"We can inflate your new tyres with air, or, for an
extra $5 per tyre we can fill them with nitrogen gas", the sales person
told me, " Nitrogen gas doesn't react with tyre and rim material so your
tyres will last longer, it will help maintain the pressure in your tyres so you
won't need to check your tyre pressure as often, and it reduces the running
temperature of the tyres so your tyres are less likely to explode."
Is this just marketing hype or are there good reasons for
choosing to inflate your car tyres with nitrogen instead of air?
Read the March 2020 edition of AUS-e-NEWS to find out more.
