Don’t you hate when you’re driving your car and you notice that your “low tire pressure” light is on? While it isn’t too much trouble filling the tire, it can be a huge inconvenience because many gas stations tend not to have the air pumps that you can use anymore.
Or if they do, you have to pay some kind of fee for a few pounds of air. One way to get around that is by carrying a portable tire inflator in your car like the P.I. Auto Store Premium Digital Tire Inflator.
In this review, we are going to talk a little more about the features of the tire inflator, but we are also going to give you an overview of what people who have purchased the tire inflator had to say about their overall experience with it.
Then, we’re going to give you our recommendation on whether or not this tire inflator is something you should consider purchasing for your own garage, if not for your car tires, but at least to keep your children’s bike tires well inflated!
About The Product
Tires will leak air from time to time, there’s no way to get around that. However, you can avoid being caught off guard when the light comes on when you’re nowhere near a gas station to fill the tire by being prepared! When you have a P.I. Auto Store Premium Digital Tire Inflator in your car, that pesky low tire light won’t be a problem. Notable features of the P.I. Auto Store Premium Digital Tire Inflator include:
- 12V DC outlet powered, so if you ever get a flat on the road you can inflate it there and then
- High impact plastic housing, reinforced hose and rubber feet for stability
- Powerful pump can inflate a midsized tire from flat to 30 Psi in under 4 minutes
- LED spotlight so that you can see tire valve in the dark OR use it in emergencies
- Super-bright backlit LCD so you can read the pressure in the dark
- Best in class reach of 13ft so you can access the back tires on long vehicles
- Cables and hose tidy away neatly in the rear compartment
- Adaptors for sports equipment, inflatables and Presta valve for bicycles
The P.I. Auto Store Premium Digital Tire Inflator is an impressive little device that is much more than just a run of the mill air compressor. It features a bright torch so you can see what you’re doing if you have to inflate a tire in the dark, but it also has brilliant red flashing lights that will alert oncoming traffic.
The air pump works with a 12v DC current that can produce 22 liters of air per minute, meaning it can take your tire from completely flat to 30 PSI under 4 minutes, but it also has the capabilities to inflate up to an astounding 150 PSI. For convenience, this tire inflator also includes a 10 foot hose and long plug so you can reach all four tires easily.
What Customers Say
When we looked at the user reviews, we saw that 85% had great things to say about the ride on and left 4 or 5-star reviews. Of these reviews, people commented on how grateful they had this air compressor in their car when they had a flat. They said the compressor is able to fill their tire quickly and it was incredibly easy to use. They felt the cord from the device to the plug and the length of the hose is more than enough to be able to reach all four tires with ease.
Several customers enjoyed the fact that this inflator has a digital display so they can read the tire pressure easily and without needing a separate tire pressure gauge to worry about. Another thing customers liked was that the instruction manual was really easy to follow and even those who weren’t car or tech savvy was able to work it with no complications.
So what did the remaining 15% of customers who left 3-star or below reviews have to say? The most common complaint customers had was the that digital gauge wasn’t accurate—it would be off by 2 to 3 psi. Customers have complained that if you need to use this to fill several tires, it will overheat and you’ll have to stop using it until it’s cooled down.
Then you can continue filling the tires. While that isn’t a big deal, it can be an inconvenience. Several customers have said the LED screen stopped working. Although the air compressor still works, it’s frustrating not knowing for sure how much air is in the tire without using a separate gauge.
Our Recommendation
The moment that little indicator shows up on your dash board that one of your tires is low on air, you’re now on the hunt for a gas station that has an air pump you can use. If you find one, it’ll cost you some change and if you don’t have the exact change, you’ll have to break some bills for the change.
You can avoid that by having the P.I. Auto Store Premium Digital Tire Inflator in your car and ready to go. At just under $50, this will pay for itself in no time. Also, if you don’t want to keep this in your car or you already have on there, you can keep this in your garage and use any of the numerous special adapters so it can inflate bicycle tires, truck tires, ATV tires, and anything else that needs some added air pressure.
With 85% of the customers who have purchased the P.I. Auto Store Premium Digital Tire Inflator leaving positive reviews and it being reasonably priced, we fully recommend that this tire inflator be on your list of must-have products to keep in your car at all times.
