eli5 – tyres- Do not patch but rather buy new?

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In one episonde of Big Bang, Sheldon’s brother says to never patch but actually always buy new. Why? Wats wrong with driving a patched tyre? Does it depend on where the patch is?

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In the context of the show Sheldon’s brother is a tyre salesman. He’d rather you buy a new tire from him than you patch your tire and continue using it.

It might be perfectly fine to patch your tire and continue using it until a greater failure. A tire salesman will always want you to just buy new tires because that makes them more money.

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