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Re: tire pressures vs braking distance
« Reply #15 on: 02 January 2012, 19:22:06 »

I tend to run my Omega saloons at 32mpg all year round, dropping slightly if we have snow.

Up to 38/45 if fully laden.





Thats bloody good considering how much you boot it about the place!
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Re: tire pressures vs braking distance
« Reply #16 on: 02 January 2012, 21:25:52 »

It's always wise to check pressures weekly IMO. Can save a whole lot of grief if a low tyre is spotted early. A WHOLE lot of grief... And not just under braking either.

I see almost as many under inflated tyres just by visually looking at other cars as I do wonky headlights. It's rife. And dangerous. Although those that neglect their cars also seem to generally be unaware of a cars capabilitys, which is probably just as well tbh.

Pressures are vital to a tyres performance. Depending on the tyre a few psi difference can be felt quite easily, and a few psi can be lost or gained purely on a change in temperature, ESP this time of year with generally mild weather with the odd frost, 4 or 5 psi differance is not uncommon IME. The car can feel very different then...  IME.

totally agreed.. :y
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