Thanks for that Jack. If my bus is ready, I may get 4 Nokian 14" CS tires installed in Everett WA en route to BBTB. Had considered those BFG's but read that they weren't that great on ice/snow. (or at least not as great as one would assume based upon how they look. They are quite gnarly) Useful to get your impressions. Neil. On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Couple weeks ago we had quite a bit of slippery ice on the streets here > in Central Oregon. Mrs Squirrel's all-wheel drive Subaru Outback was > doing a bit of sliding about, but my 2WD Vanagon (with 300lbs of sand > over the rear axle) handled the same stretches with aplomb.* -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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