"Sarah Houston" <SHoust@pndfnospam.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A9ADB509349CSntzldfrdSntzldfrdco@216.196. 97.142...
> I'm wondering if these guys are just trying to sell me a new tire, or
> what?
>
> One of my snow tires looked a little low, so I took them all in anyway to
> get swapped out for the summer tires today and asked them to check it, and
> fix it if necessary.
>
> They said it was a nail in the tread, but being it wasn't in the very
> center of the tread, more towards the outside of where the tread meets the
> road, that the tire is "unfixable" and I should buy a new one ( from them
> ) next fall.
>
> Is this true or just a trick they may use on gullible women?
>


There are two things that make a tire unrepairable, too much wear and a hole
near (or in) the sidewall. If the nail is within an inch of where the tread
rolls around to become the sidewall, the patch won't stick, or if the wear
markers are showing, they won't fix the tire.

You did not describe either of those conditions, I suggest a second opinion
at another tire repair shop.