16" tires
        i�m still driving with goodyear 185x14C tires on my vanagon which
have  a typical truck tread and are really dangerous when it is wet. After
i�ve driven with a friends bus with 16" tires i decided to have them on my
vanagon too. i bought 4 used 8x16" Penta rims for about 250 $ from a
Mercedes Benz owner. my local tire dealer offered me a set of used Dunlop
225/55-16 SP600,  for about 150 $. they have the right load index of 100 and
they have a tread and a rubber mixture which seems to be suitable for all
year in our nick of the woods. they were mounted as standard equipment on
Mercedes Benz  S- or SL-class. This setup will be positively examined by T�V
(german authority for safety of vehicles). The biggest problem i expect
could be the deviation of the speedometer, which could be calibrated by VDO
speedo service.

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        you�ve got nothing else to do? but who wants to correct me, please
send me a note to my mailadress. i think there are already too much useless
mails on the list.

        greetings michael