"Wayne Moses" <wmoses@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> I have heard Pat Goss (Goss' Garage segment on Motorweek on PBS) recommend
> nitrogen in tires, and I respect his opinion as a master mechanic.

I pretty much do too, but sometimes they are being subsidized by some of the
products mentioned on the DIY shows. This Old House is a perfect example.
One company ( a customer of ours) offered to give them product to build a
house, value about $15,000. They said yes, if you also give us $18,000
cash. .

 

Fantine wrote:
> Um, because it's a DISCUSSION board? Sorry to force you to waste your time
> with idiots.

Yes, DISCUSSION, not GOSSIP.

Matt

 

Shaman wrote:
> "Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 2poWh.2842$0d2.931@trndny02...
>> Shaman wrote:
>>> As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?
>> It's just another scam designed to part fools from their money. At least
>> you had the smarts to ask before you fell for it.
> Well.. I do have Nitrogen in my tires, but my local Coscto Wholesale
> warehouse provided it to me for ...free!
>
> Same for flat tire repairs, and for rotation.
>
> just asked the question, as I wanted to know if all the sayings about
> Nitrogen was true.
>
> Shaman

Nothing is free. You just didn't pay for it explicitly. :-)

I think most of what is said about Nitrogen is true, it just isn't
terribly relevant for passenger car use. It certainly won't hurt
anything, but it isn't going to change much.

Although, I had to laugh as after reading this thread I heard an
advertisement on the radio today from a tire dealer advertising 99.7%
pure nitrogen for your tires for something like $10 a tire. The
hilarious part is that they claimed that this could save you up to
$134/year! I don't see how these people can rip people off and outright
like like this and still sleep at night.


Matt

 

Hello Shaman,

S> "Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> a écrit dans le message
S> de news: 2poWh.2842$0d2.931@trndny02...
S>
>> Shaman wrote:
>>
>>> As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?
>>>
>> It's just another scam designed to part fools from their money. At
>> least you had the smarts to ask before you fell for it.
>>
S> Well.. I do have Nitrogen in my tires, but my local Coscto Wholesale
S> warehouse provided it to me for ...free!

I guess you had to be a members and buy the tires there, right?

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa

 

"Wayne Moses" <wmoses@houston.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
fd672428219878c9527dee85ef90@news-server.houston.rr.com...
> Hello Shaman,
>
> I guess you had to be a members and buy the tires there, right?
>
> Regards,
> Wayne Moses
> Houston, Texas
>
>

Sure I am a member, but did'nt never ever bought a single tire there. The
clerk told me it's a "service" they offer to ALL their members. So, as Matt
said, it's not "free" because I pais my member card. But it's free, because
I didn't pay for this specific service.

Shaman

 

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:16:48 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
wrote:

>Fantine wrote:
>> Um, because it's a DISCUSSION board? Sorry to force you to waste your time
>> with idiots.
>
>Yes, DISCUSSION, not GOSSIP.

Do you have proof it's gossip? Where are your sources and attribs?
-

Bob

 

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:39:51 -0400, "Shaman"
<shaman2milleNoSpAm@NoSpAmyahoo.com> wrote:

>As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?

N2 is slightly better inside a tire than O2. It will probably make a
tire last a week or 2 longer over a 20 year life.

-

Bob

 

Hello Shaman,

S> Sure I am a member, but did'nt never ever bought a single tire there.
S> The clerk told me it's a "service" they offer to ALL their members.

Excellent. I will enquire the next time I am there. On this Nitrogen business,
if it is costing me nothing extra then I am ahead because I don't believe
that it is any worse than air, and if anything it is better. Even if it costs
me a little extra but keeps the tires are the right pressure longer then
that is worth it also, since my time is money.

S> So, as Matt said, it's not "free" because I pais my member card. But
S> it's free, because I didn't pay for this specific service.

If you want to split hairs, it may not be free depending on how much you
shop at Costco, but if you shop at Costco often you have already paid off
your membership card fee so it is free.

