Hi John,

I called Michelin customer service last week and told the representative
that my '84 VW Vanagon needed a new set of Agilis 61s in 185R14C.  He told
me that Michelin could not provide me with tires for my van as tires were
out-of-stock and no longer made.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis Tires

> Frank,
>
> That's bogus! It's a marketing ploy by Costco.
>
> Gases - nitrogen or otherwise - all follow the "Ideal Gas Law". This law
> - oft stated in chemistry and physics - is comprised of three other laws
> - Boyles Law, Charles Law, and Gay-Lussac's Law.  A fairly comprehensive
> and easy to read summary of these laws is found in Wikipaedia. The
> inside volume of the tire remains constant, so as temperature changes,
> whether from the weather or from rolling friction on the road, the
> pressure will change. The case for nitrogen being used in the Agilis
> tire is that it is a very dry gas - no entrained moisture - and being a
> relatively inert gas, it reduces the tendency of the tire to rot.
>
> BTW, I'm soon to need new tires, and the Agilis is my choice for the
> next set.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Frank Condelli wrote:
>> In a message dated 20/09/2007 6:15:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> WHalsey@sya.org writes:
>>
>> Why  nitrogen? I have never heard of that.
>>
>>
>>
>> Because that's what COSTCO is doing.  The  pamphlet I got from COSTCO
>> says:
>> Nitrogen helps stabilize a tire's  inflation pressure.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Frank  Condelli
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