I've had these on my van for about 3 years.  I've gotten that comment
from a few passengers but I've been happy with them otherwise. They
have been wearing well with rotations around every 3K. I guess it's a
trade off for the treads.

JFF

On Sep 12, 2008, at 2:03 PM, Tom Buese wrote:

I just got my new Hakka CS Mud & Snow All Season tires put on my
westy this am, & the 1st thing I observed is how noisy they are
compared to my old Michelin LTX Mud & Snow All Season tires, & I
haven't even been on the freeway yet. The tread is much more
aggressive, so hopefully they will be much better in the snow, but I
thought I read that these were quiet tires?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-whinewhinewhine

On Sep 11, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Cullen Stewart wrote:

> I have a set of General Altima's on my Jetta and have found them to be
> extremely loud going down the road. They are noticeably louder than
> my Hakka
> snows. My Westy on the other hand has Polar Trax snows on it year
> round and
> does fairly well for a car tire. They are quiet and I never get
> stuck going
> into sketchy campsites or muddy festival grounds.They have adequate
> sidewall
> strength and are rated at 1500lbs @ 35 PSI. and have seen over 20K
> in 3
> years.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "azsun99" <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:12 PM
> Subject: General Altimax RT
>
>
>> yes, the one mentioned a few weeks ago, in size 205/70R14
>> described as XL
>> for Extra
>> Load which I see is used on many tire sites interchangeably as
>> Reinforced.
>> Is anyone using this tire on a Westy or non-Westy, and do you have
>> any
>> comments?
>>
>> Jerry, in Outback, Arizona