Where to Get Free Air for Your Tires
Buying, maintaining and insuring a car can be quite costly, so it makes sense to save money whenever possible, including when it comes to inflating tires. As we discussed in a previous Lifehacker post , despite some of the hype about filling tires with nitrogen, its slightly better performance isn’t worth paying even $5 for a tire.
The cost of filling tires with traditional compressed air (such as the one found at a gas station) is much lower: about $1-$2 for the time it takes to fill all four tires. While this is perfectly reasonable, getting air for free is even better. Here’s where to find it.
Where to find free air for your tires
While spending $2 to fill your tires with air probably won’t have a major impact on your finances, in many cases that’s not the problem. More and more gas stations are being equipped with air pumps that allow you to pay by credit card, but many of them still accept coins. Planning ahead and refueling your tires for free whenever possible means you won’t have to run out of air or coins.
Here are a few places where you can fill up your tires for free:
gas stations
- GATES
- Get to go
- Holiday StationShops
- Hi-Vee
- kroger
- Kum and Go
- Quick Trip
- Quick check
- QuikTrip
- royal farms
- Rutter
- Schitz
- Stewart’s Store
- wava
Tire workshops
- Atlantic Tyne and Service
- American Tires/Discount Tires
- Big O Tires
- Comprehensive car care Firestone
- Goodyear Car Service
- Tire centers Les Schwab
- Just Tires
- NTB (National Tire and Battery)
Clubs wholesale
Like their gas discount, free air is only available to members:
- Costco
- Sam’s Club
- Blowjob (but only at their gas stations)
states
- California : Gas stations provide free air to customers when they purchase gasoline
- Connecticut : Gas stations provide free air to everyone whether they buy it or not.
- Florida : State rest stops provide free air
In addition, some dealerships provide tire refills to customers free of charge.
You can also use Free Air Pump ‘s online map tool to get a list of places near you that offer free air based on your zip code.