Mar
30
Stop Being Penny Wise And Pound Fuelish
March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Wil Yeo Tires are the only contact between the road and your vehicle, and therefore maintaining proper tire pressure is absolutely important to a vehicle owner and should never be taken lightly. Despite its importance, many people conveniently ignore tire maintenance for one reason for the other. Here’s some useful facts and information: * [...]
Mar
23
Run-Flat Tires: The Solution Or The Problem? (Part 2)
March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Jenny McLane continued from part 1 However, after run-flat tires were offered as standard to some vehicles, complaints started to pour in. Jennifer Stockburger, a senior tire-test engineer for Consumer Reports magazine, said the tires offered a safety advantage, but the tire forum on its Web site (consumer.org) had many complaints from run-flat owners [...]
Mar
23
Run-Flat Tires: The Solution Or The Problem? (Part 1)
March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Jenny McLane With the aim of wiping away tire blowouts and make them part of the past, run-flat tires have been unleashed. The tires are introduced to the auto industry to serve as an ideal solution to such a blowout problem. But after quite some time, criticisms started to pour in. In a 2001 study [...]

