Date:         Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:07:28 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reinforced tires - what about other vans?
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> I looked up tires for these vehicles, all 2003 models except
> one.  I used Tire Rack too look up their recommended tires.
> Guess what?  None of the vehicles requires reinforced tires,
> not even the VW Eurovan GL.


This is incorrect. The Eurovan does require an extra-load tire - it is just
expressed differently, in terms of load-index rather than using the term
"reinforced."  The Eurovan calls for a minimum load index of 100, which is
above the rating of a standard-load passenger car tire.  (Incidentally, that
is as per VW, not Tire Rack. Tire Rack has been known to make mistakes. For
example, they list the Continental Vanco 8 as an all-season tire, when
Continental's own website states that it is a summer tire.)

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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