1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

I bought a fleet vehicle

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by bugly64, Oct 12, 2012.

  1. bugly64

    bugly64 Junior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2011
    66
    5
    0
    Location:
    Marysville, CA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    I went to the Jiffy lube today and while I was getting checked into their computer I found out my vehicle used to be part of a fleet. The counter guy asked for my card which I thought was odd since they hadn't done the oil change. Then, he realized I wasn't a fleet customer. My car used to be part of a company called Advantes. Also, I forgot to tell them to leave the tires alone, and they were not a little concerned when I asked them to put them back to 42/40 psi. The technician told me that at 70 mph the tires could swell to 46 psi and exceed the max tire pressure. I told him that shouldn't be a problem since I never go over 62 mph.
     
    #1 bugly64, Oct 12, 2012
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    108,908
    49,490
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    funny stuff!:ROFLMAO: jiffy lube, they should be on comedy central. laughing stock of the auto industry.
     
    #2 bisco, Oct 12, 2012
  3. 13Plug

    13Plug Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 7, 2008
    581
    104
    0
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    As an aside, I wouldn't trust any quick lube to place to check tire pressure in the tires let alone change the oil or drain some other fluid...
     
    #3 13Plug, Oct 12, 2012
  4. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    Hilarious. The max sidewall pressure on the side is the max cold pressure. It doesn't matter that during use (as the tire heats up due to friction) that hot tire pressure is above max cold pressure. They're designed to withstand it.
     
    #4 cwerdna, Oct 12, 2012
  5. bugly64

    bugly64 Junior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2011
    66
    5
    0
    Location:
    Marysville, CA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    After I made sure the tires had cooled sufficiently, I checked the pressure and it was spot on.

    DROID RAZR ? 2
     
    #5 bugly64, Oct 12, 2012
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)