Date:         Mon, 3 Oct 2005 23:34:27 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
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>         Its a good report, Larry, but for two things. You insist that a
>Vanagon is a "Light Truck" and needs truck tires, and that just ain't so. I
>have used a 1984 GL as my contractor's work van for 12 years. I have run
>only passenger car tires and have had no problems whatsoever. I don't
>understand why you are so stuck on this. A 1982 Crown Vic runs passenger
>tires and weighs more than my van, tools and all. A Mercedes weighs more
>than my van and comes with car tires. Your Vanagon is a car, Larry. If you
>want it to drive more safely, install  wider rims to hold more volume of
>air, and mount some nice modern car tires with modern tread design and a
>modern compound. No really, don't just theorise, do it and see.  Jake

AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!