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      02-24-2011, 08:13 PM   #6
Douggie
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It is a common practice in all car manufactures to over-inflate the tyres right out of the factory. This is because they want to avoid creating flat spots in the tyre during the "holding" period. The car can be sitting in the factory warehouse for a while, then on a ship for a few weeks, and on the dealer lot (ready stock) for a while before a customer takes it home. In extreme cases, we could be talking about 1-2 years!

It is important to get the pressures back to factory specs when you collect the car from dealer. You do not want to run on over-inflated tyres for a long period of time.

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Originally Posted by ss2010 View Post
yes what i meant was( i should have been more clear ) the actual tyre pressure is much more than what it says inside the front door of drivers side ..is it usual ...i have seen the same with my other car as well ...they always seem more than what the manufacturer suggests...

u guys have the service log book ?

the dealer sales guy is not much help ...
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