No experience here, but I have read that they are pretty hard (feel
every bump).

Check out some reviews of the Vanco 8 here:

http://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?additionalComments=Y&commentStatus=P&tireMake=Continental&tireModel=Vanco-8

Neil.

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Dave Arthur <dave.arthur@nscc.ca> wrote:
> To add to the discussion...
>
> I've been looking for a solution to my tire dilemma, go with stock 14" or
> move up to large diameter wheels. I'm leaning towards staying with the stock
> steel wheels for now. It seems that the OEM spec tires are getting hard to
> find (at least in Nova Scotia, Canada).
>
> I came across a possible solution today, Continental Vanco 8 185/80R14, load
> range D, at ~120$CAN and available.
>
> Anyone with experience with these tires?
>
> D
>

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