Date:         Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:06:19 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Discount Tires (and Snows!) for Vanagons / Vredestein vs. Hakka
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> From a recollection which has 20 years of fuzziness
> growing on it, I would have to speculate that the
> Vredestein's perform close to the Hakkapelliita's...
> 
> I'm currently running my own comparison between the two marques -- 
> sorta.  I have sets of each in the 185R14 size with summer tread 
> patterns mounted to two Identical cars... I'll report any egregious 
> difference between the two which I discover.


Be aware, however, that there are a few different Vredesteins that have high
load ratings, and they are not all the same. In a 185R14 non-snow radial,
for example, they make both a Comtrac and a Sprint+.  According to my
contact at Vredestein technical support, the newer Comtrac is a much better
tire than the Sprint+ in all respects. The Sprint+, although still
available, is an older design.

- Ron Salmon
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