Nitrogen in tires?

[jledou]

Originally Posted by pektel

It may. Remember that regular air is like 85% nitrogen anyways. Just keep an eye on the pressure, and you are all set.

The nitrogen thing is like snake oil to me. But I have an air compressor in the garage, and can check pressure/top off the tires every night if I felt like it. Especially for the exhorbitant price they charge for it. If they'd do it for free, I may try it.

Air is just under 79% nitrogen. I get the warning on the first cold day of the year and put a little air back in and all is good until the summer ( 6 months typically) which is about the normal leak rate for air on most tires. Nitrogen is slower in most cases but a lot more expensive to refill.

Another point of view http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...stions/4302788