Summer spring and fall in the Pac NW...in a rural-ish area in the
Ponderosa Pine climate belt east of the Cascade mountains..   We see snow
all winter, but I don't...because we go to our other area when the snow
begins to stick...that is the desert near Salton Sea.
   I do tend to drive my tires right down to the wear bars...so 40k a set
might be a bit 'long' but they do last remarkably for a snow tire and they
aren't obnoxious on dry roads....that I can tell anyhow...being that
vanagons seem pretty dang noisy no matter what tires you run..

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM, David <david_vickery@yahoo.com> wrote:

> That sounds good, but what part of the country are you in?
>
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> Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 5:35 AM, David Vickery <david_vickery@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Van-Cafe and Nokian site show that the 14" tire that most people want
> for
> >> all year driving is no longer available, the CS.  The strictly winter
> in a
> >> 14" appears to still be available, but if it is like other strictly
> winter
> >> tires, it will not last long driving it year round.
> >>
> >  I drive those winter Nokians all year...last me two years a set or about
> >maybe 40k miles...2wd tin top with a manual tranny that I drive pretty
> >gently but a LOT.
> >  Don Hanson
>