If there is one place where you don't want to be cheap, it's tires. My $0.02 Frank '89 Carat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill N" <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 9:41 AM Subject: Re: reinforced tire
> Of course, insane is a legal term, not a medical term, however... > > When you are on the E-way moving 75 MPH or more, your life is literally riding on your tires. > For some of us, a more important consideration is that the lives of people we love and > strangers we don't even know who happen to share the roadway with us that day are also riding > on our tires. > > There is no such thing as an "all purpose" tire. Tires are rated as to load capacity, max > speed, and max pressure, among other things. If the tires do not meet the vehicle > manufacturer's specs, they must be considered unsafe. I don't care what the tire "expert" at > Sears or wherever says. > > Sure, you may be able to get by with ordinary passenger car tires, and maybe nobody you love > ever rides in your van. In my case, my wife, children, and grandchildren all ride in mine from > time to time. Because of that, I will happily go to the little extra expense to get the best > tires I can find. > > That doesn't make me insane, just careful. > > Bill Nolan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> > > > > anything with a sidewall rating of 2 ply or more. you can get them > > anywhere. i got a set of 4 at sears, all purpose tires for $49 each. people > > who spend $100 each + on tires are insane.. > |
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