Tony Peet wrote:

> <<snip>>So TODAY'S official Michelin Corporate bottom line is that the Agilis
> 61 99R
> 185 14 is the ONLY M+S Michelin tire that they recommend for the Vanagon
> (which it is specifically made for). <<snip again>>

Tony, and others!

I strictly refuse to believe that this tire is made specifically for the
Vanagon. Even with all Vanagons on the face of earth, I believe it would be a
too small market for a producer like this. In addition, the Vanagon is not the
only van that uses the 185R14C tire. Several other manufacturers like Toyota,
Mazda, Nissan, Mercedes, Ford etc. has/had vans on the market that was in the
same weight class, and used the same tire. These vans are, of course, still on
the road, and still needs new tires. The only difference is that the Vanagon is
probably the only car on the US market that uses this dimension, and the tire
mfg'r uses this as a sales trick for the unsuspecting buyer.

Just my 0,02 NOK (about $0,0025)

PerL