Date:         Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:47:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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Some of those 'snow-idiots' are the ones with winter tires on the drive axle
but not on their steer/stop axle!  :-)

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:13:13 -0400
> From:    Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject:
>
> And do get all 4.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Elliott
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:50 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
>
> So I hear. Just gotta find some here in Bend.
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>
>
>   If you have extra money you want to spend, Dennis may be right, but I've
> never seen the need to put snow tires on non-drive wheels.  25 years of
> winters in Jackson Hole, Wy. where winter is long and roads aren't plowed
> that well.
>  If you get studded tires, then yes, get four..If you drive a Syncro, get
> four.  Otherwise, normal tires with a good tread will work just as well and
> aren't usually so pricey as Hakepelitikas (sp?)..
>   Take your van to a deserted driving venue and experiment with it in the
> snow and on the ice.  Learn how to drive it in slick conditions, but be
> very
> aware that you'll encounter other 'snow-idiots' who have not a clue as to
> how to behave on snowy roads...and drive 'defensively...
>   Don Hanson
>



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Jake
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