re: New car tire question - found a nail in the tire; how long will the tire last after patch?

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That shouldn’t be a problem. Why not plug it yourself?

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This. I've plugged many holes in tires, especially when back in N.O. after Katrina and repairing my house from taking on 4+ ft. of water.

So much debris in the streets that it was impossible to not roll over nails, screws and other sharp objects that punctured tires.

Get a plug kit and a small compressor that plugs into the Aux. plug AKA where the cigarette lighter used to be and be done with it. Just make sure to get a good plug kit with steel handles and not the ones with the black plastic handles that will often break when using them rendering them pretty much useless.