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Date:    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:13:13 -0400
From:    Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:

And do get all 4.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike Elliott
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:50 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation

So I hear. Just gotta find some here in Bend.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott

  If you have extra money you want to spend, Dennis may be right, but I've
never seen the need to put snow tires on non-drive wheels.  25 years of
winters in Jackson Hole, Wy. where winter is long and roads aren't plowed
that well.
  If you get studded tires, then yes, get four..If you drive a Syncro, get
four.  Otherwise, normal tires with a good tread will work just as well and
aren't usually so pricey as Hakepelitikas (sp?)..
   Take your van to a deserted driving venue and experiment with it in the
snow and on the ice.  Learn how to drive it in slick conditions, but be very
aware that you'll encounter other 'snow-idiots' who have not a clue as to
how to behave on snowy roads...and drive 'defensively...
  Don Hanson