So we took the '06 Kia Sportage to our home in FL and parked it in the garage. The Sumitomo tires are just about worn out and will need replacement soon. My issue is this: it will get driven maybe 1500 miles a year and sits in the garage most of the time. The tires will likely time-out long before they wear out. I wonder what my sweet spot is for good traction, hopefully not TOO prone to flat spotting and good at holding air while the car sits for a month or more at a time. No point in really costly tires that will last 80,000 miles. My initial thought is to look at Sumitomo again...they were cheap, traction is good and they probably have 40,000 miles on them. Not complete bottom-feeders but certainly not Michelin.