Recommend Car Air Compresser

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  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,473 Forumite
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    victor2 wrote: »
    What makes you think you need an air compressor?
    Buy a pressure gauge to check your tyres and pump them up at a garage when needed, which won't be very often (unless you have a slow puncture) and is is unlikely to cost you more than £1 to do all four tyres.

    I've had a couple of occasions where i've come out of work to a soft or flat tyre and been able to re-inflate it to enable me to either drive to a tyre repair centre or get me home.

    Whilst checking your tyre pressures regularly is prudent, finding you've a puncture is rarely convenient.
  • motorguy
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    neilmcl wrote: »
    Or you could simply check your tyres before you leave home and again at the garage and inflate taking into account the increase in pressure from your journey.

    Or not be a tight !!! and have one of these in your boot for easy checking once a week and to mitigate the risk of returning to your car to find a soft tyre.
  • Jorell00
    Jorell00 Posts: 82 Forumite
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    I have the compressor in post 2, I've had several air compressors and this is by far the best.
  • knightstyle
    knightstyle Posts: 6,990 Forumite
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    I had a Halfords own brand one, cost £12 and it failed after a few months so I bought a Lidl one, £10 and it failed after a few weeks!
    So I now use the garage ones with my own gauge to check.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,473 Forumite
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    knightstyle wrote: »
    I had a Halfords own brand one, cost £12 and it failed after a few months so I bought a Lidl one, £10 and it failed after a few weeks!
    So I now use the garage ones with my own gauge to check.

    Buy cheap, buy twice as they say.
  • KrankieLad
    KrankieLad Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Thank you for the replies, will go with the recommendations and order one tomorrow!
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