Not to rub it in, but DO you have the Road hazard?  If so, it is covered for
free or a little$.  I alos use Discount Tire(America's Tire on the west
coast, I believe) and they cover for zero $$.  My wife has Firestone on hers
and 3 days after I bought em, hit some road debris and tore out the
sidewall.  Cost 12$ to replace.  Good luck.
P.S.  I wiuld think that you could use a plug to patch it since you haven't
lost any air and keep it as a spare, at least.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

 <  I buy tires from Discount Tire and I pay the extra for that
> coverage.  I realize that the likelihood of actually ever making a claim
> is slim, but ...... I pay anyway.  >
>

> I wouldn't try to use that tire.
>
> David McNeely
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:15 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>
> Just a short time ago, I bought a set of General Altimax Heavy Load
>> 205/70/R14 M.S tires for my 88 GL. Yesterday I picked up a 1/8 inch
>> dia.
>> nail through the tire just at the very edge of the tread of the tire -
>> to the outside of that part that sits on the road. Around here - no
>> one
>> wants to touch it for a repair.
>>
>> What is the opinion of The List tire gurus about repairing such damage
>> as a nail puncture at that location. I hate to give up this brand new
>> tire. I pulled the tire - but not the nail. The tire never has gone
>> flat, even as I write now - it's maybe lost a pound of pressure. I
>> drove
>> for 25 miles on that tire before finding the nail quite by accident.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com <http://www.moldhaus.com/>
>>
>