2003 Subaru Outback 2.5 boxer with 4EAT. Stock tire size is a 225/60/16 H rated.
Location is the east TN/west NC area for most of the time. Occasional trips to visit friends and family wherever they may be.
Currently have Michelin Primacy MXV4 with about 60,000 miles on them and still have about 7/32 of tread left. Tires are from late 2009 and are starting to show plenty of sidewall and tread area cracking, so I'll be replacing them probably in the fall.
If they were not being discontinued, I'd get another set of MXV4 but I don't want to have an issue of needing a tire due to damage and not being able to get a matching one shaved to match (as most AWD requires tires to match in diameter and wear).
All that out of the way, this is my wife and I's primary vehicle. It's used as a daily driver in town and any road trip. Really, it isn't going anywhere until the rust from spending 12 years in Chicago finally kills it.
225/60/16 gives me a ton of options, so I'm almost stuck when researching. Tire needs to be capable for year round use, although we only see snow about a half dozen times a year commonly.
Considering these options mainly:
Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring. Get good reviews, but I'm skeptical of their winter abilities.
General Altimax RT43. Have these on the beater Olds, but only have about 1,500 miles on them. They handle wet and dry quite well, haven't had them in snow, they pick up rocks like crazy, and I took a slight MPG hit with them.
Continental TrueContact. Also good reviews, although I've never personally run the brand.
Michelin Premier AS: Good initial tests, but dang these are a lot more expensive than anything else I'm looking at.
All are H rated, all in the 700-800 tread wear marks, none of them seem like a bad choice. Go by sale prices when I'm shopping?
Location is the east TN/west NC area for most of the time. Occasional trips to visit friends and family wherever they may be.
Currently have Michelin Primacy MXV4 with about 60,000 miles on them and still have about 7/32 of tread left. Tires are from late 2009 and are starting to show plenty of sidewall and tread area cracking, so I'll be replacing them probably in the fall.
If they were not being discontinued, I'd get another set of MXV4 but I don't want to have an issue of needing a tire due to damage and not being able to get a matching one shaved to match (as most AWD requires tires to match in diameter and wear).
All that out of the way, this is my wife and I's primary vehicle. It's used as a daily driver in town and any road trip. Really, it isn't going anywhere until the rust from spending 12 years in Chicago finally kills it.
225/60/16 gives me a ton of options, so I'm almost stuck when researching. Tire needs to be capable for year round use, although we only see snow about a half dozen times a year commonly.
Considering these options mainly:
Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring. Get good reviews, but I'm skeptical of their winter abilities.
General Altimax RT43. Have these on the beater Olds, but only have about 1,500 miles on them. They handle wet and dry quite well, haven't had them in snow, they pick up rocks like crazy, and I took a slight MPG hit with them.
Continental TrueContact. Also good reviews, although I've never personally run the brand.
Michelin Premier AS: Good initial tests, but dang these are a lot more expensive than anything else I'm looking at.
All are H rated, all in the 700-800 tread wear marks, none of them seem like a bad choice. Go by sale prices when I'm shopping?