Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HEAVY-DUTY-TYRE-COMPRESSOR-INFLATOR-140PSI/dp/B005ERFIWE

This is the one I've got - it's great.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=pe_385721_37038051_pe_217191_31005151_M3T1_dp_1

They are not much of a muchness. You need a long cable to reach back tyres of a Volvo (or Merc) estate from the fag lighter, and you want a fast inflation time. Also, with the Ring Automotive one you just tell it what you want the tyre pressure to be, and press the button. It shuts off when the desired pressure is reached.

I've ordered RG's one, for whatever reason it strikes me as being more robust.

This means it will probably explode into a million bits as soon as I come to use it of course.

what i'd expect a porsche owner to use....

:rolleyes:

there (were) 5 vehicles in the household, robustness required for equine enthusiast types

51k miles? Snap it up. Unmolested ones are few and far between.

Bought it for the Merc, which had an annoying habit of losing half the air from its tyres at uneven intervals, due to shit replica alloys.
The other good thing is that it fits in the spare wheel.

do you guys have any or know anyone with a couple of 205/50r15 tyres that i can borrow for fitting purposes? i have obtaine some (ugly) wheels for track tyres and want to see if i can get bigger rubber under the jeeb

Want:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/11602735/The-ultimate-Range-Rover.html

I hate the new ones with a passion but the old ones were proper classy.

What width wheels?

7

Why don't you like the new ones?

From my conversations with the main tyre guy for one of the MX5 series, 205s aren't worth it on 15x7. Stick to a 195.

Why is that?

I have read that some of the slower cars can struggle to get heat into the bigger tyres.

Caus they look shit?

Especially that new turbo wank LED headlight cluster of fug.

Was lusting after an E39 BMW 540i on Autotrader last night, V8 auto barge with all the leather

I really like the E39, though I'd have the 530 over the 540 any day. I looked at a few and the 6 is just such a nice engine. Much easier on the pocket too.

Yeah there's a silver 530 with velour trim on eBay at the moment for £2.8k

Auto too, which I'd like to give a go lazy

Watch the run and cool times. This is what kills those inflators.

Why not the 750?

http://my750.com/

Don't think it'd fit on my street

Move somewhere it will.

With the 750 price doesn't reflect how good or how bad they are.

I have a hardon for the 750. #datass