When you can buy a tire pressure guage for a few bucks and an inflator for a
few more or go for the Black & Decker Air Station, there is really no excuse
for not maintaining your tire pressure.

----- Original Message -----
From: =David-M= <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 8:14 PM
Subject: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?

> >Some good info is coming out of the Firestone recall
> >mess that has killed 88 in the us already.  This info
> >is pertinent because the vanagon is vulnerable to roll
> >over due to its high center of gravity, Roll overs more frequently
>involve fatalities
> >than most accidents.
> >Tires are a critical factor, as is tire pressure,
> >
> And I'm willing to bet that the demise of free air has had a significant
> effect on drivers checking their tire pressures.
> I know I don't check nearly as often now, because I never seem to have
> quarters on me for the air machine.
> Free air is virtually non-existent in the New York metropolitan area.
>
>