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My dealer gave me the car with nitrogen filled tires in it. What I want to understand is does it really make any difference?? As it’s hard to find nitrogen to fill up in tires.
I believe Costco uses nitrogenMy dealer gave me the car with nitrogen filled tires in it. What I want to understand is does it really make any difference?? As it’s hard to find nitrogen to fill up in tires.
What I was asking was does it make any difference having nitrogen vs air ??I believe Costco uses nitrogenMy dealer gave me the car with nitrogen filled tires in it. What I want to understand is does it really make any difference?? As it’s hard to find nitrogen to fill up in tires.
https://www.tirebuyer.com/education/nitrogen-vs-airWhat I was asking was does it make any difference having nitrogen vs air ??
:wink:I use a blend that is 78% nitrogen. The nice thing about it is it’s available everywhere.
No tire pressure monitors on the Insight to deteriorate. This article summarized my thoughts on the subject pretty well.I have been running nitrogen for several years. Because it is less elastic than air, I can run my non-hybrid a couple of pounds higher than I otherwise would. I am impressed how little pressure is lost between checks, because nitrogen molecules are larger than those of air. I also suspect that tire pressure monitors will deteriorate less in nitrogen. So, I will go out of my way to have nitrogen.
That does put things in a different light. I paid $50 for the life of the tires in question. I am stunned that people have paid hundreds for nitrogen. `Clearly too little benefit for that!No tire pressure monitors on the Insight to deteriorate. This article summarized my thoughts on the subject pretty well.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/should-you-fill-your-cars-tires-with-nitrogen.html
You do realize that's a April Fools joke, right?You will get more real benefits from changing your air in tire seasonally, check out this link:
https://youtu.be/2t09qfrYwok
You do realize that's a April Fools joke, right? [img= class=inlineimg]/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]You will get more real benefits from changing your air in tire seasonally, check out this link:
https://youtu.be/2t09qfrYwok
I never considered this but it makes sense and called around in my town at Discount Tire Centers which carries 100% nitrogen fills for $8 per tire. I'm going to replace O2 with N2 to test it out on my Insight.My dealer gave me the car with nitrogen filled tires in it. What I want to understand is does it really make any difference?? As it’s hard to find nitrogen to fill up in tires.
Costco does nitrogen empty/fill for $11.99 on all 4 tires. I also asked my local Costco tire tech yesterday about bringing my car in for rotation and balancing even though I didn't buy the tires from them. He told me he can rotate, balance, and nitrogen fill all 4 tires for $21.99. My local Honda dealership wanted $39.99 just for rotating and balancing.I never considered this but it makes sense and called around in my town at Discount Tire Centers which carries 100% nitrogen fills for $8 per tire. I'm going to replace O2 with N2 to test it out on my Insight.
I wouldn't pay for it but Costco does offer nitrogen for free if you ask to top up your tire. Which is what I used to do but I stopped doing it because it requires a tire tech to stop what they're doing to fill up your tires.Guys, don't throw your money away on this scam
Check links in this thread in the posts by andrew28 and Mr. Natural
Plain air is already 78% Nitrogen