If you think N2 is a waste of money for you, if you seem to see no benefit from it, than that's one thing, but don't make blanket remarks such as
"paying for nitrogen is a waste of money" because for many people, it's not a waste of money.
Read "Traction's reply above a few times. It might teach you some things about science and the many real benefits of running N2.
Why are some of you people so resistant to new things?
"Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide and the halogens".
What effect do you think moist oxygen might have on the insides of a tire and rim, over several years?
Nothing?
I’ve got 18 year old alloy wheels on cars that were filled with air for that long and run in winter and other harsh conditions.
They’re clean, and frankly, pristine inside because I was careful not to introduce water into the tires through moist air from junk compressors. I know because I put tires on the car last year. Those wheels are great. No corrosion. No issues.
The key advantage of nitrogen is the fact that it’s dry.
If you can’t get dry air, then, OK, fill with Nitrogen. It’s better than wet air.
But it’s not magic. Nitrogen will change pressure with changes in temperature. Nitrogen will permeate out of the tire. Nitrogen will leak through a mechanical defect. You still have to check your tires and you will still have to add nitrogen in the fall when the temperature drops.
Why are some people so resistant to simple science?
Ripping people off through marketing isn’t new, even if selling them Nitrogen for their tires is a new take on it. It’s not as bad, as say, Radium as a pain treatment, which was sold to people a century ago, and killed them quickly, and in horrible ways, but you’re being sold a Bill of falsehoods when salesmen tell you that Nitrogen “seals up the tires” or “doesn’t need to be checked” or some of the other patently ridiculous things I’ve seen in this and your previous thread. Frankly, if 90% nitrogen, which you’re actually getting, did any of the miraculous things for which you’re paying, then the 78% Nitrogen in dry air would do the same.
The real problem is here:
I never even took chemistry and I wouldn't need to take chemistry to notice the benefits I got when I ran nitrogen in my tires. The tires lasted me 10 years and about 40,000 miles. I'd say I did well with them. You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
Knowing chemistry, even simple high school chemistry, would help you see through the sales pitch, and understand what Nitrogen can, and cannot, do for you in your tires.
