Why some people are too stupid to own a car

[5030]

Not here. All modern cars have TPMS anyway.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Here a green valve stem cap means that there is a TPMS transmitter in the tire.

Really? Here it just denotes the tires are filled with nitrogen.

 

[5030]

My issue with TPMS sensors is... Eventually the batteries in them poop out and the sensors must be replaced and reprogrammed and they aren't cheap either. If I could, I'd remove them entirely, perfectly capable of checking tire pressure. Problem is, you defeat or remove them, you wind up with an illuminated idiot light in the instrument cluster.

I look ate TPMS sensors as well as seat belt warnings as protecting yourself from yourself or for idiots that have no business driving a vehicle anyway.

 

[5030]

Just replaced 2 on the wife's Suburban and one on my Focus and I paid 50 bucks each for them to extinguish the idiot light, not including the tire dismount and remount and the reprogram as well.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Not here. All modern cars have TPMS anyway.

But not all do it with a transmitter. My wife's Jetta does the tire pressure monitoring by calculating the difference in the rotation of each tire and deducing which tire is low.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Really? Here it just denotes the tires are filled with nitrogen.

You know you might be right about that, though when my wife's car tires were filled with N they never installed green caps.

 

[jjeff]

Funny conspiracy theory of mine when tpms became mandated for passenger cars gas stations started charging for air lol
These gauges may soon end up like phone booths and newspapers.

 

[5030]

But not all do it with a transmitter. My wife's Jetta does the tire pressure monitoring by calculating the difference in the rotation of each tire and deducing which tire is low.

I don't know about that as there are no foreign cars here. In fact driving anything but a domestic vehicle here (Michigan) brands you as a wierdo.

 

[dodge man]

It my understanding that Ford Explorers were what mandated TPMS on cars. Ford had a little bit lower tire pressure on them for ride quality and then people let them get to low, then roll overs. I think Ford pointed the finger at the tire maker also.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I don't know about that as there are no foreign cars here. In fact driving anything but a domestic vehicle here (Michigan) brands you as a wierdo.

In Canada a US built vehicle is a foreign vehicle so no problems driving what ever you want.

My priority's for cars are a comfortable ride and excellent fuel mileage. A standard transmission is also a big +. VW's and Dodges deliver.

The local NAPA tells me that the most popular vehicles around here are F-150's and TDI Jettas. I live in a very rural community and vehicle mileage is a concern.