Screw in my tire!

tony · 03-01-2009, 02:38 AM

look for an americas / discout tire they have nitrogen and fix flat tires for free even if your a first time customer...that how it's out here in cali

Crash · 03-01-2009, 04:42 AM

LOL! I saw the thread title, and said "Can you fit in the tire to do that?"

semtex · 03-01-2009, 08:38 AM

^Leave it to you to interpret it that way. lol

Crash · 03-01-2009, 03:35 PM

Yeah, I know. I'm a little "screwed" up in the head.

epod86 · 03-01-2009, 07:07 PM

Nitrogen is really overrated:

Composition of Air

What you're actually paying for is the removal of 22% of the stuff you get FOR FREE in AIR. And most nitrogen I've worked with is normally only guaranteed to maybe 98%, and I'll bet it's a lot less for tire use. The GT-R has nitrogen for fear of heated tires oxidizing in racing. Unless you really race and heat your tires, you don't need nitrogen. And guess what, you get 78% of the stuff in your tires anyway!

As has been mentioned, dry air is probably better for your tires/worth the money more than anything else. But I understand it's hard to take a step back once you try the bells and whistles

semtex · 03-01-2009, 09:19 PM

I still can't believe my dealership adds $400 to the sticker of every vehicle for filling the tires with nitrogen. I got testy with them about it and they took it off (I accused them of snorting the stuff), but you know that for every customer like me, there's probably 10 who don't question it and just pay it. What a scam.

epod86 · 03-01-2009, 10:00 PM

I'd think about flatting the tires just to piss them off at that point, but i couldn't do that to such a beautiful car. I love and hate car dealers, they're the of a dying breed of bells and whistles, wheel and deal, and so on in an age when we all do our own stocks and buy stuff on ebay and amazon. I think this is why I loved watching my dad buy our cars growing up, he knew it all and could stay controlled through it all. Funny how all our derogatory phrases for salesmen seem car oriented...

chubbs · 03-02-2009, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epod86

Nitrogen is really overrated:

Composition of Air

What you're actually paying for is the removal of 22% of the stuff you get FOR FREE in AIR. And most nitrogen I've worked with is normally only guaranteed to maybe 98%, and I'll bet it's a lot less for tire use. The GT-R has nitrogen for fear of heated tires oxidizing in racing. Unless you really race and heat your tires, you don't need nitrogen. And guess what, you get 78% of the stuff in your tires anyway!

As has been mentioned, dry air is probably better for your tires/worth the money more than anything else. But I understand it's hard to take a step back once you try the bells and whistles

Well said!

Nitrogen is just the best way they've found to get you to pay for the air we breathe - and you don't even get the oxygen!

03-01-2009, 04:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
Crash A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,853 Drives: 02 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 589	LOL! I saw the thread title, and said "Can you fit in the tire to do that?" __________________ 2002 Corvette Z06 - Totaled 2003 Corvette Z06 50th Anniversary

03-01-2009, 08:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	^Leave it to you to interpret it that way. lol __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

03-01-2009, 03:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
Crash A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,853 Drives: 02 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 589	Yeah, I know. I'm a little "screwed" up in the head. __________________ 2002 Corvette Z06 - Totaled 2003 Corvette Z06 50th Anniversary

03-01-2009, 09:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	I still can't believe my dealership adds $400 to the sticker of every vehicle for filling the tires with nitrogen. I got testy with them about it and they took it off (I accused them of snorting the stuff), but you know that for every customer like me, there's probably 10 who don't question it and just pay it. What a scam. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

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03-01-2009, 02:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
tony Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Riverside Posts: 1 Drives: 04 M3 Laguna Seca Bl Rep Power: 16	look for an americas / discout tire they have nitrogen and fix flat tires for free even if your a first time customer...that how it's out here in cali

03-01-2009, 07:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 241	Nitrogen is really overrated: Composition of Air What you're actually paying for is the removal of 22% of the stuff you get FOR FREE in AIR. And most nitrogen I've worked with is normally only guaranteed to maybe 98%, and I'll bet it's a lot less for tire use. The GT-R has nitrogen for fear of heated tires oxidizing in racing. Unless you really race and heat your tires, you don't need nitrogen. And guess what, you get 78% of the stuff in your tires anyway! As has been mentioned, dry air is probably better for your tires/worth the money more than anything else. But I understand it's hard to take a step back once you try the bells and whistles

03-01-2009, 10:00 PM	#22 (permalink)
epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 241	I'd think about flatting the tires just to piss them off at that point, but i couldn't do that to such a beautiful car. I love and hate car dealers, they're the of a dying breed of bells and whistles, wheel and deal, and so on in an age when we all do our own stocks and buy stuff on ebay and amazon. I think this is why I loved watching my dad buy our cars growing up, he knew it all and could stay controlled through it all. Funny how all our derogatory phrases for salesmen seem car oriented...