Nope, not intentional.  I missed the RF.

Interestingly the Eurovan is the only one, no?  The portly Routan does
without enforcement.  4620 lbs curb weight?  Whoa....

2009/3/15 mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>:
> Are you intentionally missing the facts? The TireRack website says the
> Eurovan 225-60R16 tires must be XL. The means Extra Load, same as
> reinforced used to mean. Then the Dunlop tire they offer for it says RF
> right in the description! RF = Reinforced! Right above that description
> it says: "Minimum Load Range for Your Vehicle: XL"
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?width=225%2F&ratio=60&diameter=16&skipOver=true&autoYear=2003&diameter=16&sortCode=45850&minLoad=XL&skipOver=true&ratio=60&autoMake=Volkswagen&autoModClar=&minSpeedRating=R&width=225%2F&autoModel=Eurovan+GLS&vehicleSearch=true&startIndex=0&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&speed_rating=R&speed_rating=S&speed_rating=T&speed_rating=U&speed_rating=H&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)&RunFlat=All&loadRank=3
>
> They offer 88 tires in 225/60R16 but ONLY ONE do they sell for Eurovan!
>
> Mark
>
> Chris S wrote:
>>
>> I looked up tires for these vehicles, all 2003 models except one.  I
>> used Tire Rack too look up their recommended tires.  Guess what?  None
>> of the vehicles requires reinforced tires, not even the VW Eurovan GL.
>> I tossed in the VW Routan for fun, just because it's a portly pig.
>>
>> make / model / curb weight lbs / tire size / max tire lbs@psi
>>
>> Toyota / Sienna / 3933 / 215-55r15 / 1477@44
>> Honda / Odyssey / 4310 / 225-60r16 / 1874@49
>> Ford / Windstar / 4290 /  225-60r16 / 1874@49
>> VW / Eurovan / 4288 / 225-60r16 / 1874@49
>> VW / Routan / 4620 / 225-65r17 / 1764@44
>>
>>
>> You can't argue with the facts that these vans are designed to carry
>> heavy loads with 3-row seating and NONE have reinforced tires.  What
>> they have are tires of sufficient size and load carrying capacity to
>> get the job done.  Interesting, no?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris S.
>> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>>
>

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