Tyre pal discount on caravan and camping club magazine
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Early this month they had a Black Friday offer of £66 well worth it though I have had mine 4 years now.
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Did you get a sensor for the spare originally I just had 4 sensors but I bought an extra sensor later for the spare.
When I bought mine 4 years ago they were £125 They proved their worth I have had 2 nail punctures that showed up as slow punctures.
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When I bought mine 4 years ago they were £125 They proved their worth I have had 2 nail punctures that showed up as slow punctures.
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dam it Alf, you got me there.
I had bought a cheaper version for my previous van from eBay.
The new van has a spare wheel, so I did not think it a priority.
but when I saw the offer I went for it.
wish I had known about Black Friday deal, that’s even better.
its on eBay at £99
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Mine gives temperatures, very interesting watching the pressure go fro 60psi to 65psi within 5 mins, it makes you realise the importance of checking the pressure when the tyres are cold
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Are you sure it’s the batteries, in cold weather the tyre pressure drops and it could be dropping below the low pressure setting.
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Interesting. Less than the cost of one ruined tyre. I don't see them helping other than to detect slow punctures, but I check the van every morning before setting off, along with oil and fluids, part of my routine and have spotted one slow puncture that way (two nails) in over 100,000 miles/9 years.
Not ready to ditch the spare though, sealants can only fix small problems.
Even my car has a skinny space-saver at extra cost. The dealer was surprised when I insisted it be added. My tyre fitter won't repair a tyre that has been filled with sealant, they aren't allowed to just wash it out and flush it down the drain anymore. It's new tyre time there.
I think punctures are quite rare on normal roads. But poor tyre maintenance and lack of attention to maintaining correct pressures are another matter, particularly if running over 60 PSI at close to the load rating. Hence my morning ritual.
Not ready to ditch the spare though, sealants can only fix small problems.
Even my car has a skinny space-saver at extra cost. The dealer was surprised when I insisted it be added. My tyre fitter won't repair a tyre that has been filled with sealant, they aren't allowed to just wash it out and flush it down the drain anymore. It's new tyre time there.
I think punctures are quite rare on normal roads. But poor tyre maintenance and lack of attention to maintaining correct pressures are another matter, particularly if running over 60 PSI at close to the load rating. Hence my morning ritual.
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Sharpie last month the TPMS system on my car stopped me from writing of a tyre or even worse being involved in a serious road accident on the M8 just outside Edinburgh. It turned out to be a broken Stanley blade. After pulling into the hard shoulder and putting in air, I got an almost new £190 tyre repaired for £20.
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Quite right Fisherman I use my van daily and check tyres each morning not very easy to do as I park on a 40deg slope I travel the A1 weekly, the Tyre Pal has saved me on at least 4 occasions noting the slow drop in tyre pressure my tyre fitter was £7 a go but after the first two when I gave him £10 each time he has now gone to £10 he does a good job plugs the hole and then a large internal patch. So in all a very good investment in a good TMPS system. As for puncture being quite rare with the state of the roads I would think they are on the increase.
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In the grand scheme of things £79 is nothing compared to what I paid for my van.
And if I did suffer from a low tyre and kept driving I could be looking at a bill of £130 for a new tyre, possible damage to the alloy wheel, and having an accident. Ok we have a spare wheel under the van, but I took it out in the summer, and getting it back in again was a nightmare. I reckon I would call out recovery to sort things out. Fortunately the new fiat out this year and the ford chassis now come with TPMS, why this has taken so long I don’t know. But better safe than sorry, and who wants all of the hassle of replacing a wheel if it can be avoided.
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I note on several models of cars and vans I have seem the TyrePal system is far in front of them all for set up and warnings and better response from sensors to display.
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Not my experience at all. I reckon the batteries last at least a year, more with lower mileages of course.
As has been suggested it's much more likely that the beeping was caused by the pressure going out of limits, either high or low.
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And if your not a member of CCC then Caravan club has a similar deal, not as good as Fishermans deal, but other products on offer too. I got one last week.
www.caravanclub.co.uk
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I am nearly convinced and ready to buy. A few more positive stories and I might.
Another chat with my tyre fitter about sealants, he also doesn't like them because when they work, unless the cause is blindingly obvious, they can't find where to patch it. Could even be in a no-go area such as the sidewall. Hence scrap the tyre policy.
How much does it cost to have fitted ? I presume that it's a wheel-off, tyre off, fit, re-install, re-balance job, same at battery changes. That would be maybe £60 for me. Or have I mis-understood ?
My car has the usual indirect system, it simply monitors the rotational speed of each wheel using the ABS sensors, if the pressure drops in a tyre it spins faster and this triggers the alarm. It's pretty good and has proved useful on a couple of occasions. Though more false alarms than the couple that were real. Not actual punctures but one of the alloys seems to be a little porous or the rim corroded, that will be addressed at next tyre change. I don't check the car every day. Easily reset after checking, just drive down a straight bit of road and press the reset button.
Quite why Fiat don't already have this on their vans (maybe they do now) I do not understand. It is essentially free, just a little bit of extra software in one of the ECUs.
Another chat with my tyre fitter about sealants, he also doesn't like them because when they work, unless the cause is blindingly obvious, they can't find where to patch it. Could even be in a no-go area such as the sidewall. Hence scrap the tyre policy.
How much does it cost to have fitted ? I presume that it's a wheel-off, tyre off, fit, re-install, re-balance job, same at battery changes. That would be maybe £60 for me. Or have I mis-understood ?
My car has the usual indirect system, it simply monitors the rotational speed of each wheel using the ABS sensors, if the pressure drops in a tyre it spins faster and this triggers the alarm. It's pretty good and has proved useful on a couple of occasions. Though more false alarms than the couple that were real. Not actual punctures but one of the alloys seems to be a little porous or the rim corroded, that will be addressed at next tyre change. I don't check the car every day. Easily reset after checking, just drive down a straight bit of road and press the reset button.
Quite why Fiat don't already have this on their vans (maybe they do now) I do not understand. It is essentially free, just a little bit of extra software in one of the ECUs.
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