Ever hear the phrase “In name only”?
That could apply to some car accessories as well as consumer electronics(EG: “Crosley” combination phono/tuner/CD/maybe bluetooth all in one). It’s just a name slapped on the cabinet.
Now that Milton acquired Meiser, I hope the same watering down of product quality and availability doesn’t affect the latter of those two tire accessory makers.
Been happy enough with my el cheapo tire inflater with Gauge. Pressure matched up well with tpms readings, and since I know which tire is low, one stop check pressure and fill as needed.
This is the ‘latest’ thread I found on Community for tire pressure gauges,
There’s a long more recent discussion from 2024 at:
Anyone aware of a good quality, accurate tire pressure gauge which is reasonably priced?
That thread was started in 2022 and Chris posted in it at least in 2023… I didn’t look through all 140 whatever post… lol
But right off the bat, members said had mine for 50 years, and 40 years, but is one you would buy today be the same quality as it was 40-50 years ago??
Maybe yes, maybe no… I know todays technology is way different then it was all those years ago, and lots of things are just made different now, washers and driers just don’t last like they used to…
Does the saying “They don’t make 'em like they used to” come in to play here??
Yeah, I overthink everything when I am buying something new or replacing something… 
I don’t know how I missed that thread mopar referenced, but anyway.
There is one issue with the Longacre Racing brand of gauges I recommended, and it usually prompts this response, in the form of a ?…
“Who in half their right mind would pay more than 50 bucks for something to check tire pressure?”
Well, I for one consider tire pressure to be critical in vehicle performance. It’s the part that touches whatever you’re driving on*
*Disclaimer: This statement does not make me better or smarter in this regard than anyone else.
As far as are things being made better than they were 50-70 years ago is concerned, well, I had asked around town if any garages still had one of these bolted to a corner of their workbench, by which I could check how really accurate these Longacres, and other gauges I owned, were:
Nope.
So there must be some reason why car repair places don’t have one of those any more.
Gut instinct would tell me that the tire gauges of the last twenty years, any way, have improved accuracy to the point where a ‘master gauge’ is not necessary, outside of scientific or manufacturing facilities.
Now you guys know I’m a fan of the time-travel science fiction genre. Suppose I’d gone back to Chuck Berry Land, or Presleyville, with the Longacre Racing Deluxe model gauge in my backback.
#1. I’d be brought ‘downtown’ to explain this device I’m carrying.
#2. Every repair shop in town would be asking me to verify the accuracy of the pressure gauges in use back then!
Back to the Future.. whew!
The point is, some products, such as tire gauges, have improved in build quality and accuracy, regardless of price. I just wanted to be sure the gauge I use returns repeated, accurate results, every time.
And that is probably a good reason the master gauge I posted the image to is no longer necessary in every car service bay or garage.
This has probably been posted already, but here it is again…
At least a dozen videos like that appear on YouTube per year.
They’re entertaining, some don’t even employ a live human, just photos fading from one to the next, like a slide show, some even mentioning batteries for an analog gauge or built with AI tools.
I watch them for entertainment, while I’m sitting down filling the septic tank…!
I wouldn’t have watched it except waiting for the floors to dry after mopping. Just a couple thoughts though. Being in Minnesota, the change in the cold temp accuracy was interesting. Also I just wonder how many were made in the same plant. Can’t believe someone doesn’t make dewalt gauges. I dont know where you would get all these different brands. I’d rather see four or five readily available brands tested instead of a dozen I’d never heard of.
