I was dead wrong about TPMS sensors being a gimmick

For years I thought tire pressure monitoring was just another thing to break and cost money. Then my coworker's tire went flat on the highway doing 65 and his TPMS light came on a full 3 minutes before he felt anything. I had a blowout on my old 2003 Civic back in 2016 with no warning at all and it almost put me into a guardrail. Now I tell every customer who grumbles about the $45 sensor replacement cost that it's basically cheap insurance. Has anyone else had a sensor actually save them from a bad situation?

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terry112d ago

Did a buddy of yours dodge a guardrail because of that light?

jamie_clark12d ago

Man, I just read an article about how these new LED streetlights are actually blinding people at night. Something about the blue light messing with your eyes' ability to adjust to darkness. Pretty scary if you ask me. I've seen a few close calls myself just trying to navigate intersections under those things. Wonder why we're swapping out the old amber lights for these harsh ones if it's making things worse.