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04 April 2011, 09:22 PM

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I normally get it "thrown in" for nothing when buying new sets of tyres @£400 ish.

... and I guess no or reduced water vapour helps maintain constant pressure and I tend to run 2 or 3 psi higher than norm to compensate.

I run 35F 33R now, which is above the recommended. Do you run higher than that?

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04 April 2011, 09:48 PM

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Four times for 15 litres? Geez, for me they keep upping the requirements for their bonus points. I am four times for 30 litres of V Power for my bonus!

This V power card loyalty scheme has turned into a load of b0110cks.

Tesco here i come.(every little helps)......

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04 April 2011, 09:52 PM

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I read on the MeriTyre website that it's the other rubish that goes in that doesn't help too, fill your tyres on a damp day and damp air goes in and aparantly that escapes through the tyre dropping the pressure again.

Nitrogen stays in, punctures and dodgy valves excluded

I don't think water vapour is going to ever leave the tyre though so if you've ever filled on a damp day then your tyres are ****ed and better get some new ones right now!

Seriously what a load of bull!

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04 April 2011, 09:54 PM

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In fairness, loads of garages have always charged for Air....its just business i guess. You can by small air compressors for fairly cheap these days tho!

Or a foot pump!

Really new technology!

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05 April 2011, 07:56 AM

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I run 35F 33R now, which is above the recommended. Do you run higher than that?

Anders

I can't remember for sure Anders - Scooby2 is at the menders at the moment waiting for new head gaskets and suspension. I think it works out at around 36/33.

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I don't think water vapour is going to ever leave the tyre though so if you've ever filled on a damp day then your tyres are ****ed and better get some new ones right now!

Seriously what a load of bull!

It may be but my experience over 10 ish years using nitrogen is that you never have to top up your pressures and the only time I ever get additional nitrogen put in is when going on holiday when fully loaded and I run about 2psi higher.

How often do you have to top up your tyres Mr Bull?

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05 April 2011, 09:03 AM

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I'll fill up with Nitrogen on Sat and see how it goes

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05 April 2011, 09:47 AM

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thats cheap !!! my local tesco`s its a POUND !!!!!!!

I think that includes the screenwash though, tyres alone are 20p or so in my Tesco.

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05 April 2011, 02:57 PM

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I'll fill up with Nitrogen on Sat and see how it goes

Anders

Anders

Ideally you should remove as much air as possible before filling up then empty out again to help purge the system before filling up again.

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05 April 2011, 09:35 PM

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Anders

Ideally you should remove as much air as possible before filling up then empty out again to help purge the system before filling up again.

Ahh, so they don't pop the tyres off and fill from scratch. I might ask if they can do that.

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08 April 2011, 10:15 AM

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Anders

It must be your lucky weekend! Received an email this morning from Merit who have a spring offer on at the moment apparently offering free nitrogen but you need to be a member of their cardplus scheme which you just need to sign up to when you arrive.

http://www.merityreclubcardplus.co.uk/spring2011/

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