As a customer of a participating TIM provider, you are given a
TIM registration
card with every service or product purchase, and asked to register online
at www.timcare.com. As a registered participant you will receive monthly
reminders for quick and complementary air pressure checks from your TIM
provider and a free membership in the TIM Auto Club as a
gift for engaging our program.
The TIM Auto Club gives you:
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- Tire Repair Coverage*
- 24 Hour Towing Service
- 24 Hour Roadside Assistance
- 24 Hour Emergency Fluid Delivery
- 24 Hour Battery Service
- Lost Key and Lockout Service
- Theft and Hit and Run Protection
- Trip Routing Service
- Trip Interruption Service
*Not Available in California
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Your membership in the TIM Auto Club lasts for four
months as is renewable, for free, with subsequent
visits to your TIM provider.
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TIM makes it EASY.
Your TIM provider has pledged to make Tire Inflation
Maintenance quick and easy for all TIM participants.
Simply pull in to your TIM provider's place of business
and they will quickly correct your air pressure and get
you back on your way. Just a few minutes of our time
once a month can have a dramatic impact on our economy,
safety and environment.
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Why you need TIM:
Tire Inflation Maintenance is the only service every vehicle needs
every month. Every vehicle manufacturer, tire manufacturer and the US
government tells us to correct our tire pressure at least every 30 days yet,
according to AAA, less than 15% of us do. All passenger vehicle tires lose
air at the rate of 1-3 psi every month through normal permeation,
the process by which air bleeds through the carcass of a tire. And
it only takes a few pounds to seriously compromise the safety
of your vehicle, and accelerate tire wear and fuel consumption.
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Did you know?
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- Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.5 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure.
- Running tires at 20% under inflation can reduce tire life by 50%.
- According to the United States Department of Transportation, Americans alone waste over 5.4 million gallons of gasoline every day because of low tire inflation.
- 9 million additional replacement tires per year are purchased as a result of premature wear from under inflation.
- Tires run over 20% of total automotive ownership costs.
- The United States produces over 275 million scrap tires every year.
- 50% of all emergency road calls are in response to tire failures.
- Over 85% of all tire failures are the result of low tire inflation.
- 85% of all vehicles are driving on at least one under inflated tire.
- It takes 7 gallons of crude oil to produce one car tire.
- It takes 3.6 billion gallons of crude oil to produce tires for all of the cars in the U.S.
- Every month, 3 out of 4 drivers wash their cars, while only one out of 7 checks their tire pressure.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that improperly inflated tires are the cause of approximately 23,000 accidents and 535 fatalities per year.
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Why now?
Tire inflation maintenance has always been important,
but now it is downright imperative. We have been spoiled
for years with comparatively low priced gasoline. Obviously,
those days are gone and, someday, so too will be the world's
supply of oil. Tires cost several times what they did just a few
years ago and our environment is showing too many signs of
neglect. If everyone embraced the TIM program, we would save
over 5.4 million gallons of gasoline and 2 lives EVERY DAY.
Do we need any more reasons?
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It's up to you.
In the past tire inflation maintenance was largely ignored by most motorists.
Until this decade almost all vehicles required oil changes or other maintenance
services every three months or 3,000 miles, whichever came first. All competent
service facilities check a vehicle's tire inflation every time they perform
an oil change or maintenance service. With no particular sense of urgency
surrounding tire inflation, most consumers, if they thought about it at
all, figured these routine services were enough to maintain their tire pressure.
Recent advancements in engine technology, as well as overall quality
improvements, have permitted vehicle manufacturers to extend the duration
between required vehicle maintenance intervals. Some vehicles now only
require an oil change, or any scheduled service, once a year.
In other words, we are seeing our mechanics less, so the burden
of maintaining our tire inflation has shifted to us, the motoring public.
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How much money will TIM save you?
If you are a "typical" vehicle owner, you probably don't correct
your tire pressure every month – over 85% of us don't. Letting it go
just a few months can lead to severely diminished tire wear
and fuel economy. According to industry experts, ignoring this
simple procedure can cause your fuel economy to plummet by 10%,
and your tire life can be reduced as much as 30%. With these
figures in mind, use this calculator to help put a dollar
figure to what TIM can do for your pocketbook.
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What happened to the price of tires?!
Over the past decade or so, vehicle manufacturers have shifted
to much more expensive low profile tires. Basically a low
profile tire is one that has a short sidewall allowing for
a larger diameter wheel without changing the overall diameter
of the tire/wheel combination. The industry shift to low
profile tires was driven by both advancements in vehicle
performance and safety technology, and changing consumer tastes.
Lower profile tires improve handling characteristics and
increase stability in extreme driving conditions. They also
allow for larger diameter wheels which, in turn, provide room
for manufacturers to equip vehicles with larger brake assemblies.
Finally, vehicle designers and, apparently, the general public
like the look of larger wheels. And we better like it a lot,
because the average price of tires for a new car has almost
tripled in the past few years.
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