Blinker Fluid

Same situation but they were having a special, they clean and repacked the muffler bearings for free.

PV

My dealer throws in a free winter air change in the tires as a promo.

Harry K

Now that would seal the deal!

PV

cheapskate !! !! !! .. .. .. shoulda paid a little $$$ extra and had them use the premium halogen fluid !! !! !!

Did they also change the air in tires from summer air to winter air ??

Dang! Nobody ever tells me about the good stuff!

Hey, that's not that funny. We actually have garages that fill you tires with nitrogen for something like $6 each with free top-offs. If you have a flat and fit it somewhere else, you bring it in and the will suck out the air and put the nitrogen in. So they are, in effect, changing the air. Go figure.

Chris, Brigham Young just turned over in his grave trying to figure out

what has happened to you. Jack & Ginger

Most dealers will also drain the light suckers as part of the service.

Harry K

"Pat" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

Considering that normal air is 70% nitrogen to begin with... Is there any actual reason you'd want to fill your tires with nitrogen? Or was that the joke and I'm just too stupid to get it?

-- Possibly stupid Bob

The guys where I take my car have not even suggested this yet! And here I was trusting them to keep up all the routine maintenance my car needs. Obviously they are just taking advantage of female customers again....

Jo Ann

Storm> The garage did my blinker fluid a couple weeks ago. Wish I'd known I

actual reason you'd want to fill

It's 80%...what's "abnormal" air? :)

"cavedweller" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

Excuse me, 78%. Wasn't thinking there. As for 'abnormal' air, presumably it's whatever they're putting in the tires...

-- Bob

actual reason you'd want to fill

AIUI oxygen attacks the rubber. At higher pressure (2.5ATM) some say the degradation is significant. Nitrogen is also dried so will not add water to the tire. Do I believe the difference is significant? I'm not convinced. Do I bother? Nope.

There is also advertising (note that I don't say studies) that say you get better gas mileage with the nitrogen. If they put it in for free with my next set, I'll probably get it. If not...

And what about the oxygen on the outside? And how about comparing to the effects of road wear? What is the point of eliminating the effects of two miles of driving if you're going to drive ten thousand times that in a year?

It's the same statistical lie used by lubricating oil companies. (compare against car that been using the same oil for 150K miles)

The fuel economy improvement when using nitrogen in the tires is undoubtably when compared to running on four flat tires.

This is the local company. I have NO IDEA if this works or not.

Odd Bob wrote:

actual reason you'd want to fill

His point was that the higher pressure within the tire would increase the activity of the oxygen beyond normal atmospheric.....but note the "some say". I'll continue to use the 80% stuff.