Gas station tire pressure gauges set too high

I did this on all 4 of my tires before I shot this video to get proof - all 4 consistently read HIGHER tire pressure on the gas station provided pressure gauge (built into the air pump) than my stand-alone tire pressure gauge.

Comments welcome on why gas stations might benefit from their customers' tires being at a lower pressure than they believe them to be.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• gas
• station
• prices
• air
• tire
• pressure

[terakihi]

Might just simply be that this particular gas station's pressure gauge is faulty. Have you told them? Test more gas stations, and see if you get the same results.

One more thing. How do you know for sure that your own gauge is showing the true pressure?

[thedarkener]

I think I'm going to get a digital gauge (or two for redundancy) and test more stations, yeah. I just hope I don't have to buy something at all of them to use the air.

[allpowersrise]

It's for this verry reason that we don't use fuel alternatives even though there are countless numbers of efficient combustable liquids. People who complain about gas prices are told that its the global economy in disary, but who detemines the prices? Is it the world, or is it our country? Their greed determines what we pay and we're forced to play along. Welcome to America, Land of the Fearfull, Home of the Uninformed, IN CASH WE TRUST.

[allpowersrise]

The gas station near my house is the same way. Im preaty sure that it takes more gas to move a car with flat tires than ones at the correct pressure. It's all about making money.

[TreblRebl]

i usually get air for my tires at shell and have tested their guage against my own guage and they are consitently correct, no difference. i'm sure to test with my own guage at any gas station where i get air now because of this vid

[vivezidane]

As soon as someone drops an air gauge, its immediately out of calibration. Now imagine doing that a few thousand times - you're lucky its not more than five pounds off. Nor do gas stations make the majority of their money through the selling of gasoline - its all about that little mini mart where profitability comes from. There's a reason you dont see gas station owners driving bentleys.

[cannabishead4420]

Right on man.. That's all I can say.. Right on!

You got the right, idea spread the word!

[binauralbabe10hz]

Hey J.

Please let us know what happens...I think the resolution is fine...it's from a phone, right? Keep up the great work.....

Peace.

[coolglock19]

ncie

[HaleyMary]

It's just a guess, but I suspect gas stations probably do that so that customers will spend more money on gas, making a bigger profit for the gas stations. Doesn't make it fair, but I suspect that some if not most gas stations don't like to make gas really cheap for their customers.