I’d seen a warning light when I picked the car up, but thought nothing of it. But when we got to Taormina it started getting more agitated and told me one of my tyre pressures was low. Found out that all Italian garages provide air for free, so topped it up and off we went.
But it happened again …
Long drive (170 miles) to Noto so topped it up and it did ok.
But it happened again …
This time more serious, as it was flat.
Topped it up again thinking we’re done in 2 days, but got to Siracusa (20 miles) and it happened again.
Found out that not all garages had air – tried 3 with no luck and stress levels rising with tyre pressure falling.
Eileen notices a tyre garage and they gladly topped me up. And then in a fit of decisiveness and using my best google translate, asked if they could fix a slow puncture and resigning ourselves to a new tyre if necessary.
Using our best powers of catastrophisation imagined trying to get to the airport on Friday with a flat tyre …
Here’s the culprit – 15 minutes and €15 euros was all it took.
Tyre pressure up, stress levels down!