i)
‘Cold’ obviously means when the Tyres are at the ‘Ambient’
Temperature – ideally the first thing in the morning before
one ‘rolls-off’. Now that’s where the crux of
the problem lies – for understandable reasons. To overcome
this, this is what you can do.
ii)
To be able to do so, you need a Tyre Pump and a reliable TP Gauge
of your own - as most of the ones at the roadside are out of ‘synch’.
If you find a foot pump bit of a bother, there are Car Battery
operated ones now available for ~ Rs: 750/- in the market, which
plug into the cigarette lighter socket of your vehicle and you
could use those.
iii)
Similarly, a good/Taiwanese 'dial type' TPG would be around 100/-
and the digital/self-calibrating type around Rs: 300/-.
iv)
I would strongly recommend that you buy a tyre pressure guage
of your own - either the dial type or the digital type - whichever
suits your liking and budget.
v)
Armed with this, you could also fill-up air at any pump and always
check with your TP guage. What one can do and it works out fine
is that at a pump nearest to one's home, you get the your tyres’
Pressures ‘corrected’ to, say. (+) 10% per ‘your
Gauge’.
vi)
Once home, the next morning before rolling off, you check again
with the same Gauge and let off the excess pressure - if at all
there.
vii)
Remember that under-inflated Tyres by as little as 4 psi can raise
your fuel consumption by as much as 6% - besides seriously jeopardizing
their lives and thus your safety!
