the garage 50p!!! This was a real shock to an old tight a$$ like me!! :o
In my day , when I was a lad , it cost 10p and even then we thought it was expensive! :D
So I thought I'd inflate them to 50 psi so I'd get my money's worth :y, do you think this will help my mpg as well? ;D ;D ;D
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With a full load - 50 psi ;Dseems about right. ;D
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My tyre inflator is knackered (cheap shit!), so I had to use the air-line at the garage 50p!!! This was a real shock to an old tight a$$ like me!! :o
In my day , when I was a lad , it cost 10p and even then we thought it was expensive! :D
So I thought I'd inflate them to 50 psi so I'd get my money's worth :y, do you think this will help my mpg as well? ;D ;D ;D
Your that tight you've even short changed the word PRICE ;D ;D
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My tyre inflator is knackered (cheap shit!), so I had to use the air-line at the garage 50p!!! This was a real shock to an old tight a$$ like me!! :o
In my day , when I was a lad , it cost 10p and even then we thought it was expensive! :D
So I thought I'd inflate them to 50 psi so I'd get my money's worth :y, do you think this will help my mpg as well? ;D ;D ;D
Your that tight you've even short changed the word PRICE ;D ;D
Must be something to do with the Sea air, cos hes not scottish ;D
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I must be getting old. When I was a lad it was Free. :'(
and the nice man used to come out and pump it for you :-[
Sorry I ment put fuel in the motor for you ;D
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My local ASDA is free, but the thingy with the guage on has been run over that many times that you have to guess when its time to stop ;D
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If I have to pay; it's 20p round here, but most places are free ;)
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I just un-role the airline and 'do it' at home.... :y
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Its free round my neck of the woods. :y
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Free here too! Anyway, 50psi should be good for a fully loaded 1988 omega :P
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I must be getting old. When I was a lad it was Free. :'(
and the nice man used to come out and pump it for you :-[
Sorry I ment put fuel in the motor for you ;D
Ahhh, yes.........such memories ;D If I remember correctly, there was a time when you didn't have to get out of your car at all :o You got you car filled up with fuel, the oil, water and tyres checked and your windscreen cleaned by an attendant. :y
I'm not that old really, I remember these days as a kid when I was out with me dad ::)
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My tyre inflator is knackered (cheap shit!), so I had to use the air-line at the garage 50p!!! This was a real shock to an old tight a$$ like me!! :o
In my day , when I was a lad , it cost 10p and even then we thought it was expensive! :D
So I thought I'd inflate them to 50 psi so I'd get my money's worth :y, do you think this will help my mpg as well? ;D ;D ;D
Buy the wife a foot pump for christmas :y
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I got an El Cheapo compressor from Wilkos. £9.99. Works a treat, had it for years. Lives in the boot and gets used regularly.
Never trusted the garage ones. Gauges are always buggered and dirty. Also, unless you live very close to the garage or stop and let the tyres cool down for a bit, you'll never get the correct pressure as the pressure is defined for cold tyres.
It worries me that people travel for miles on the motorway, stop at the services, top up the air and then wonder why their tyres are wearing badly or that when they check them at home, the pressure is wrong.
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just went to my local mrrisions to use free air - only to find its ( since last week) been replaced with a 20p a time machine,
I think not >:(
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I got an El Cheapo compressor from Wilkos. £9.99. Works a treat, had it for years. Lives in the boot and gets used regularly.
Never trusted the garage ones. Gauges are always buggered and dirty. Also, unless you live very close to the garage or stop and let the tyres cool down for a bit, you'll never get the correct pressure as the pressure is defined for cold tyres.
It worries me that people travel for miles on the motorway, stop at the services, top up the air and then wonder why their tyres are wearing badly or that when they check them at home, the pressure is wrong.
It was the demise of my El Cheapo that prompted the visit to the forecourt air line , wouldnt mind the pump still works but the bit that fits over the tyre valve is buggered >:( .
Also I over inflated the tyres because they were hot , and will check pressure again now they're cold and deflate accordingly :y.
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I have never paid for air. If I went to a garage that tried to charge I would just the old foot pump out of the boot and do it that way.
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I just go over my dads and use his 12v tyre inflator......just set the pressure on the display and it does the rest........tho dont everyone try this or he might start charging ;D
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I have never paid for air. If I went to a garage that tried to charge I would just the old foot pump out of the boot and do it that way.
Foot pumps are notoriously inaccurate
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Quote-It was the demise of my El Cheapo that prompted the visit to the forecourt air line , wouldnt mind the pump still works but the bit that fits over the tyre valve is buggered .
Hi, did you know you can get a repair kit from Hal***ds for your bit that fits over the valve. Our at least you could a couple of month ago. Comes with valve, with insert and small jubilee clip. I fixed mine this way, just cut the old one off.
It was in the pressure gauge section. :y
By the way how do you do that quote thingy? :-/
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Click on quote on the top right of the post.
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I just go over my dads and use his 12v tyre inflator......just set the pressure on the display and it does the rest........tho dont everyone try this or he might start charging ;D
Where does he live?
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Just had to modify the spelling in the title.....don't know why, but it was bothering me :-?