Date:         Wed, 17 Oct 2001 00:40:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tire story
Comments: To: dwallace@BURGOYNE.COM
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I think the tires are kick butt.
They're a little more noisy than the soft passenger tires but they run
straight, shed water and are (have been for me) better gas mileage.
I'd hang in and wait for the set.
I ran whatever -- whatever they chose to sell me -- and the Agilis 51
185c 14 is the best tire I've ever run.
I think I'd go for the 195 tire, from my view (no experience) just wider
to accommodate the weight, maybe a little taller (diameter).
83 Westy no telling the weight but its fully loaded all the time.
Discount adjusted 4 185x14 Michelin passenger tires for me at 135$ all
four and although I wasn't too happy about the price, I did have 10K on
the other tires, but they were separating like every other tire I ever
had on my Westy. Vanagon might be different, 2000 less I think.

Stan Wilder
83 Westy Air Cooled

On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 23:00:03 -0600 David Wallace <dwallace@BURGOYNE.COM>
writes:
> Last month my local I ordered a set of Michelin 185 R14 C Agelis
> tires from a local dealer (Discount Tires), for a price of $79
> each,
> including balance and mounting.  They were able to locate 4 tires
> in their Reno warehouse.  However, store personnel could only find
> 3 of the tires after the shipment came in. Finally, they admitted
> that an employee sold one of "my " tires to someone else, and
> there are no more Agelis tires to be found.
>
> In disgust, I went across the street to another dealer (Big O).
> They
> apparently can get 185 R 14 tires in load range D (Kumho, @ $84)
> or load range C (Yokohama Y356 @ $87).
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations regarding these tires?
> Will the van ride poorly with the D tires, or should I stick with
> load
> range C?
>
> TIA!
>
> - Dave Wallace
> 85 Westy
>
>
>
> David Wallace
>
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