XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-12 20:12, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:44:34 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> My current car has pressure sensors on the 4 wheels. I can read the   
   >> values in the dash display. I think the sensor is in the valve, with a   
   >> battery and a radio.   
   >   
   > Yes. My car reports low pressure by turning on a light, but not the   
   > pressure in each tire. The wheels with the studded tires don't have   
   > sensors so the light is on during the winter.   
   >   
   > When you bought new tires there was always a charge for new valve stems   
   > that I thought was a bit of a scam. The first time I bought tires for a   
   > car with sensors I thought they wouldn't charge for new stems. No, they   
   > charged for 'rebuilding' the sensors. I think you can replace the battery   
   > in some, but not all, models so it still smells like a scam.   
      
   I still have not changed the rubbers on my current car. It has nearly   
   90000 Km, and I usually get around 95000 Km out of them. So I will find   
   that out soon. Within a year, probably.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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