Quite common overhere in the Netherlands, to insert rubber a "plug-in" in
the hole where the nail has been.
I have had this several times, funny enough with almost brand new tires.
No problem afterwards.
In Germany however it is law, to replace such tires.
So there is a great second hand market of young tires from Germany to
Holland!
I assume this comes from the fact the Germans still can drive like hell with
unlimited speed on many autobahns.
Germany also has a new law, the one easily can get the blame of an accident
during winter time, if the car is not equipped with special winter tires,
which offer the car a much better grip at temperatures below 7 deg C.
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: "DON SCOTT" <rowdon@sonoma-county.org>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: tire question
> I had the same thing happen on our '04 Toyota Prius a couple of months
> ago. Took it to WalMart because it's right down the road. Without
> breaking the tire/wheel down, they said they couldn't fix it because it
> would be unsafe. So I took it to the dedicated tire shop (not a chain,
> locally owned) where I've bought tires since I've lived here. After
> dismounting the tire and inspecting it, they repaired it using a patch
> made for this purpose. They said there are several possible reasons why
> WM "couldn't" fix my tire : A.) They're living in the stone age and don't
> know any better. B.) Store policy for whatever reason. C.) They'd rather
> sell me a new tire than stock all the needed patches and train people in
> their selection and use. They also said this was common with chain
> stores.
>
> That tire is still on the car.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
>
>
>
> DON SCOTT wrote:
>> Hello-
>> This isn't exactly an MG question, more of a car question. I have a
>> '91 Mazda pickup that I bought new and it has a nice set of 6-year old
>> Bridgestone tires that are/were in great shape. One of them got a nail
>> in the area between sidewall and tread. Tire shop says it can't be
>> fixed. Can I run a tube in it? MGs with wire wheels run tubes with
>> radial tires, so won't this work in my application?
>> Thanks!
>> Don Scott
>> '62 MGA
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