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Doctordestiny · 10-14-2009, 09:30 PM

I have a 2009 Toyota Rav4. I thought the 4-wheel-drive with all-season radials would be fine in winter but I've decided to get snow tires. I'm a big fan of snow tires and think that all-season radials are crap in winter.

Anyway, the dealer tells me that four rims, four winter tires and these damned sensors* will cost me over $1900. *My tires are sensor equipped so that if the tire air pressure gets low a warning light goes off to alert me. What if I don't get sensors on the new tires, I ask? Well, they say, you can do that but then the sensor will light up on my instrument panel all winter.

Do it looks like I'll be paying over $1900 for this crap, unless someone here has a better idea. How do these sensors work? Is there a way around this nonsense?

10-14-2009, 09:30 PM	#1
Doctordestiny Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Feb 2007 Exp:	I love my 4WD too, but those tires... I have a 2009 Toyota Rav4. I thought the 4-wheel-drive with all-season radials would be fine in winter but I've decided to get snow tires. I'm a big fan of snow tires and think that all-season radials are crap in winter. Anyway, the dealer tells me that four rims, four winter tires and these damned sensors* will cost me over $1900. *My tires are sensor equipped so that if the tire air pressure gets low a warning light goes off to alert me. What if I don't get sensors on the new tires, I ask? Well, they say, you can do that but then the sensor will light up on my instrument panel all winter. Do it looks like I'll be paying over $1900 for this crap, unless someone here has a better idea. How do these sensors work? Is there a way around this nonsense?