

| Subject: | Re: TIRES |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:19:38 -0700 |
Sometimes perhaps it can be a little frustrating or exasperating to have a great product available.. when it's a trick to get people to get that. I don't doubt they're pretty decent, especially for what is available in 14's for vanagons, and price-wise too I suspect. On 7/11/2012 11:54 AM, The Bus Depot wrote: >>> The Hankook is one of the remaining tires, but everyone says it is bad >>> in snow. >> It's a lot better than any of the Michelin (Agilis, ?MXT? etc.) that I > used to use, >> which were dreadful. ... Drove around mid- coastal Maine snowy and > slushy >> back roads (paved and not) for a week a year ago without much trouble. > Never >> got stuck. Made it up a long steep driveway during fresh snow. > > Not "everyone." My experience matches David Beierl's. No all-season tire > can compare to a good directional snow tire, but the Hankooks are the best > all-season tires I've used in snow or ice. Far superior to Michelin, > Bridgestone, etc. This is in central PA, where we have a lot of hills and a > fair bit of snow during the winter. > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > > _____________________________________________ > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT >
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