Speaking of the Vredestein Transport Snows, I just bought a set.  My local
dealer here in Boston wasn't sure if he could get his hands on them, so I
called Jim Breault in Kearny, NJ (the next-nearest dealer); he has them in
stock for $76 apiece and has dealt with Vanagons before.  He warned me that
shipping would be expensive; we got to talking and it turns out that he's
about a half an hour from my folks.  His daughter has a store in a town even
closer to my parents' house, so Jim is driving the tires up to her so that I
can pick them up two days after Thanksgiving, on my way back north.
Unbelievable -- customer service isn't dead after all.

JIM BREAULT TIRE
825 Harrison Avenue
Kearny
NJ 07032 U.S.A.
201-997 0400
201-997 5835

Best,
d.
1990 GL -- "Mudskipper"