Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:41:59 -0800
Reply-To: vanagon teepee <vanagonteepee@GMAIL.COM>
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From: vanagon teepee <vanagonteepee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Tires, '91 Syncro Camper
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I had noticed the Tire Rack comments about people feeling that they
were sacrificing traction with the Agilis, and you mentioned that
"...as with all commercial grade tires, all weather is just not
done..."
The Agilis 61's on my Syncro are stamped M+S (mud and snow) which is
all I need to get by the CHP chain control checkpoints -- without
chains. So they seem pretty "all weather" to me, but am I missing
something?
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:19:12 -0700, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
> On 2/20/05 7:44 PM, "vanagon teepee" <vanagonteepee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > I would encourage anyone considering purchasing tires for their
> > Vanagon to review the buyer comments on the Michelein Agilis at Tire
> > Rack:
> >
> > http://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?additionalComments=y&tireMak
> > e=Michelin&tireModel=Agilis&commentStatus=P
> >
> > It was my experience too that if you want stability, responsiveness,
> > and manuverability -- especially at highway speed -- reinforced
> > sidewalls are essential and anything else is just mushy.
> >
> > Does anyone run tires other than the Agilis that address this well?
> >
> >
>
> The same tire that I found on most pictures of european t25 vans (vanagons)
> at the time I bought mine, Vredestein.
> Using them for 2 years now on the pair on the front and a year on the pair
> on the rear. Reason for the difference is I lost one pair to road hazard.
> As with all commercial grade tires, all weather is just not done. However
> for the minimal amount of lasting snow here in denver they do just fine for
> year around for me.
>
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> jimt
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