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa

 

"Wayne Moses" <wmoses@houston.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
fd67242821acd8c952d6d6ef9da0@news-server.houston.rr.com...
> Hello Shaman,
>
> S> Sure I am a member, but did'nt never ever bought a single tire there.
> S> The clerk told me it's a "service" they offer to ALL their members.
>
> Excellent. I will enquire the next time I am there. On this Nitrogen
> business, if it is costing me nothing extra then I am ahead because I
> don't believe that it is any worse than air, and if anything it is better.
> Even if it costs me a little extra but keeps the tires are the right
> pressure longer then that is worth it also, since my time is money.
>
> S> So, as Matt said, it's not "free" because I pais my member card. But
> S> it's free, because I didn't pay for this specific service.
>
> If you want to split hairs, it may not be free depending on how much you
> shop at Costco, but if you shop at Costco often you have already paid off
> your membership card fee so it is free.
>
> Regards,
> Wayne Moses
> Houston, Texas
>
>

The guy at Costco told me that Nitrogen is better than air because it keeps
the tires more "cold" so the high temperature in the tire won't effect the
pressure. With air, hihg temperature = hihg pressure, wich is bad for the
tire, and gas mileage.

For the Costco thing, the Costco store is at 5 minutes from my place, so I
shop there every weeks.

Shaman

 

Hello Shaman,

S> For the Costco thing, the Costco store is at 5 minutes from my place,
S> so I shop there every weeks.

Same here. May go there today, even.

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa

 

"Shaman" <shaman2milleNoSpAm@NoSpAmyahoo.com> wrote in message
> The guy at Costco told me that Nitrogen is better than air because it
> keeps the tires more "cold" so the high temperature in the tire won't
> effect the pressure. With air, hihg temperature = hihg pressure, wich is
> bad for the tire, and gas mileage.

Wow, you can't make this stuff up! And I bet he even has a high school
diploma.

 

"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
oGLWh.5261$2v1.3474@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net...
>
> "Shaman" <shaman2milleNoSpAm@NoSpAmyahoo.com> wrote in message
>> The guy at Costco told me that Nitrogen is better than air because it
>> keeps the tires more "cold" so the high temperature in the tire won't
>> effect the pressure. With air, hihg temperature = hihg pressure, wich is
>> bad for the tire, and gas mileage.
>
> Wow, you can't make this stuff up! And I bet he even has a high school
> diploma.
>

Regardless the diploma he has, I think this is just right. And if not... why
bother? I did'nt even pay for that service

Shaman

 

"Shaman" <shaman2milleNoSpAm@NoSpAmyahoo.com> wrote in
news:U_xWh.101538$mo1.466897@weber.videotron.net:

>
> "Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> a écrit dans le message de
> news: 2poWh.2842$0d2.931@trndny02...
>> Shaman wrote:
>>> As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?
>>
>> It's just another scam designed to part fools from their money. At
>> least you had the smarts to ask before you fell for it.
> Well.. I do have Nitrogen in my tires, but my local Coscto Wholesale
> warehouse provided it to me for ...free!

I do too. About 78% of the air in my tires is Nitrogen. So, inflated to
38 PSI, even if the other 22% escapes, I'll still have the 30 PSI
recommended by Hyundai for my tires.

Eric

 

"Shaman" <shaman2milleNoSpAm@NoSpAmyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> "Shaman" <shaman2milleNoSpAm@NoSpAmyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> The guy at Costco told me that Nitrogen is better than air because it
>>> keeps the tires more "cold" so the high temperature in the tire won't
>>> effect the pressure. With air, hihg temperature = hihg pressure, wich is
>>> bad for the tire, and gas mileage.
>>
>> Wow, you can't make this stuff up! And I bet he even has a high school
>> diploma.
>>
>
> Regardless the diploma he has, I think this is just right. And if not...
> why bother? I did'nt even pay for that service
>
> Shaman

You think what is right? High pressure is bad for gas mileage? It usually
improves. Or that nitrogen has cooling effects? It may not expand as much
as oxygen, but it is not going to act as a coolant to keep the tires more
"cold". Higher pressure may or may not be bad for the tire, depending on
actual pressure and speed traveled.

I'd take if for free too, but I'd still not believe the un-natural acts of
physics he is speaking.

 

Wayne Moses wrote:
> Hello Shaman,
>
> S> Sure I am a member, but did'nt never ever bought a single tire there.
> S> The clerk told me it's a "service" they offer to ALL their members.
>
> Excellent. I will enquire the next time I am there. On this Nitrogen
> business, if it is costing me nothing extra then I am ahead because I
> don't believe that it is any worse than air, and if anything it is
> better. Even if it costs me a little extra but keeps the tires are the
> right pressure longer then that is worth it also, since my time is money.
>
> S> So, as Matt said, it's not "free" because I pais my member card. But
> S> it's free, because I didn't pay for this specific service.
>
> If you want to split hairs, it may not be free depending on how much you
> shop at Costco, but if you shop at Costco often you have already paid
> off your membership card fee so it is free.

It still isn't free. Even it if only costs $5/tire, that means that
Costco could use air and lower their tire costs by $5.

Matt