Date:         Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:00:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: SNOW CALL
In-Reply-To:  <c86.242ec812.34c8cd40@aol.com>
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As I said, my Hakkapeliittas are unstudded (that's sans studs, without
studs, studless) but they do have very aggressive treads and make my 7
passenger and my Westy a pleasure to drive in snow.

Mike
Houlton, Maine
(I have to go southwest to get to Ottawa)


JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/23/08 12:00:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> collum@VERIZON.NET writes:
>
>
>> Anyway, I've great results with my 2 wheel drive Vanagons in the snow of
>> northern Maine (one automatic and one manual) using Nokian Hakkapeliitta
>> C2 or CQ tires (unstudded, BTW).  The right tires sure do make a
>> difference.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> your right...  studded snows would make a difference..    but with
> regular all season radials, a 2wd vanagon sucks in the snow.
>
>
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