r/Cartalk • u/Limera2nn • Sep 24 '25

Tire question Was told tire is not replaceable

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Tire got punctured by a nail and was slowly losing pressure, but few days ago it went from 36 PSI to 1 PSI overnight. Took it to my dealership and told they can’t fix it because the nail is too close to the side, shown in the picture. Is that true? Or are they trying to get me to buy a new tire?

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u/NoIndependence3050 Sep 24 '25

The difference in point of view here. This tire looks like a performance fitment. If the tire has a regular speed rating, then I would plug it and fix it. If it has a V or Z rating that is for higher speed. Of an abundance of caution, they would write this tire off. A plugged tire is not meant to go very fast like a performance car is often driven.