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In Reply to: RE: How do you know "so many people" who had nothing but problems with TPM? posted by grantv on June 08, 2021 at 07:10:17
It's a nuisance. Better to look out the window; better to design vehicles that are easy to see out of. In all directions. Without the huge blind spot to the rear quarters that are a feature of most SUVs.
Friends and co-workers know I'm a car geek. I hear the complaints and get the questions. That's how I know so many people with TPM issues.
So, we try to force people to keep their tires at the correct pressure. What's next? Gonna force them to get regular oil changes? Coolant flush?
People will drive around with bad brakes, worn suspension components like ball joints, tie rod ends, bushings, all much worse than tire pressure.
I take care of regular maintenance and also preventative maintenance. Why should I pay because other people don't give a damn?
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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Don't answer any direct questions like usual; backing out between 2 large vehicles, no reply on cam vs. no cam? Impossible for anyone to do it as safely as with one.
Neither my wife's nor my SUV have huge blind spots any more than an old Chevy 2 door with a rear hatch let's say. And it doesn't matter if it did, use the back up cam. :) They are not a catch all, but much safer, save lives.
Friends and co-workers also come to me for car questions. I went to school for auto mechanics, have worked on cars my whole life and still do. Yet magically... none of my friends have non-solvable TPM issues.
Ad nauseum ghost.
The cam in my sister's Acura sounds the alert when there's nothing behind the car. Even she complains about it. It's done it when I've driven it, done when she's driven it.
But even worse than the camera is the electric parking brake. Talk about an answer to a question nobody asked.
Guess your friends are lucky with TPM. I don't want to be one of the unlucky ones. I take car of my cars and shouldn't be penalized because other people don't.
Check out used cars on your local CL, you'll find many with the "tire light won't go out" disclaimer. All brands.
None of these technological marvels are making driving any safer. Traffic fatalities have been steadily increasing since 2010, which is the last year you could get a car without stability control.
Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are way up, largely because of SUVs and trucks. Fatalities spiked last year despite many fewer miles driven. So either they don't work as advertised, or they're making already lazy drivers even lazier, or they're being undone by the SUV.
It's no secret, I think it's all bullshit. TPM is bullshit, stability control is bullshit, backup cameras are for the weak, the SUV is the biggest bullshit of all. Nothing more than a marketing gimmick to fool the gullible into spending more money for an inferior version of something that costs less.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Edits: 06/08/21
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