Hi:

I'm sorta new to the list, lurked a bit on archives.  I'm 4+ years into
my first Westy/Vanagon/VW ownership and still learning things. Use the
brick beast primarily in summers as our all around transport and camp
vehicle bar none.  Also makes an excellent bird blind!

I'm needing 4 new tires.  I'm getting rid of stock (185R14) 8-ply rated
Avon Supervan tires.  Garbage.  Had  a treadwear warranty, a good thing
since it took two sets to come even close to making the warranty limit
(40K I think).  Read the vanagon web page suggestions, looked around and
found the reinforced sidewall Michelins (MXTs) at my local discount tire.
 They also mentioned a Vredestein Transport tire, reinforced sidewall,
stock size, slightly cheaper, 8 ply rating (don't know about the ply
rating of the Michelin).
I looked up the Vredestein tire on their site and it sounds like a good
tire for transporters (which is how they sell it; I think the graphic
displays the tire on a Vanagon).  Good load ratings(102/100), a concern
for me with a Westy that is usually loaded to the max.  I used to have
Vredestein Snows on one of my Subarus and they were the best snow tires
I've ever had!

My question is:  Does anyone  have any experience with all season
Vredesteins? I only found a few references in the Archive and they were
to the Vredestein snow tires. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Ed Furlong
@ 7680'  along the
N. Turkey Creek Drainage
near Evergreen, CO

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