[Xeno]

I have always had Bridgestone's RFs on my X5s and previously Discount Tires would repair the tires when a screw was lodged in the tire. There was never a charge and it was often done quickly.

Today I am told by a Discount Tire store that Pirelli tires cannot be repaired and that in order to avoid damage to the transfer case I should replace both rear tires. Ugh!

These are 20" (staggered) Pirelli Zero 315/35-20 RFs. Pirelli will credit me a few dollars on the one tire with the screw so if I only replace one tire the cost is $360 (with balance). Current tires have 12K miles.

I admit being too distracted by health issues to put such an otherwise minor expense in perspective. However, a few days ago I was in ICU and am still seeing specialists and drawing blood. Yesterday I saw a urologist who says we must do a biopsy for prostate cancer.

So help me get back to reality on this. What is the recommended course? If I must buy 2 (rear) tires they are certainly not going to be Pirelli's.