Date:         Thu, 25 Aug 94 13:08:51 EDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         eager_r@apollo.hp.com (Richard Eager)
Subject:      Re: tires, once again

Hello,

>From my own personal archive I'll add the following commentary.  Your
milage will vary ...

Dick

> 
> I'm sorry, I know we just had a thread on bus tires and I hate to bring
> this up again, so if someone could refer me to some archive with the
> pertinent info, I would be very appreciative. 

> 
> Now, this is the info I got from a local tire shop: the best for the bus
> would be a 185/SR14 Michelin XZX Reinforced ($85) and the second best

I've used these on three Vanagons and been completely satisfied.  I'm in
New England and need the "all weather" variety.

> would be a 205/70R14 Michelin MXL Reinforced ($105) which has the
> disadvantage that it is not an all-season. 

I went to the NTW store in our areas and was told these were no longer
available in the reinforced style.  Did they tell me wrong ??

They should be reinforced
> because of sway. (Reinforced Continentals would be the 3rd solution, but
> they don't carry them).

If you like a hard ride with plenty of noise and road vibration in the summer
and are into the sport of "Vanagon skiing" down the highway in the winter,
then by all means buy Continentals.  If not, then ....

> 
> Would you all second that opinion? If you prefer not to bother the other
> 190 people who paid better attention than I, then send me a direct reply
> at dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sami, 75 Westfalia
> 
> 
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