I really want to hear about all these cvt failures though. ^^
It's been a while since we got rid of all our NV200 vans after about 2 years.
They just didn't suit our needs and the fuel economy was worse than the Dodge Caravans they replaced, plus the ridiculous small fuel tanks
All our vans were fully loaded at or near the GVWR of the van (approx 4500lbs). All hard city miles, all driven hard.
We had about a 50% failure rate on the CVT trans. We had about 20 NV200 vans in total.
The 1st indication was a delay when starting off at a stop. Then the trans would slip worse and worse.
Then Nissan would replace it.
Near the end, we had about 4 vans, including my low mileage van, with slipping CVT trans, we just drove them until the company got rid of them all and back to Dodge Caravans.
Back to tires..
I noticed that OrangeCrush mentioned 2 tire options which were both all-weather tires.
If All-weather tires are required then I would definitely recommend the Nokian 205/60R15's all-weather tires.
As I mentioned, they are not load range C but have the required load and PSI rating for the NV200.
We ran all our vans on these with nearly no issues and pretty good tire life.
The greater diameter did affect the van but much less than the taller tires you are considering.
There are now much better options in 185/60R15 load range C tires for the NV200. These are much wider and taller than the original 185/60R15 JK (junk) tires.
Tirerack.com has info and specs on these tires.
Here is a link to my NV200 van history, including pictures of the larger Nokian tires:
Just got the van. Company work vehicle. Bare bones. Not impressed so far. - Those odd ball tires and wheels...:mad: What was Nissan thinking... - lack of power and CVT trans will take some getting used to. To do list: - home built shelves installed. - front license plate bracket...
www.nv200forum.com