Hi,
I have hakka's I use in the winter.  They make a world of a difference.
The yoko's are just for in the summer.
Thanks,
Wes
'84 1.9l

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> I think it needs to be said that a all-season tires
> are  neather a good performace tire OR a good snow tire but a
> compromise of both. Further more the life of the tire
> can be out lived in a specific application.  If you
> dirve at all in snow, get snow tires.  The vanagon needs them.
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> The Bus Depot wrote:
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>>> I had a similar experience with Yokohama tires. They lated
>>> less than 20,000 miles and had only average handling
>>> characteristics. I've switched to Michelen Agelis'. I have
>>> about 15,000 miles on them and lots of tread left. The van's
>>> handling characteristics are much improved. But these tires
>>> are not cheap. Be prepared to pay for what you get.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> The Michelin Agilis is an excellent tire, but as you said it's
>> expensive. At
>> $75 each, the Hankook RA08's will give you Agilis performance without
>> the
>> Agilis price. I used them for nearly ten years on my own Westies before
>> seeking the company out and arranging to carry them because of my own
>> positive experience with them.  They actually outperformed the Agilis
>> in the
>> head-to-head comparison in the German press. Like the Agilis (but
>> unlike the
>> Yoko's and Conti's; the latter of which are erroneously listed as
>> all-season
>> on tirerack's site), the Hankooks are all-season tires, not just summer
>> tires.
>>
>> There have been many reviews of the Hankooks posted on this list, the
>> Type 2
>> list, and TheSamba.  All are positive (unlike the Yoko's and Conti's,
>> which
>> have had both proponents and detractors), so it's not just me saying
>> this.
>> Check the archives.
>>
>> I have a detailed page explaining Vanagon tire requirements in
>> general, as
>> well as the tires that we carry, at
>> http://busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp .
>>
>> - Ron Salmon
>>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>>  www.busdepot.com
>>  (215)  234-VWVW
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