XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 14/12/2025 9:55 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   WOW!! 95,000 Km!! I thought I was doing well getting 60,000 - 65,000 out   
   of a set of tyres on my Mazda 3!!   
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