Date:         Thu, 4 Apr 2002 22:43:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Fw: Bought tires (my review) and still looking for 86 parts
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In Canada, Yokohama has just changed it's name.

Now they go by the name, "Yomamma".

Apparently in testing, they found the previous name lacked consumer
awareness, and this one tested better.



Or so we would believe.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
hee hee!
----- Original Message -----
From: "DaveC" <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Bought tires (my review) and still looking for 86 parts


> >Just thought I'd tell everyone that I ended up buying the TIRERACK.com
> >Yokahama tires for my Vanagon. I opted for the $51 load c tires. Looks as
> >though they are rated at 1500 lbs per tire which is more that the
original
> >Michelins that were on my Bus. They aren't as cool looking but I can
> >definately tell you that it drives realy nice! SHipping was basically $10
per
> >tire so I't not a bad deal. They were fast too. If you need tires give
tire
> >Rack a shot.
>
> But what *model* Yokohama's? Y34"s? KA22's? F16's? What size?
>
> Dave
> --
> Dave Carpenter
>
> Whatever you wish for me,
> May you have twice as much.
>
> "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think
> we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -- Arthur C.
> Clarke