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Date:         Sun, 26 Sep 2004 17:06:51 -0500
Reply-To:     Jaime Forero <jforero@PDQ.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jaime Forero <jforero@PDQ.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon tire
Comments: To: Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
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I am on my second set of Sumitomo HTR 200 tires on my 91 Vanagon and they are one good deal for the price and load range. I have had Michelins before and it is a great tire but the Sumitomo is comparable. Cheers ________________________________ Jaime Forero jforero@pdq.net Siempre adelante !!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari Ollikainen" <Ari@OLTECO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:19 PM Subject: Re: Vanagon tire

> At 4:55 PM -0400 9/26/04, Jerry Holland wrote: > >I am new to the Vanagon list, so if my input about tires is common knowledge > >please understand. I put Michelin MXT 205/70 R14 tires on my 90 Carat. When I > >purchased the van it had Dunlop "sports" tires on the alloy rims. The van > >handled like a tractor and was greatly affected by the wind. The Michelin's now > >have 30,000 miles on them and look as though they can go at least another > >30,000. Yes, I paid a little more, but it has been well worth the money. The bottom > >line: Would I by the Michelin's again? Very definitely yes! > > > > > So would I...EXCEPT the MXTs have been discontinued for some time > now > :-( > > > -- > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus. > -- Mark Twain. > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/


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