Well its interesting that this site states that the Agilis 51's are to
replace MXT's which a lot of listees have owned.... So what is VW SA
equiping their Vanagons with, I mean which brand and make? (I know the size
is 205 65 R 15...)

>From: "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@vanagon.org>

>
>Don't rush out today Mark. Another listee p-mailed me this link:
>http://www.michelin.com/us/eng/news/agilis/1.htm. It states that Agilis51's
>are "for light vans derived from cars (up to 2 tonnes GVW and 190 km/h)"
>wheras Michelin Agilis 61, 81, 101 and 106 are "for medium-sized and heavy
>vans (between 2 and 7.5 tonnes GVW and up to 170 km/h)". I don't actually
>know the weight but wouldn't Pokey be too heavy for the Agilis51s?
>
>On the "all season" side they had this to say: "As their "R+W" marking
>indicates, the Michelin Agilis 41, 51 and 101 are Summer tyres, which
>perform well on cold, wet and even lightly snow covered surface. The
>Michelin 61, 81 and 106 come with an "M+S" marking, indicating their
>excellent traction qualities."
>
>Thanks,
>Chris Gronski
>Toronto, Ontario,
>'80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
>'87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
>'91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible
>www.vanagon.org
>www.gronski.com
>www.nineeleven.org
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11:51 PM
>Subject: Agilis 51 205/65 R 15 100T
>
>
> > I'm glad I didn't buy new tires yet. I knew there were Agilis 61, and
>Agilis
> > 81. I would have assumed that 51's were below a 61 and therefore subpar
>for
> > the Vanagon. I now feel that they are the ideal. Speed ratings come in
> > A,B,C,D,E,F,G,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,H,V,W,X,Y,Z. Note the placement
>of
> > the H. The lowest most passenger get cars is Q. The Agilis 61 and 81 are
> > speed rated at R. The more powerful SA Vanagons (what are they in
>horsepower
> > again? 135bhp?) come with tires speed rated at S. The Agilis 51's are
>speed
> > rated T.
> >
> > Michelins web site states that the speed rating is determines the top
>speed
> > that the load rating holds up at. The Agilis is also M+S rated. LTX by
> > Michelin are too, but their load rating is under spec for the Vanagon,
>and
> > you can't get 205 70 R 14, only 195 75 R 14. MTX are the right load
>rating,
> > and come in 205 70 R 14 but are not M+S rated (and not anywhere in the
>web
> > site, so I guess they're being phased out???).
> >
> > Of course to use the Agilis 51's you have to have 15 inch wheels.
> >
> > And I just have to ask this: Were there ever 15 inch Carat style wheels?
> >
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