Just had to chime in on this one. Studded tires make a huge difference on just about any car, for sure.

But I'm just running plain-jane Michelin XT M/S tires on my 88 Wolfsburg manual and find it to be quite good in snow compared to many other vehicles I've driven.
Starting out can be more challenging than some vehicles, but driving in the snow and ice - I have to agree with the original post - these beasts do a great job.

Ben (Bozeman, Montana - 5-6 months/year of snow on the ground)

> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:02:56 -0500
> From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Subject: Re: SNOW CALL
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> In a message dated 1/23/08 12:00:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> collum@VERIZON.NET writes:
> 
> 
> > Anyway, I've great results with my 2 wheel drive Vanagons in the snow of
> > northern Maine (one automatic and one manual) using Nokian Hakkapeliitta
> > C2 or CQ tires (unstudded, BTW).  The right tires sure do make a difference.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> your right...  studded snows would make a difference..    but with regular
> all season radials, a 2wd vanagon sucks in the snow.
> 
> 
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