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.

The Bus Depot wrote:

>>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.
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>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.
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>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 .
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