That sucks.

There is plenty of tread remaining on that tire.

Do what you want. A new set will be 100% fine, but if it were me I would yank the screw, push in a plug, fill it w/ air and check for leaks prior to running out for a new set of rubber.

My DIY plug kit has paid for itself many times over.

It is sooo nice to not need to go to a tire store for minor issues.

Yes, the hole is near the sidewall and yes a tire shop won't ever assume liability for that repair, but that can instead be an owner decision / action.

 

What diy tire kit do you use?

 

What do you mean 'a new set'? Is someone (a dealer?) telling you that a puncture in one nearly new tire (7/32) requires a 'new set'? Bullpucky. If you choose to not repair the punctured tire, replacing that tire is all you need to do. I've replaced one punctured tire on my wife's Macans (and BMW's) with 5-12k miles several times with no ill effects. (all-season tires though). Do what you think best, but don't throw away your money when not necessary.

 

100% this.

There's plenty of tread on that tire. If you want to be 100% confident, Tire Rack offers tread shaving service. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=259

 

It is a new year so I would look on the positive side. We are being hammered with snow here since before Christmas. I have lived here for 20 years and don’t remember seeing so much snow at this time of the year. Anyway, last week my wife’s car battery died. Car was parked at our home garage so not a huge problem but dealer wanted it towed there. There were so many car accidents here that the road side service could not find a tow truck in basically 24 hours. The lady was extremely nice and kept in touch with me and said she could not get a single tow truck to take the job. Long story short I was able to get the car jump started, drove to the dealer and got the battery replaced. Today we got another 10” of snow and I was shocked with the number of accidents I saw on the road.

Summary of my New Year’s positiveness is it is just a tire. 😀 But I agree you probably can be good with buying just one.

 

That's not bad IMO, internally it won't be as close to the shoulder as what you see externally (depending on angle it entered). I'd be totally comfortable if it were my car running a plug in it. The kit wingless suggested is great. There are also kits using mushroom plugs.

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Shoot me a PM if you want just one replacement... There is a ~chance~ that I have a 7/32 Latitude Tour HP sitting in the shop somewhere. I can look for you

Front or rear? If I find one, it's all yours.

 

I use this kit and it works well

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Plug it. Just take it easy until you get a better feel for how the patch is holding up. I plugged my wife's Pirelli Scorpion Verde (21" off her Cayenne) in a very similar location, never leaked, and it lasted for almost two years until my wife hit a rock and we ended up replacing all four.

 

I am not advocating one way or the other. 7/32 is not new. It is at least half worn out. 11/32 (typically) is new. Worn out is 3/32. Meaning you have 8/32 of available wear on a 'new' tire. So 7/32 is half worn out. If you install one new tire at 11/32 and the rest are 7/32 the vehicle will recognize one tire with less revolutions/mile than the other 3. That is why they will recommend a new matching set of tires. They should all be the same overall diameter. I might be inclined to repair and hopefully it is a rear tire.

 

Check the TireRack website!

Typically 10/32" is the tread depth for the brand new tires they list for the Macan.

 

For me.. I would go to another shop and tell them to patch / plug it..
you can get another season out of those easy..

 

It's totally patchable, but not according to Porsche. I've patched mine for $40 and has been driving for a few years now and still going strong.

 

That is repairable but I wouldn’t use the plug kits recommended here as a longer term solution. The tyre needs to be removed from the rim and a vulcanised patch put on the inside. No way would I be replacing that tyre with another one.

I have the plug kits mentioned above and have used them many times to get me out if trouble but get a professionally fitted repair done after

 

Agreed

 

Woke up this morning to notice my tire was flat. 7/32 left on the tires, but I get to buy a new set as it isnt patchable. Not how I wanted to start the year, but at least it left me at home.

I assume you do not have road hazard tire insurance, offered by Discount Tire & probably other tire shops, on new tires, even if they are on a new car you just purchased (not from DT!)
I think the pucture is in a non-repairabale area
https://www.discounttiredirect.com/learn/tire-repair

For a puncture in a repairable area, I think the best repair is a plug/patch combo done by Discount Tire or other tire shops.

If you decide to go ahead & repair this tire anyway, especially using just a DIY plug kit, ask yourself what is the worst that coud happen if the repair fails?

Hint: the worst case scenario is not that you go to your car, in the garage and the tire is low, lol.

