[urq] new car tire pressure monitors

[Buchholz, Steven]

... with the Ford SUV/Firestone tire debacle the gummint is mandating
tire pressure monitoring, so the problem's going to get worse ... but
that will probably also mean the prices will get more reasonable.  

A few friends of mine have been getting Mini Coopers ... one of the
things I learned on those is that BMW solved the problem using the ABS
system ... they compare the relative rotation rates of the wheels and
use that to determine when a tire has lost pressure ... pretty
innovative IMO!  

Steve B 
San Jose, CA (USA)
> 
> Anyone care to guess how many coconuts one pressure sensor 
> inside one wheel
> costs? it will make you want to go to the MickieBenZ dealer 
> to have your
> tire pressures checked, or a flat repair, or new tires, oh 
> the battery is
> not replaceable, you have to buy a new pressure sensor for 
> all 4 wheels
> every six years or MR. Warning Light will come on, some models include
> MR.Spare Tire so you could buy five of the little buggers. I