I realized how bad this gauge was when I bought an Accutire gauge. My Campbell Hausfeld was under by 10PSI:
As soon as I unwrapped and compared the new unit to my old gauge, I was absolutely shocked at the readings. So shocked in fact that I had to go and dig up an analog gauge to see which one was right. The Accutire was right on the money and the Campbell Huasfeld was "under reading" the pressure by about 10 PSI. Wow! My 40,000 mile Falken's were inched into their graves prematurely b/c of a crappy Wal-Mart tire gauge! Overinflated 10 PSI when the tires are cold is bad enough. Can you imagine what it was like once the tires were hot? It's no wonder my car rode like a log-wagon! On a lighter note, I love the Accutire, but I will no longer just "trust" a digital gauge. I will test it against an analog one at least once or twice every 3 months.
What prompted me to test the gauge against another digital was the fact that my Ultra-High Performance Falken Ziex-ZE 912's were completely worn out at 14,000 miles. They were warrantied for 40,000 miles. I did get to take advantage of the warranty and came out good on some new Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position 960AS's. This did cost me an extra $200 dollars though. You can bet your bottom dollar that if Firestone had known that I had run that much pressure, they wouldn't have warrantied them at all! I have also failed to mention the Michelin All-Season's that came on my car. They wore out about 10,000 miles prematurely.
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