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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by lexfinally
wait, even if you didn't buy your tires there?
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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by LexFinally
Wait, even if you didn't buy your tires there?
Yep, been using them for years.
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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 10:01 AM
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I got the light when I fired it up a couple nights ago in the middle of nowhere on a holiday weekend. Scared me until I remembered how to access the dashboard display and saw it was because one tire had dropped to 29 PSI. Talk about a hair trigger. That kind of warning does more harm than good.
Dude that’s not a “hair trigger” you were 6 pounds under inflated which is almost twenty percent low. That reduces traction and adversely affects handling in addition to increased risk for blowouts due to overheating at high freeway speeds.
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Old Sep 5, 2023 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by EmeraldLexuSC3
Extra for Nitrogen??

I get my fill free of charge at Costco and when I buy my Tires.

They also have a self Tire inflation station out in the parking lot outside their Tire Center.
Costco Tire Inflation Machine

You put in the recommend psi and it let's you known when it's filled.
I just discovered them and great.
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Old Sep 6, 2023 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by EmeraldLexuSC3
Extra for Nitrogen??

I get my fill free of charge at Costco and when I buy my Tires.

They also have a self Tire inflation station out in the parking lot outside their Tire Center.
Costco Tire Inflation Machine

You put in the recommend psi and it let's you known when it's filled.
Local QuikChek by me has those same pumps.
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