I have never worried about using Nitrogen, although many new cars
including my Jetta wagon have tires filled with it, hence the green
valve caps.

On 10/20/2015 11:59 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> Well, since virtually every automobile tire on the planet will be used up or killed by UV long before it rots from the inside, you are correct.  mcneely
>
> ---- PSD <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>> I think there's been about 3 or 4 real reasons now..
>> Still no justification for me.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Jon VO
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 1:17 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Nytrogen and tires
>>
>> The reason Nitrogen is used is because it eliminates water vapor issues
>> with freezing. Nitrogen is free of water vapor and "dry" air is as
>> expensive to generate.
> --
> David McNeely