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Date:         Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:07:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Cdn source for Michelin Agilis
In-Reply-To:  <c424c7e51b186bd831671dceee6adb1a@uvic.ca>
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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? > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com >

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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