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Default Nitrogen in tires

On Jul 2, 9:58*pm, Jack wrote:
On Jul 2, 8:44*pm, John...same as yesterday.
wrote:



On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:49 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock


wrote:
On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:17 -0400, John...same as yesterday.
wrote:


The local Toyota place will fill all the tires with nitrogen for $30.
Is it worth it? Thoughts?


Well, consider this - regular old air is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1%
other gases and water vapor.


The advantage of nitrogen is that it won't diffuse through the rubber
because the molecule is bigger.


Personally, air is cheaper and mostly nitrogen anyway.


Hadn't looked at it that way. What I'd be doing is paying $30 for a
change of 22%. Hell, I'll probably be paying a lot more for 'change'
when my next income tax bill comes in.
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It does help to lighten your car to get better gas mileage.

Your billfold will be lighter.

*:-)


I always thought this nitrogen in tires thing was a scam too. I
understood using it in paintball guns but tires?