 

If you drive normal then it is ok to plug the tire. If you are doing 80 and above a lot then a patch plug (its a flat patch on the inside of the tire with a plug attached to it) will work. Buy tires in pairs. It avoids issues like vehicle drifting / pulling to one side.

 

Woke up this morning to notice my tire was flat. 7/32 left on the tires, but I get to buy a new set as it isnt patchable. Not how I wanted to start the year, but at least it left me at home.

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Its. anew tire . I would not replace both unless this were a Gt car that you were tracking (to have even tread) . Despite the tread the nail is too close to the sidewall . Its dangerous . I hate replacing tires but I would not chance this being so close.

 

My concern would be flexing in that “ not far from” the sidewall area.

Under normal conditions. . . . I doubt it would ever enter the equation.

However, one evasive maneuver or quick exit to an exit you nearly missed with 4 folks in the car could introduce an entire near set of dynamics.

In a Toyota . . . Maybe.

In a Porsche . . . .make performance peace of mind your pal. . . . Minimize the number of variables you have to deal with and worry about.

 

Bought 4 new run flat tires for my FX 35 years ago (before I sold it). On the way home I ran over a nail. Got it to the tire shop. The shop said that a run flat tire cannot be fixed. I spoke to the manager and said. Please fix the tire, will pay cash, don’t need a receipt.
Drove for years with that fix and never had a problem.
Find a tire shop. Pay cash, no warranty no receipt. The tire will be fine.

 

Tire plug.....

 

Had Continental tires before, hit many, and I mean many potholes while living in NYC. Tire leakage for days and finally brought it to a tire shop to look at, 3 inch nail screwed into tire. Some shops refused to repair with its foam interior construction. Shop did a quick lousy job by plugging the hole after removal of nail. Then the tire continued to leak every other week. Finally brought it to another tire shop, but this time he dismounted tire from the rim, located the hole, patched the hole with an adhesive patch, lit fire onto the patch and off I went. Haven't had a leak thereafter.

Perhaps you may be able to find patching works till you're ready to replace.

 

I briefly considered plugging it myself (2 tire shops said no after seeing it) but bottom line is I won’t trust it not to catastrophically fail at the worst moment as a couple others have said.

These are the original rubber, so it’s also 5+ years old and means no tire coverage. I will hit up Josh to see what he has though.

 

You can try Tire rack as well. They offer a tire shaving service. You can buy only one tire and have it shaved down to 7/32 (you have to do this on the phone/chat, you can't order online like that - they want to make sure you understand what you are asking). I have done that in the past w no issues.

 

Yeah, I hadn’t thought about this option until it was posted. Financially that would be the best use of money (factoring that I won’t diy a fix) Though when I do the math it seems less important. $400 to drive another 15k or so on these tires then $1600 at that point for a total of $2000 for 50000 (I’m assuming 35k for a set based on the life of the current ones and that I won’t wait for them to be fully worn out before I replace them, too much wet braking here). Works out to 25 miles / $1. Or $1600 now for 35000, 22 miles / $1. If my brain is mathing properly, that’s about $.50 for every hundred miles I’d save.

 

Original Equipment tires do not come with any road hazard warranty. You may have purchased an additional warranty from the dealer that might cover tire punctures. This is a third party policy. You may check with your selling dealer to see if you purchased this coverage at the time of delivery. These are sold through the business office same as extended warranty, life insurance, etc...You may have purchased and don't even know so check with your dealer.

 

I would just plug it if it were my car. In my area, there is a lot of construction, so I pick up nails all the time and get slow leaks.... I plugged one a few weeks ago on my Cayman with Michelin PS4S, and no leaking or issues. Been plugging my tires for years, and have never had an issue with a plug failing....

 

If your car is under warranty you patch it and it fails causing an accident Porsche will not warranty it. Porsche does not believe in patching tires. Just buy one tire, when you have Porsche tire insurance they replace the one tire not all four.

 

Discount Tire will usually fix them for free.

I got two flats in one year on the original tires. Switched to Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus and never looked back.

 

I’d argree with many of the poster’s here that is pretty patchable. Don’t know I’d use a diy plug long term, but a good tire shop should be able to remove it, and patch/plug it from the inside. If you’re taking it to the track, then maybe not, but I’d guess if you were tracking that bad boy, you wouldn’t be worried about your all season latitude’s anyway. I’m surprised (sorta) the dealer(?) said it was not fixable. If you do replace, you’ll want a new pair!