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> totally unnecessary for a Camry or whatever. Forget the Camry, it's hard to construct a road use application that actually makes sense. I guess you can be

• tmh88j 4y ago
  > Forget the Camry, it's hard to construct a road use application that actually makes sense. For daily driving, sure, but a lot of people track their cars. I don't care about nitrogen in my tires because I'm hardly a competitive racer or frequent track-goer, but for owners of "from the factory" track cars like the ZL1 1LE or GT3 RS I'm sure it matters more to them.
  • ska 4y ago
    As I said, "road use". Applies to most track days too, really. Maybe if you are club racer with a dedicated (i.e. trailored) track vehicle.
    • tmh88j 4y ago
      Right, I meant that people often track their street cars. I've already said that I don't bother with nitrogen, but it takes a special kind of person to run R compound tires on the street...
      • ska 4y ago
        Sure but people that track their street cars are rarely seeing any real benefit from nitrogen, either. It's a pretty marginal thing. Vast majority of people going to track days hit their own limits well before getting anywhere near the equipment limits.
• Spooky23 4y ago
  The use case is that once given bigger air molecules, customers will come back to the shop to top off on said molecules. That gives the parts guy the ability to peddle $75 windshield wipers and gives the sales manager an opportunity to pitch the customer to buy/sell the car. For Costco, it’s perceived value. “Wow, I get my magic air and aren’t spending $300 every time it fill it!”