Damn nail in the sidewall

I have always been willing to pay a bit of a premium for service. In the future, you might consider Les Schwab as an option for tires since you have them in your area. If you don't like their selection, ask them to order what you want and they can get most tires. Their price includes all the add ons for warranty. At least locally here, their service beats the competition by a mile. Including DC, Costco, etc. They have taken care of me so times on both tires I bought from them and tires I didn't....

 

I had this same thing happen with a new tire. Find a shop have them install a $15.00 inertube. yeah old school but the tire wore out before it ever lost air.

 

Word! I took a second stab at it, and was able to ream the nail hole out a bit more, put a plug in, let it sit overnight so the cement would set up, and filled it up with air. It seems to hold!

I'm still on the fence about putting it into my normal 5-wheel rotation (but keeping it relegated to the rear wheels for the rest of its life). I might just keep it as the spare, and switch to a 4-wheel rotation. But I'm glad I was at least able to fix the damned thing!