Porsche 996 collapsible spares single use?

I am being told by my Porsche dealer that my 996 Turbo's spare (collapsable) tyre cant be collapsed back into its original pack/shape and put back into the front-boot having been used once.

I had a flat left rear tyre and since 996 does not have a sensor to warn me of it, I ended up driving my car a few miles before I pulled over. Breakdown service changed it to the spare tyre (9yr old) which was used for the first time. Porsche fitted a new tyre for 345GBP.

They are now advising me to buy a new spare collapsable tyre. Is this story/explanation right? I fee a bit cheated if the tyre can only be used once!

Asked on 9 September 2012 by SK996

Answered by Honest John

Never heard of this before, but can imagine that the collapsible spare would deteriorate.

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