Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:29:07 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Cdn source for Michelin Agilis
In-Reply-To: <432FC32E.8370.CE13BF8E@swright.zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
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I'm running 185 14 Nokian Hakkapeliitta CQ on one of my vans and C2 on
the other. They're almost identical but one comes with the holes for studs.
They have the load range ... agressive tread ... and, even though
they're winter tires, they wear well for year round use. Granted, there
is a little more road noise with these treads but it isn't bad. I live
in northern Maine and they do well in snow and on wet or dry pavement.
Mike
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy
Shawn Wright wrote:
> I was thinking the same thing... I think a tire with the tread of a BFG A/T KO, and the
> load rating of the Yoko Y370G would be about perfect!
>
> On 20 Sep 2005 at 7:48, Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA> wrote:
>
>
>>Malcolm,
>>
>>
>>this is funny, for I have the opposite criticism of Agilis 61, that is
>>not aggressive enough tread.
>>
>>ah well, different strokes.... :)
>>
>>oh, I got my tires (5 years ago) through local Michelin dealer after I
>>contacted Michelin Canada directly (having gotten info from website)
>>and had a very helpful person located the tires in the States and send
>>them up t the local dealer. Were at that time around 110 buck each.
>>
>>Alistair
>>
>>
>>
>>'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
>>http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>>
>>On 20-Sep-05, at 6:01 AM, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
>>
>>Here is my post on my CDN Agilis tyres:
>>
>>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0308D&L=vanagon&P=R1372
>>
>>I will NOT buy them again as they are to too noisy at highway speed
>>(agressive tread). Next time
>>I'll purchase a C rated highway tire. If you're near Halifax, I'll
>>sell all 5 of mine to you.
>>Malcolm
>>
>>--- Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm going for Michelin Agilis --- lots of good feedback etc. Can
>>>anyone
>>>point me at a good Canadian source for these.
>>> Stupid question --- what size do I need for stock rims on an 84
>>>Westy. 61
>>>185 R14C?
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> '85 Jetta D
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> '82 Diesel Westy
>
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