Thirty bucks for the ability to bring your car’s neglected spare up to its operational pressure is a hell of a bargain by comparison to sitting by the side of the road for several hours waiting for AAA (or whoever) to show up. Of course, it you’re the type of driver who loudly disclaims the willingness to attempt swapping out to the spare tire, you might think that this is useless to you. You could also be wrong. Someone who stops to render aid might have the willingness and skill, but if your spare is flat, their efforts will still come to nothing without a compressor. Likewise, if you discover the flat in your own driveway, and have a neighbor who can assist, you are still likely to find out that your spare has lost too much pressure to be safely driveable. And if you have a bike, note the presence of the lever-lock chuck on the end of the hose. That feature is really useful when pumping up a bike tire, because it allows unhooking the hose with little or no pressure loss.
@werehatrack Alternatively, a spare that’s so old that it’s unsafe to drive on. Ones that are mounted underneath the vehicle are susceptible to age degradation as they’re exposed to the elements with the added bonus of being located right next to the exhaust.
@narfcake@werehatrack I’ve heard those East Germans made really good tires.
But I bought a different brand inflator from an AMZN sale and it’s nice to keep all 5 tires on my Corolla at peak inflation thru changing temperatures from the comfort of home, in my garage.
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Thirty bucks for the ability to bring your car’s neglected spare up to its operational pressure is a hell of a bargain by comparison to sitting by the side of the road for several hours waiting for AAA (or whoever) to show up. Of course, it you’re the type of driver who loudly disclaims the willingness to attempt swapping out to the spare tire, you might think that this is useless to you. You could also be wrong. Someone who stops to render aid might have the willingness and skill, but if your spare is flat, their efforts will still come to nothing without a compressor. Likewise, if you discover the flat in your own driveway, and have a neighbor who can assist, you are still likely to find out that your spare has lost too much pressure to be safely driveable. And if you have a bike, note the presence of the lever-lock chuck on the end of the hose. That feature is really useful when pumping up a bike tire, because it allows unhooking the hose with little or no pressure loss.
@werehatrack Alternatively, a spare that’s so old that it’s unsafe to drive on. Ones that are mounted underneath the vehicle are susceptible to age degradation as they’re exposed to the elements with the added bonus of being located right next to the exhaust.
@narfcake @werehatrack I’ve heard those East Germans made really good tires.
But I bought a different brand inflator from an AMZN sale and it’s nice to keep all 5 tires on my Corolla at peak inflation thru changing temperatures from the comfort of home, in my garage.
@therealjrn FWIW, the brand still exists! Pneumant was purchased by Goodyear after unification and last year, the brand was sold to Dunlop.
@narfcake