I've been back and forth about buying a hog for some weekend fun, but I don't trust drivers around here enough. I almost get hit at least three times a week in a car, I can't imagine if I were riding a bike.

 

When in doubt.....power out!

 

Finally pulled the trigger on tires after the family trip to Costco today. Michelin Pilot Super Sports

For $15/tire Costco offers lifetime mounting and balancing, road hazard, nitrogen fill, and flat repair for the life of the tire. $865 out the door for stock size. 3-5 days for delivery, should be able to get them on next Saturday

 

This! I debated going with Costco for my new set of winters, however they were $100 more. Definitely a great option for what you get. I'd get my set rebalanced yearly if it was included!

 

Excellent. All good points.

Umm

Should You Fill Your Car's Tires With Nitrogen?

 

So what

Would I pay the $69-$179 the article references for nitrogen? No. But it's free.

The whole point of the article was that it wasn't worth it, and I agree. But again, it's free. Should I need to add air, I'll either use my air compressor in the garage or plug four quarters into an air machine at a gas station.

Will either of those solutions dilute the nitrogen and thus diminish any minor advantage nitrogen has over air, sure. But so what? At that point it will be like having regular air in the tires

$15/tire is a steal for lifetime mounting and balancing plus road hazard and lifetime flat repair. When I got the Potenza S04 tires last fall, I got them mounted and balanced for $14.99, excluding road hazard and lifetime flat repair (the value of which is obviously debatable, and not something I would personally pay for, but it's a nice addition). Just recently we replaced the tires on my wife's Acura MDX and got charged $120 granted there was a convenience factor involved there, but still....

Finally, if nitrogen really matters to a tire consumer, why not just drop your car off at Costco when you're shopping? We were there yesterday and the auto department was quoting 1-1.5 hours to mount and balance tires, on a Saturday! It took us 2 hours to get through the whole store, plenty of time to have had tires checked and rotated (Costco also includes free rotation, but obviously that doesn't matter with a staggered setup).

 

I love Costco but have not gotten tires from them in years. Their install price is great, but I found that I never took my vehicles back by there for the "free" stuff b/c it was always crowded with a long wait. One of those "sounds great but sucks in reality" things.

Congrats on the new shoes though!

 

Agreed, I'll probably never use the services.

Costco was $865 for the PSS, Tire Rack was $812 shipped, and Discount Tire Direct was $800 shipped. I would have needed to get the tires mounted and balanced for $16.68 or less to have "saved" any money over Costco. Possible, probably, but it seems like a wash

 

Quick question, are the center caps on OEM wheels removable while the wheels are still on the car? And are they installable while the wheels are on the car?


Also shameless plug for OB sedan thread, if you have pics please share!
https://www.myg37.com/forums/picture...an-pics-4.html

 

It's just that you included it in your itemization as something of value, when its just a marketing scam.

Seemed out of character, is all.

 

They are removable, but I don't think so while they're on the car. I could be wrong though, but I believe the best way to remove them is from the inside out. I wouldn't take a screw driver to it in fear of scratching the outside surface. If you don't want to take your wheels off you could just go on eBay and buy a set of 4. They can be kind of expensive though...

These were the cheapest ones I found in a quick 30 second search. $30 for 4.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OME-SET-OF-4-Infiniti-G37-35-Cupe-Hubcap-Center-Cap-40343-5P215-/201164681784?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ed6597238&vxp=mtr

 

Caps are removable. Easiest way is to bang them out from the back of the wheel. You can install them when the wheels are on the car also. I've done this a few times swapping wheels around.

P.S. When is our next meet up

 

Thanks for the replies

And will make sure to ask for nitrogen when I remount my tires

 

I have 78% approval of that plan. LOL

 

One case where a Nitrogen fill would be a real good idea would be for the spare, I know most of us neglect checking them until they're about down to 20 psi