A good result

Since the tyre pressure problem reported at reference 1, the virtual dashboard of our fairly new VW polo has been decorated with a small golden horseshoe, now known to be a symbolic representation of the cross section of a faulty tyre.

Having failed to persuade the horseshoe to go away through our own efforts, we had resort yesterday to Epsom Autos on West Hill, the people who have been looking after our motor affairs for many years.

It now turns out that the problem was a slow puncture in the tyre indicated, now repaired for a modest twenty quid or so.

Which is a good result in two ways. First, we have not had to buy a new tyre, which would have been expensive given that VW put good class tyres on their cars. Second, the golden horseshoe was about a real world problem, rather than being an artefact of the car's sensory arrangements. Which, given that we had had to abandon our trusty Ford C-Max because of the failure of the engine management system, rather than because of a failure of the engine, would have been irritating.

Gemini does what looks like a good job on the subject.

He goes on to tell me about the system needing a reset after a pump - but I shall worry about that on another day.

In the meantime, I did a bit of rudimentary checking with Bing, who turns up a car parts website which offered, for our particular car, a 'RIDEX 2232W0101 Tyre pressure sensor', which would replace part of the valve on the tyre itself. It would measure pressure directly and transmit it to a receiver somewhere in the body of the car. And it does involve a battery which will eventually run down - a possibility mentioned by Epsom Autos before they had actually seen the car or its tyres.

The Gemini story is that it is possible but unlikely that our car is fitted with these particular gadgets. My bet is that he is right about this. Something else to worry about on another day.

PS 1: BH tells me that the sound system in the Polo has sprung back into life. That will need action this day.

PS 2: more help to be found at reference 2. I suppose we are getting more safety - but we are also getting more bother. I haven't thought or done anything about tyre pressures since we got a flat in the Isle of Wight, back in 2021. See reference 3.

PS 3: a place to record the purchase of my latest pair of Moab ventilators, from Cotswold, made, I believe, in Vietnam. Now coming in at around £100, including more or less next day delivery. Both the old pairs were quite down at heel, so choosing which one to retire was a bit of toss-up. But the laces were in good condition and have now been washed and added to the stash of same. 

Last purchase about 18 months ago, as recorded at reference 4. While from reference 5, it would seem that I have been buying these very trainers for near fifteen years.

But at that distance in time, I fail to see what the disgusting of the postscript to reference 5 or the sequined ladies of reference 6 were all about, although the disgusting may have been to do with the public display of corpses. Hopefully it all made sense at the time.

From which I associate to the three day display of the corpse - I think naked - of Richard III after Bosworth. The point here being to make sure everyone knew that he really was dead; to head off any further trouble, any possible pretenders. A story which is largely confirmed by Gemini.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv6.blogspot.com/2026/03/blue-crocus-day.html.

Reference 2: https://erthie.com/how-to-reset-tpms-volkswagen-polo-pn2265/.

Reference 3: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-tale-of-tyre.html.

Reference 4: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2024/11/trainer-time.html.

Reference 5: https://pumpkinstrokemarrow.blogspot.com/2011/10/off-boil.html.

Reference 6: https://pumpkinstrokemarrow.blogspot.com/2011/10/tawdry-trinity.html.