I have had hankooks and found them dangerous at best in winter. Last year I ran old studded nokiana and ya, they rocked but I didn't really need the studded. This year I have continental snow tires on 15" rims and I'm amazed, there is no problem in snow and even mild ice. I simply cannot manage to spin a tire. 

Good snow tires are necessary to keep a two wheel drive Vanagon running in the winter. 

-craig

On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:54 PM, Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> Date:         Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:38:11 -0500
> Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
> 
> ----snip-------
> 
> So, to get the conversation going, anyone got comparative experience
> driving in icy snow w/ both Hakkas & Hankook tires?
> As usual,
> YMMV,
> Mr. BZ-every 37 years you gotta do this.
> -------------
> 
> Tom, welcome to age 40!
> That short trip just added three years to your life…. :-)
> 
> Glad to hear the BZman and pooch Carl arrived safe and sill crazy.
> With the wheels, rubber side down and not on a flat deck Tow Truck.
> Whoa, that sounded like a great trip!
> 
> Hakki CQ snow tires turn the 2wd Vanagon into a snow-plow in the dry stuff.
> Sniped so, wear pretty fast on dry hot roads is my only dis.
> 
> Enjoy Maine. I waited until I turned 58 before visiting.
> 
> Pz
> On rock, about as far from Rocky Maine as one can get in N.A..