BiturboA6

which would you recommend as a gift for a 87 yr old who is very well capable? I saw some nice ones on the tirerack.

Thanks,
Drew

ex-quattro PETE

with a blood-pressure monitor. ;-)

Seriously, either one will work. A digital one with bigger numbers may be easier to see, if that's a concern.

An analog one I had a while back stopped measuring accurately, but that was after I dropped it. Then I bought an AccuTire digital one from Target and have been using it for over 2 years now and I'm happy with it.

mustbeaudi

Will post later, consumer reports tested dial and pen types years ago and I have the blurb.

mustbeaudi

THis is from an OLD consumer reports:

pencil type Camel 40-400 or Napa 90-389 ($5-7)
dial brookstone 4136-00, GH Meiser accugage R-H100X ($15-20)
Digital idea from Pete makes good sense, but LCD can be hard to see sometimes compared to LED for older eyes or for polarized lenses on younger ones.

Andy Hedin

...works great!

BiturboA6

i purchased the talking accutire gauge from tirerack. then found similar at bed, bath and beyond for half the price, but it looks like it will fall apart.

DK