Tyre repair

[mengo]

Hi all,

I discovered a nail in rear driver tyre yesterday night. It is Pirelli P.zero 275/30/R20 runflat tyre. I drove about 40 miles since then and tyre didn't lose any pressure. I am even not sure when it happened. It is almost new tyre with 3000 miles. Nail is very close to side of the tyre wall and it could be possible that, structure is still intact. Would appreciate your thoughts on my options. Thanks

1. Buy new tyre - expensive option, around £250
2. Buy used tyre - found one in ebay with 6mm depth for £85, possibly unsafe
3. Try to get it fixed - most garages won't fix runflat tyres, especially when a nail on side. Perhaps, can find a garage to fix it, but not sure about safety. Thanks in advance.

Apologies for rotated photos as I couldn't upload them correctly.

[mengo]

Thanks everyone for your input. From close inspection, I realised that the nail was indeed in rim protector section, only 1-2 mm deep. I pulled it and obviously no air escape was observed. I drove about 90 miles since then and there is no drop in tyre pressure. I think I was lucky that damage was not in sidewall structure. I will report report back if anything unusual happens (hopefully not ). Thanks