I am on my second set of Sumitomo HTR 200 tires on my 91 Vanagon and they
are one good deal for the price and load  range.   I have had Michelins
before  and it is a great tire but the Sumitomo is comparable.
Cheers
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Jaime Forero
jforero@pdq.net
Siempre adelante !!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ari Ollikainen" <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon tire

> At 4:55 PM -0400 9/26/04, Jerry Holland wrote:
> >I am new to the Vanagon list, so if my input about tires is common
knowledge
> >please understand. I put Michelin MXT 205/70 R14 tires on my 90 Carat.
When I
> >purchased the van it had Dunlop "sports" tires on the alloy rims. The van
> >handled like a tractor and was greatly affected by the wind. The
Michelin's now
> >have 30,000 miles on them and look as though they can go at least another
> >30,000. Yes, I paid a little more, but it has been well worth the money.
The bottom
> >line: Would I by the Michelin's again? Very definitely yes!
> >
>
>
>         So would I...EXCEPT the MXTs have been discontinued for some time
>         now
>         :-(
>
>
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