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Date:         Sat, 31 Mar 2001 14:45:11 -0600
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tirerack.com Top Ten List
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My Experience with Conti Contacts are as follows:

Excellent traction in the "Conditions" around Winnipeg (Snow, snow, snow, ice, snow..);

Excellent summer highway performance;

Twice I've had tread separations.

YMMV

Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Leader of the Pack"

> We've bought a few sets of tires from the Tire Rack including , most > recently, C-rated Michelin LTX's for my wife's Windstar. They've always > given very good service and, generally, their prices are hard to beat. If > you're near South Bend, Indiana - you can get them installed there too. > > We purchased the Agilis' for our 85 Westy to replace the completely worn-out > Conti Contacts that were on the van when we purchased it. The POV said that > he liked them and that they were the original tires when he purchased the > van, in turn, from the original owner - an Air Force officer who purchased > it in Germany. > > At the time we purchased the Agilis', however, there were no Conti's > available. Apparently, the Conti factory in South (or North) Carolina had > been on strike for over a year and there were absolutely no stock to be > found. Supposedly, there is (or was) a C-rated variant. I've owned Conti's > before - on our dearly departed 72 Beetle. They were very good tires and > were especially good in snow. As a bit of additional history - I actually > spoke with Conti's national customer service center when I was searching for > Contacts. The rep told me that the Contacts were the OEM steel belted > radials that VW placed on most of the European-market Vanagons and Kampers > in the mid to late 80's - not Michelins. > > We like the Agilis' but I can't actually say that they're a lot better than > the Conti's. We actually purchased them from a local Discount Tire store. > They had 4 in stock that they'd ordered for another Vanagon owner - who > apparently never came in to pick them up. We paid quite a bit less than the > price you quoted (but possibly because they wanted to move the stock). I'd > suggest that you call Discount. I'll bet that they'll match or even beat > the Tire Rack's price. > > Good luck. > > Todd > > Westerville, OH > > 85 Westy - Rivendell > 57 spouse > 88 daughter, 91 son > 90 and 94 Newfoundlands > 96 cats - 2 > 01 Hamster > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rod Smith <rodwreck@SE-TEL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:41 PM > Subject: Tirerack.com Top Ten List > > > > Well, I guess it's actually only a top 5 list. > > Anyway, a search for tires on the tirerack.com website returned the > > following results: > > > > Our most popular 185/-14 (in order of popularity) for the 1984 Volkswagen > > Vanagon are: > > > > 1) Michelin Agilis > > Price:$92 > > Availability: Low Stock > > Speed Rating:R > > Load Rating:C > > Type:Standard Touring > > > > 2) Yokohama Y356 > > Price:$50 > > Availability: In Stock > > Speed Rating:R > > Load Rating:C > > Type:LT Highway Rib > > > > 3) Yokohama Y356 > > Price:$57 > > Availability: In Stock > > Speed Rating:R > > Load Rating:D > > Type:LT Highway Rib > > > > 4) Michelin MX Reinforced > > Price:$73 > > Availability: In Stock > > Speed Rating:R > > Load Rating:RF > > Type:LT Highway Rib > > > > 5) Continental Contact CR21 Reinforced > > Price:$46 > > Availability: Low Stock > > Speed Rating:R > > Load Rating:RF > > Type:All-Season > > > > I have been told that the Continentals > > are very good despite there low price. > > > > I would be interested in comments and recomendations > > on all of the above tires, particularly the Continentals > > Vs the Michelin Agilis. > > > > So, Whats your favorite tire? > > One of the above or something else altogether? > > > > Also, any experiences in dealing with tirerack.com > > would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks! > > Rod. > >


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