So I'm with a buddy in his wife's '09 Equinox Sport
#16
Agreed! That's why I took out those annoying power window and door lock switches and replaced them with much more convenient cranks. My project this weekend will be to remove my pesky air conditioner before the summer comes.
#19
Lexus Test Driver
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That feature requires RF sensors in each wheel. They work great until you:
- Realize that the reading can be wildly wrong
- Rotate your tires and need to lower and raise the tire pressure in each wheel to reset the system
- Buy winter tires & wheels and add about $80 per wheel for a sensor - and fiddle with the tire pressure to reset the system so it learns where the tires are twice a year.
I prefer having no TPMS or the simpler system that uses the ABS system and no wheel sensors.
- Realize that the reading can be wildly wrong
- Rotate your tires and need to lower and raise the tire pressure in each wheel to reset the system
- Buy winter tires & wheels and add about $80 per wheel for a sensor - and fiddle with the tire pressure to reset the system so it learns where the tires are twice a year.
I prefer having no TPMS or the simpler system that uses the ABS system and no wheel sensors.
Resetting the system only requires you to push a button on the dash.
#21
Lexus Champion
i'm getting a 2010 equinox for my next company vehicle; my boss just ordered it yesterday.
the tire pressue feature is nice, but seriously, that's more for people who treat their cars as appliances. I have no problem checking my own pressure, i look at my tires every time i walk up to the vehicle scanning for any possible tire/wheel/general problems, and i can spot a few psi loss immediately.
it's nice to have but i don't need it; i've been driving for 20 years without such systems just fine.
the tire pressue feature is nice, but seriously, that's more for people who treat their cars as appliances. I have no problem checking my own pressure, i look at my tires every time i walk up to the vehicle scanning for any possible tire/wheel/general problems, and i can spot a few psi loss immediately.
it's nice to have but i don't need it; i've been driving for 20 years without such systems just fine.
#22
i'm getting a 2010 equinox for my next company vehicle; my boss just ordered it yesterday.
the tire pressue feature is nice, but seriously, that's more for people who treat their cars as appliances. I have no problem checking my own pressure, i look at my tires every time i walk up to the vehicle scanning for any possible tire/wheel/general problems, and i can spot a few psi loss immediately.
it's nice to have but i don't need it; i've been driving for 20 years without such systems just fine.
the tire pressue feature is nice, but seriously, that's more for people who treat their cars as appliances. I have no problem checking my own pressure, i look at my tires every time i walk up to the vehicle scanning for any possible tire/wheel/general problems, and i can spot a few psi loss immediately.
it's nice to have but i don't need it; i've been driving for 20 years without such systems just fine.
Like Infra posted,we don't really need a number,just which tire is low.
A much cheaper Equinox line has the option and a Lexus should also in every model.
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#25
My Carrera has this feature and it is very useful on the track. You can watch the pressure build as the tires heat up, and if you start to lose air in a tire, it saves your ***.
Accurate to about 3 psi compared to a good tire gauge.
Accurate to about 3 psi compared to a good tire gauge.
#26
I check my tire pressure myself, i dont need a computer to tell me that my tires are low
#27
No, I don't play soccer!
The one in my 450h is accurate. I've checked the tire pressure the old fashioned way a few times and they were right on. Funny thing is the pressure sometimes shows up one by one. I have to give it about 10-20 seconds to read all the tires. Bu it's definitely nice to have.
#28
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How do you guys know when you're driving on the Interstate say on a 400 mile trip and you are loosing air? Can't really check tire pressure when you develop the problem while driving. Doing 80 MPH and loosing air pressure can get dangerous very quickly. It would be nice to know you have a problem before you start to actually feel you have a problem and before you just went past the last gas station 30 miles back. TPMS are not needed obviously since most of us have been driving around just fine without it, but it is a very handy feature IMHO and should be in all cars. (None of my current cars have them).
Maybe we all check our tire pressures regularly, or at least regularly enough, but the fact is our wives, girlfriends, other family members and such probably do not and if any of them are carrying my family members in their car it would be nice if they had something to warm them of a potential hazardous situation that is about to happen.
Maybe we all check our tire pressures regularly, or at least regularly enough, but the fact is our wives, girlfriends, other family members and such probably do not and if any of them are carrying my family members in their car it would be nice if they had something to warm them of a potential hazardous situation that is about to happen.
#29
Lexus Champion
How do you guys know when you're driving on the Interstate say on a 400 mile trip and you are loosing air? Can't really check tire pressure when you develop the problem while driving. Doing 80 MPH and loosing air pressure can get dangerous very quickly. It would be nice to know you have a problem before you start to actually feel you have a problem and before you just went past the last gas station 30 miles back. TPMS are not needed obviously since most of us have been driving around just fine without it, but it is a very handy feature IMHO and should be in all cars. (None of my current cars have them).
Maybe we all check our tire pressures regularly, or at least regularly enough, but the fact is our wives, girlfriends, other family members and such probably do not and if any of them are carrying my family members in their car it would be nice if they had something to warm them of a potential hazardous situation that is about to happen.
Maybe we all check our tire pressures regularly, or at least regularly enough, but the fact is our wives, girlfriends, other family members and such probably do not and if any of them are carrying my family members in their car it would be nice if they had something to warm them of a potential hazardous situation that is about to happen.
it's even easier to tell on the low profile 35 series 19's on the LS, because it seems to drag that corner noticeably once it hits about 25psi.
#30
Lexus Fanatic
I have a Lexus and Mercedes with regular TPMS systems and they both work as intended and are a valuable safety feature. I am probably a bit more diligent than most Americans about tire maintenance (with a compressor in the garage), but still think the TPMS systems add value for me.
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