Thinking about this s'more, it's the sheer stupidity of the article, especially that #4 piece about "overinflation" that irks me. Are there only 3 possible inflation pressures: Underinflation, correct inflation and overinflation? When it comes to the builder of the vehicle or the sidewall, which number (and they are never the same) should be the final word? These kinds of questions are never asked and (obviously) never answered. They obviously failed journalism 101 … not surprising given they work at CNN.
I run my tires about 1-2 pounds under the max sidewall pressure. Golly, am I overinflated? Now I’m all confused and afraid to get into my car. With my tires potentially overinflated, is my vehicle now a ticking bomb? If I touch my valve caps, is there danger of an explosion?
There’s a lot of confusion out there among the great unwashed masses. And everyone turning to CNN.com for information will be failed utterly.
I belong to another car forum and this article was debated at length ... especially the air filter question. The consensus is that air filters are over-sold. Problems only occur when they are neglected for 20,000+ miles. I tend to replace mine every 12,000-15,000 miles ... usually in the spring to get rid of the salt that's undoubtedly trapped in the fibers.
Anyone want to see more debate about this article is welcome to read the following:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...34#Post1150434