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WHAT'S ALL THE "HOT" AIR ABOUT

With the new tire pressure monitoring systems on vehicles becoming mandatory in 2007 due to the increased importance of proper tire inflation manufactureres are scrambling to find solutions to the problem. Some vehicles already have systems on them, but what do the rest of us do about it.Some places are offering nitrogen, which leaks out slower.Although NASCAR, IRL, and CART use niitrogen to keep the tire expansion down, they also use tire gauges that cost $350.00 each. So why spend all that money on a gauge? The answer is simple. It is the monitoring of tires that is important. Whether air or nitrogen the difference is minimal but if you monitor your tire pressure a big difference will be seen in tire wear, gas mileage, and safety. How you may ask? At Harry's we offer two kinds of pressure monitoring systemss, one high tech device that measuress pressure through using bluetooth wireless sensors in the tires. Another inexpensive alternative is the safety cap. A safety cap replaces your valve stem cap allowing you to see at glance what your air pressure is by color coded warning system. The moral of the story is no matter what kind of air you put in your tires it has to be watched.