There are two versions of the I-pike I have seen.  The real ones are
awesome.  409 I think was the #.  The cheaper chain stores had a lower
quality version around here last winter that weren't nearly as
aggressive looking.  I ran them on my Passat wagon 2 winters ago and
was very impressed.

Jason

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> After a while that tire will make enough noise to cancel out engine noise.
> No hydroplaning fears there either. There are a lot of better option out
> there especially for all season use. For automatice especially size is
> extremely important. Stay around ~26.5 diameter. Much more and the torque
> converter will constantly slip and make a real mess heat wise. External oil
> coolers will only be of limited help.
>
> Dennis
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Stevens
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 11:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Hankook I-Pike Winter
>
> On May 29, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Jamie Auch wrote:
>
>> Excuse me if this has been discussed in the past, but the website will
>> not load for me. �Has anyone tried the Hankook I-Pike Winter tires? �I
>> am putting 16" rims on and looking for a good tire.
>
> I don't but will be strongly considering this tire soon:
>
> <http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/hankook/product/submitProduc
> tSize.do?pc=10811&typ=Truck%2FSUV&tmn=DynaPro+ATM+RF10>
>
> Bob
>