Best bang for buck all-season tires?

[miK.]

OEM tires on the Fusion are nearing end of days with winter upon us in the Northeast.
They are Goodyear Assurance tires, and were decent but not great in the winter.

I've read a bit online, but there are so many choices. This was helpful: http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/...ports.html

I looked at the Continental ProContact EcoPlus, but have heard mixed reviews on them.
I can browse tirerack, but again, there's a lot of options.

Anyone replaced stock tires recently with some good all-seasons that can weigh in?

Thanks!

[mrlynn]

I put Nokian Entyres on my wife's Subie Outback; they're supposed to be pretty good in snow, but I can't say, as I swap them for Michelin winter tires for Dec-Feb or so. My mechanic says his wife runs them all year and they're fine:

http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=99244&group=1.02&name=Nokian%20eNTYRE

/Mr Lynn

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A few of my friends run Continental DWS and really like them.

[deckeda]

I like 3-season tires, not typical 4-season tires. That 4th season puts a serious compromise in the other 3. Let it go and use dedicated winter tires for winter and then store in the garage.

Winter tires are easy to spot because they're clearly marketed as being geared for ice and cold weather, not just snow. What I refer to as 3-season tires are often marketed as "ultra high performance all season tires."

Wait -- what?

For a 3-season tire look for an all-season tire that's not all-season: Meaning, it does well in the rain but has warnings about snow and ice. But without the "ultra" (again, this is a popular marketing, not technical term) it's only a "high performance all-season" tire and will lack the snow/ice warning and dry performance will suffer unnecessarily.

Gimme your tire size and I'll show you what I mean.

[Dennis S]

I searched a long time for some tires for a Toyota Avalon and came up with some Pirellis. A recent Consumer Reports had them at number 4, I think. I read where the New York City underground police department uses them. I'm not sure of the model number, but they are well under $100 each.

[anonymouse1]

I use the reviews at tirerack.com

[mrbigstuff]

Big fan of Bridgestone Potenza RE960/760 tires. They are not snow tires and I've never used them in the snow, but they reportedly do OK in light snow. They are fantastic in rain and dry weather driving.

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[miK.]

deckeda wrote: Let it go and use dedicated winter tires for winter and then store in the garage.

Not an option. Walkup apartment dweller here with minimal storage and no garage.
Thanks for the tips, though, folks... may take another look at the Conti's.

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I've been using Continental Extreme Contact DWS tries for a few years now. I like them.