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  #2148885 21-Dec-2018 15:10
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Must be a nice car :) 

 

 


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  #2148889 21-Dec-2018 15:16
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Maybe it only has one tyre. A unicarcycle.

 

 





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  #2148891 21-Dec-2018 15:17
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MikeB4: $780 to replace one tyre on my wife's car due to puncture

 

 

 

What was it? A Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2? 

 


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  #2148894 21-Dec-2018 15:19
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networkn:

 

Must be a nice car :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can only think of a large European SUV with a big engine or a Euro sports car like a Porsche using the tires I said above.
Unless ol mate got ripped off.


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  #2148895 21-Dec-2018 15:20
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I will have to wait until she gets home and have a look. I know it's 19 or 20inch and gas filled




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  #2148952 21-Dec-2018 16:25
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MikeB4: I will have to wait until she gets home and have a look. I know it's 19 or 20inch and gas filled

 

Yeah, the old days of liquid filled tyres were a so much simpler time than these fancy gas ones.





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  #2148983 21-Dec-2018 17:18
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richms:

MikeB4: I will have to wait until she gets home and have a look. I know it's 19 or 20inch and gas filled


Yeah, the old days of liquid filled tyres were a so much simpler time than these fancy gas ones.



All the Nitrogen does is keep the tyre inflated longer by slower loss through the rubber. I am not sure it's worth it




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  #2148987 21-Dec-2018 17:46
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MikeB4:
richms:

MikeB4: I will have to wait until she gets home and have a look. I know it's 19 or 20inch and gas filled


Yeah, the old days of liquid filled tyres were a so much simpler time than these fancy gas ones.



All the Nitrogen does is keep the tyre inflated longer by slower loss through the rubber. I am not sure it's worth it

You might find this interesting (caution if you watch the YouTube video by the same guy it has colourful language)

https://autoexpert.com.au/posts/top-10-reasons-why-nitrogen-wont-help-your-tyres




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  #2149006 21-Dec-2018 18:20
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@Dingbatt I like John Cadogan he knows his stuff and certainly does not hold back





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  #2149129 22-Dec-2018 07:32
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MikeB4:
richms:

 

MikeB4: I will have to wait until she gets home and have a look. I know it's 19 or 20inch and gas filled

 

 

 

Yeah, the old days of liquid filled tyres were a so much simpler time than these fancy gas ones.

 



All the Nitrogen does is keep the tyre inflated longer by slower loss through the rubber. I am not sure it's worth it

 

 

 

Don't use helium because it makes the car lighter and reduces grip on the road. And it makes the tyres sound funny.





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  #2149131 22-Dec-2018 07:45
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MikeB4:

All the Nitrogen does is keep the tyre inflated longer by slower loss through the rubber. I am not sure it's worth it

 

Whilst that's true, it's not significantly different to air. The only real difference is that the nitrogen is dry, so no pressure changes due to condensation/vaporisation of water.

 

 


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  #2149193 22-Dec-2018 09:26
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frankv:

 

MikeB4:

All the Nitrogen does is keep the tyre inflated longer by slower loss through the rubber. I am not sure it's worth it

 

 

Whilst that's true, it's not significantly different to air. The only real difference is that the nitrogen is dry, so no pressure changes due to condensation/vaporisation of water.

 

 

Considering air is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% water I wonder how big is the impact for consumer vehicles...





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  #2149219 22-Dec-2018 10:20
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freitasm:

 

frankv:

 

MikeB4:

All the Nitrogen does is keep the tyre inflated longer by slower loss through the rubber. I am not sure it's worth it

 

 

Whilst that's true, it's not significantly different to air. The only real difference is that the nitrogen is dry, so no pressure changes due to condensation/vaporisation of water.

 

 

Considering air is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% water I wonder how big is the impact for consumer vehicles...

 

 

I don't even make the effort in my race tyres.  Basically you get pretty green valve caps and that's about the sum total of "benefit".





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  #2149271 22-Dec-2018 12:32
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Christmas email fatigue - resulting from emails from businesses simply to deliver some Christmas greeting, which I barely read before deleting - annoyingly, expect some useful ones to be culled along the way.


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  #2149277 22-Dec-2018 12:37
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Acronyms.

 

Even worse, an acronym on a voucher with no definition on said voucher. 

 

I thought FNB was some fairly new bank I'd never heard of in Singapore. Turns out it's food and beverage.


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