Garage must: Best tire inflator

When your car’s tires are low, you risk lower gas mileage, wobbly steering and blowouts. An at-home air compressor beats going to the gas station — and you can use it on basketballs, pool floats and lots more.

No buying junk around here. I went digging for the best at two price points.

💲💲 Upgrade: This portable cordless pump is a whopping 30% off now ($62.99). It has a digital display, rechargeable battery, and chargers that work at home or in your car’s cigarette outlet. Its handheld, cordless design makes it a cinch to inflate car tires (it can inflate a fully flat tire in three minutes) or bring it inside for midnight air mattress fill-ups.

💲 Budget: This corded compressor is half the price of a battery-powered model. I found a highly-rated model on sale for $31.98 (30% off). Plug it into either a home outlet or your car’s cigarette outlet and get to pumping. It inflates an average car tire in under four minutes and has a digital display and built-in light.

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Tags: batteries, battery, car tires, gas mileage, upgrades