this little thing cost me a new tyre

[eTiMaGo]

this is an interesting puncture:



the start of a new fashion, tire piercings?

[Ferret_san]

That is just .... Nasty.
Sooooooo lucky that include the cost of a new rim.

[Pars]

I have a bad habit of going up against a freshly plowed snowbank and tend to end-up picking up a nail in the process (beware of curb and freshly plowed snow). Anyways, I got these 7 year old snow tires in the garage that are waiting for snow, they've got at least 1 or 2 patches each and still holding their air even after sitting dormant for entire season.

[spinejaruk]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

you can safely repair shoulder punctures so long as they are smaller than an 1/8 of an inch and they have not cut any cords in the sidewall. you do have to use a uniseal (patch/plug in one unit) type repair and have someone who knows what they are doing the repair and it will have no problems

Useful info thanks Black Yaris - I will take that onboard.

I've had shoulder repairs in my old car before but the repairer swapped it for the spare (he didn't try to sell me a new one so he seemed honest) with the reasons I have stated - so i guess it depends on finding someone who know what they are doing which seems to be impossible in the UK without being ripped off at the same time.

Main thing is - I needed to use the car for my vacation and couldn't really use the space saver if I had any disputes - after that tyre has come off - he'll prob pull out that screw telling me is unrepairable then I'll really be screwed! Unlucky timing....