They said I had a better chance of hitting the lottery.
 

I had a nail in my tire a few weeks ago and went and got it patched...yesterday my tpms went off again. I checked tire pressure and it was the same tire that was low so I thought either it was another nail or they screwed up patching it.

I took it into the same tire shop and instead found this:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1280864395

They said since it went through the same patch and they couldn't re-patch. :shakes head: Kept telling me I had a better chance hitting the lottery (even though I don't think they actually did any mathematical equations to come to this conclusion). They quoted me $255 for another OEM tire. I just told them to throw the spare on.

If I'm going to be purchasing a rear tire for that kinda money when the rest already have 7k miles on them I'm thinking of just replacing both rears with wider tires.

Any suggestions with the same wall height for the Enkei 18"s?

U should go buy a lottery ticket and when you win send a few bucks my way hehehehe

wow that is crazy!

holy hell

man that stinks...i just got mine patched this weekend...i hope i don't meet the same fate.

My gods honest reaction was 'No Way'! Thats a fail and a win all together

gfto

I'd find a better tire shop. They should pull off the old patch and re-patch. They're just lazy or incompetent or both and just want to sell you a tire.

Wow what luck time to go buy a lotto!

The first penetration could have been a sharp nail, and that yields a different type of tire damage to various belts/cords within the tire. This penetration was brutal to the belts/cords within and too close for comfort. The tire shop was correct in not patching it; they also have the law to contend with if they did fix this again.

I actually took your advice, went got the tire back from them, literally drove across the street and the tire shop across the street patched it by injecting it with tire compound and what looked like melted compound on top.

I know it's probably not something I want to be on the track with but it's better than unexpectedly spending $600 on tires right now, especially with all that tread still on it. :ughdance:

Everyone has been baffled at the chances of that happening though, I still can't believe it. The second tire shop I went to the guy was like "how the hell did you manage that?!"

highly unlikely :roflpuke2:

The closest that I've come were two flats in exactly the same tread a week apart about a foot from each other. The shop showed me that it was in two different places because I didn't believe them. Glad you got yours fixed.

I just put 275/40/18 on my stock Enkie. I can take pictures if you want. Looks way better than the 245's. It's the widest you can go on this rim. Adds about an inch in width. Guess it was the Z's way of saying she wanted new tires.

Tire rack has the Advan Sports for $229. Use the link in the marketplace so the forum gets some rep.

I'm actually debating between the RE11s, AD08s, or Continental ExtremeContact DWs (for the tread wear and lower price)

I'm thinking 265/40/18 for the AD08s cause tirerack doesn't seem to have them at 275/40/18 and I have a feeling 265 might be a better fit for these Enkeis...Cmike how are the 275s riding? Any concern with tracking/auto-x on those tires? What did you end up getting anyway?

EDIT: Not referring to the DWS btw, "DWs" as in the plural of "DW"

265/40/18 will work ok, the 275/40/18 were just a closer diameter/wall height match. I was actually looking at the AD08's, but they didn't have it in that size, like you said. The RE11's are pretty sweet, but was more than what I wanted to spend.

Ended up just getting the Advan Sports (they were on special for $229) and the ride is more or less the same. I decided to run 245/45/18 up front, so it basically matches the sport package footprint now. I haven't done any auto-x with it, but you do feel a little more grip in the back. Could just be the new rubber tho.

Here's a calculator I found that was really helpfull:
Tire Size Calculator - tire & wheel plus sizing

I HAVE ONE used rear stock sports package tire! PM me if interested!

One of the them got punctured and then I bought a new set all around. So if you're interested, I had about 7k on my used one. O'd say about half life left.

Those look good Mike. That calculator is awesome, I definitely see the benefit of going with 275s in the back.

RCZ, thanks dude, I think I'm just gonna run on this patch until I can comfortable afford new wider tires.