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May 20, 2005
When I got my tires last month at the local big tire chain, they
were peddling filling the tires with nitrogen as a way to increase gas
mileage. I asked counter boy how that worked and he gave me some load
of crap obviously written by the marketing genius who came up with the
pitch. (Who's probably getting rich on it... so how smart am I?) I
asked him since air is already about 80% nitrogen, why should it make
that much difference. So he tried again. I just laughed at him.
Now they're on the radio pitching it, saying it will increase gas
mileage 5%. 20 bucks to have your tires filled with pure nitrogen.
This makes watter wetter look like Nobel prize winning science. (JUST
KIDDING... I don't want to start a water wetter war here, so I'm not
going there.) But come on... nitrogen in the tires to increase gas
mileage. What a crock. Anybody else come across this one? Gotta go
now - I gotta put some lead into my nanomagnetic lead-to-gold convertor.
Hamondale
"hamondale" < hamondale@... > 37126
Posted on May 20, 2005 10:23 PM
Posted to category(s) Cooling System | Engine (internal) | Fuel System | Intake System | Wheels
