Date:         Sun, 7 Jul 2002 21:58:25 -0300
Reply-To:     Scotia Westy <scotiawesty@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scotia Westy <scotiawesty@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Fw: Michelin Agilis + Stan Rogers Folk festival
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scotia Westy" <scotiawesty@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis + Stan Rogers Folk festival


> Hi:
>
> I bought four 14 inch Agilis tires last year.   Called Michelin Canada
> directly because no one here in Halifax knew what they were.  The tires
were
> sent right away, no questions, no promises about putting them on a
Vanagon.
> There were no indications of stock being held in reserve.  All I was told
> was that they are a tire for the European market, so they aren't
advertised
> here. You just have to know what to ask for.
>
> I just finished driving 650km this weekend to the Stan Rogers Folk
Festival
> in Canso.  The tires are great in all weather conditions.  I have noticed
> that crosswind movement is much much less.  It was my first folk festival,
> and it was great!
>
>
> Here is some info I emailed to the list last year -
>
> Important information for other list members, particularly those in
Canada:
>
> 1.  Michelin Agilis 61 185R14C are available in Canada
> 2.  Their stock number is 78012
> 3.  They cost about CA$120.00
> 4.  The Rainforce MX4 is not appropriate, despite the michelin.com (.ca)
> reccomendation.  This forth point validates other list members concerns
over
> the load rating and maximum tire pressure available.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan
>
> DJ Landry
> Bedford, Nova Scotia
> '86 Westy (72000km, so far)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 12:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis
>
>
> > When I bought my last set of Michelin MXT's this is the way it was. No
one
> had
> > them in stock, and they had to be requested from a Michelin Warehouse by
> the tire
> > outlet, and Michelin would only release them if the tires were to be
> mounted
> > specifically on a Vanagon, nothing else. The tire dealer had to
guarantee
> this to
> > Michelin. This was two years ago, and now it appears there simply aren't
> any more
> > MXT's anywhere.
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver
> > B'ham, AL
> >
> > Robert Lilley wrote:
> >
> > > I called Michelin customer care, told them that I had a Vanagon, that
I
> was
> > > switching to 15" rims and the location where I was going to have them
> > > installed.  They sent a set of five out to Walmart (they matched
Cosco's
> > > price $109 including lifetime balancing) and they put them on. The
tires
> are
> > > being held back in emergency reserve and only let out on an as need
> basis (so
> > > I was told by the rep).
> > >
> > > That is how I got my set of five...
> > >
> > > Robert
> >
>