If there is one place where you don't want to be cheap, it's tires.

My $0.02

Frank
'89 Carat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill N" <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: reinforced tire

> Of course, insane is a legal term, not a medical term, however...
>
> When you are on the E-way moving 75 MPH or more, your life is literally
riding on your tires.
> For some of us, a more important consideration is that the lives of people
we love and
> strangers we don't even know who happen to share the roadway with us that
day are also riding
> on our tires.
>
> There is no such thing as an "all purpose" tire.  Tires are rated as to
load capacity, max
> speed, and max pressure, among other things.  If the tires do not meet the
vehicle
> manufacturer's specs, they must be considered unsafe.  I don't care what
the tire "expert" at
> Sears or wherever says.
>
> Sure, you may be able to get by with ordinary passenger car tires, and
maybe nobody you love
> ever rides in your van.  In my case, my wife, children, and grandchildren
all ride in mine from
> time to time.  Because of that, I will happily go to the little extra
expense to get the best
> tires I can find.
>
> That doesn't make me insane, just careful.
>
> Bill Nolan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> >
> > anything with a sidewall rating of 2 ply or more.   you can get them
> > anywhere. i got a set of 4 at sears, all purpose tires for $49 each.
people
> > who spend $100 each + on tires are insane..
>