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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
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