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Old 03-17-2009, 10:13 AM   #92 (permalink)
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Pardon my not-wanting to read through the whole thread, but what's the purpose of a TPMS again? Doesn't everyone check their pressure every few weeks anyway? Or is it a feature designed to alert us to dangerous/noteworthy tire-pressure changes as we're driving along...which means we should pull over and check it out...type of thing?
the purpose is for the government to ensure that the idiots who dont know how to check their tires cant sue when they get in an accident as a result of improper tire pressure. thus, hanging the rest of us out to dry
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