Who will put air in my tires?

[Anonymous]

Serious question. I cannot seem to get a consistent reading on my tire gages and so can never figure out if I really need air. I’ve tried 3 different gages. Going on a long trip and need to get my tires checked.

[Anonymous]

Get your oil changed if you are close to needing one and ask them to check the fluids and tire pressure

[Anonymous]

Costco will do it for you if you’re a member. Most tire places probably would (and then tip!)

[Anonymous]

Go to a gas station with a repair facility and you can ask one of the techs to check your tires and add air. I tip them $10 and I’m on my way.

[Anonymous]

Just use the gauge on the air thingy. It doesn't need to be that precise. Sometimes the pumps will have a thing where you set it to a specific pressure and it stops automatically.

Your car also probably has a tire pressure light that will come on if it's too low or high. If the light's not on, you're fine.

[Anonymous]

Any gas station that offers full service, and some that don’t— if you ask. I’ll usually ask “how much do you charge to ……” And many places will offer to do whatever it is, and I’ll tip well.

[Anonymous]

Use the gauge on the air pump. We are Costco members and have nitrogen so we get all of our air there.

[Anonymous]

The last time I was looking for air, I saw an "XactAir" machine at a 7-11. I assume it fills your tires to a specific pressure?

[Anonymous]

If there’s a Discount Tire store near you just pull up and they’ll do it. Most tire stores probably will. But you really should just learn to do it yourself.

[Anonymous]

Buy a Tire Pressure Gauge (like $6 for a 2 pack on Amazon). They work great. if they are low, go to the gas station and fill them with air until you get the desired air pressure. Or you can even use a bike pump to add a small amount of air to tires.

its not an exact science. if you are off by a couple psi it won't make a difference. tire temp (whether they are cold in the driveway or warm at the gas station because you just drove there), ambient temp are also factors.

this is a pretty basic skill...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just use the gauge on the air thingy. It doesn't need to be that precise. Sometimes the pumps will have a thing where you set it to a specific pressure and it stops automatically.

Your car also probably has a tire pressure light that will come on if it's too low or high. If the light's not on, you're fine.

no, no, no.

[Anonymous]

it can take a bit to get the hang of a gauge. If you're a woman,sure go ahead and ask for help. That's cool. If you're a man, I,well, yeah....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy a Tire Pressure Gauge (like $6 for a 2 pack on Amazon). They work great. if they are low, go to the gas station and fill them with air until you get the desired air pressure. Or you can even use a bike pump to add a small amount of air to tires.

its not an exact science. if you are off by a couple psi it won't make a difference. tire temp (whether they are cold in the driveway or warm at the gas station because you just drove there), ambient temp are also factors.

this is a pretty basic skill...

It’s alarming how quickly we are becoming a society who cannot perform even the most basic mechanical tasks. We are transforming into Eloi at an incredible speed.

[Anonymous]

I've found that the dial-type gauges are better than the stick-type. But you should be able to get consistent readings, at least to within a couple of pounds.

I would agree wtih the oil change approach too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy a Tire Pressure Gauge (like $6 for a 2 pack on Amazon). They work great. if they are low, go to the gas station and fill them with air until you get the desired air pressure. Or you can even use a bike pump to add a small amount of air to tires.

its not an exact science. if you are off by a couple psi it won't make a difference. tire temp (whether they are cold in the driveway or warm at the gas station because you just drove there), ambient temp are also factors.

this is a pretty basic skill...

It’s alarming how quickly we are becoming a society who cannot perform even the most basic mechanical tasks. We are transforming into Eloi at an incredible speed.

I agree this is troublesome. My husband (who is not THAT handy) has become the neighborhood "expert" that people ask the most basic questions of. Like "how do I turn off my outside spigot for winter?" There should be some sort of "adult" class that everyone must take to cover these things.