Date:         Fri, 19 May 2000 03:26:05 -0000
Reply-To:     John P <jmp@BT-PACIFIC.CO.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John P <jmp@BT-PACIFIC.CO.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Vredestein Tires
Comments: To: Edward Furlong <northerngoshawk@JUNO.COM>
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Stop procrastinating and buy them!!
Regards,
John(Vredestein tired '82)
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Furlong <northerngoshawk@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: Vredestein Tires


> I'm the new guy who asked about Vredesteins.  Someone (Rich) asked where
you
> can get them.  I talked to Discount Tire (www.discounttire.com) here in
the
> Denver area.  They are not listed on the Discount Tire Web page.  I
> apparently lucked into someone at the local store who had actually dealt
> with Vanagons and Westies and understood the need for reinforced sidewalls
> and load ratings (they even new about alternate sizes, not my typical
> experience).  They said they would have to order the Vreds.
>
> The Vredestein tyre is called a Transport ("The iron tough foundation for
> Transporters!" says the Vredestein Webpage [www.vredestein.com]) and comes
> in 2 models:  Transport Steel and Transport Snow.  The Steel is an 8 ply
> rated tyre.  One photo looks like the tyre is on a late model vanagon
stock
> rim.  The tread pattern on the snow tyre is identical to the ones in the
> past that I remember fondly.
>
> Any further comments/opinions/suggestions welcome.
>
> Ed Furlong
> @7680' on North Turkey Creek
> near Evergreen, Colorado
>
> '84 Wolfsburg Westy, German Chocolate Cake colors, Answers to Sisu