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I was thinking of getting a compressed air tank for the garage... so now I'm wondering, how do you 'maintain' it to keep it dry? :confused:

You drain it periodically, usually from a drain at the low point where the water collects. There are automatic drains, or manual, depending on the compressor. No rocket science at all.

Of course, it helps a lot if you live in a very dry climate (says he who lives in the Vancouver rain forest....):)

Hi, right the tyre (oop's sorry tire) you want to get is Nokian. Trust me on this one here is a link http://www.nokiantyres.com/

Never used one before, actually... I guess you have to bleed-out all of the compressed air, then open a drain plug (?) How often do you need to do this?

I just bought a set of Cooper Discoverer HT's for my 3.0 and I love them. Great bang for the buck.

He's looking for all season tires. The Nokian is a winter-only tire.

Hmm, we seem to have hijacked this thread.

In our family auto-repair shop, we drained the compressor daily. We did not need to drain it right down, just until the water stopped spitting out, due to the design of the trap. I am not sure if they are all the same. I have been in some commercial shops where the subject came up and I asked how often they drained the compressor, and they just gave a blank look, but they knew all about early hour failures of their own air tools....

I am not an expert on compressors, but I think that there should be automatic devices for this on modern compressors. It is still worth asking/knowing about. It is one reason to use the free air (if available) at a tire shop, and not at a self-serve gas station.

Now, back to which tire to buy....:)

Never used Michelin's in the snow but never had any problem in even the biggest down-pours or slick roads. Maybe the iDrive helps. They may be a lot more trouble when they wear down though.

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I know, I know... cheap laugh, but I think you meant xDrive :p

I'm a bit disapointed with the OEM Michies in the snow, myself. Not bad overall, though.