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Date:         Mon, 6 Dec 1999 16:04:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: [Fwd: [wetwesties] Winter Tires...] Oh no! Not again!
Comments: To: Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>

Just curious-

Are these the type of snow tires one keep in their garage on a spare set of rims, and puts on when ol' man winter howls, and takes off at Easter? Or are they everyday tires as well?

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree

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-----Original Message----- From: Lawrence Johnson [SMTP:larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA] Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 3:35 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: [Fwd: [wetwesties] Winter Tires...] Oh no! Not again!

Jim Arnott wrote:

> <snip> > From: Curtis Long <jclong@jps.net> > > <snip> > Nokia has just released an 8 ply rated Hakkapeliitta 10 LT Snow tire in > the size of 185 SR14. At least that's what the sales guy called it.. > I wanted larger diameter tires, but he said these were a special size > that was almost as large as my BFGoodrich 8.50x27 TA All terrain > Radials.. Not sure if he was lying or not, but they are large enough > to satisfy me. > > The tire claims to be a 185 R75 14 C with a max load of 1875 lbs at 65 > pounds of air cold. I added the optional studding (though these are > really studdless class tires) <snip>

We have these Nokian tires (studdless) on our 1986 Syncro Westfalia. When driven through deep snow, they are simply AWESOME. -Larry


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