Best all around tire...least money.
 

Ok,
After sliding sidways down I-25 this morning after a couple of inches of snow...my Subaru needs new shoes..for as little investment possible. Off brand, name brand..what ever..

The best winter tires I have ever had, and I've tried quite a few. Are: Dunlops Winter Sport M3..
They are a studless snow tire and are very quiet (considering). They also seem to wear exceptionaly well and have reasonably good dry road traction.

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Another tire that is less snow specific but still works very well in the slick is: BFGoodrich Traction T/A, comes in many speed ratings and has amazing dry road grip as well as some pretty impressive snow ability.

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Falken Ziex 512's are pretty decent and are cheap. I just put them on my daughters 924 and my wifes 325i. The 924 has done well in the snow with them. The Bimmer is still a squirrley unless the car has some weight in it. They seem to receive pretty good ratings if you search the tire reviews.

I thought Kumho Excsta's were the cheap/good tire of record , No?

I'm very, very happy with Sumitomo HR200s on my SL. $42 a pop. Good wear, traction wet/dry and quiet.

Not sure Len, but I thought the Kuhmos were supposed to to be awful in the wet and or snow. I have never tried them though, I could be wrong.

Tire Rack uses customer feedback to rate tires. Lots of survey and reviews posted.

In the Ultra High Perfomance / All Season they have a comparison chart:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS


Here's an example tire review and customer feedback.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=ECSTA+ASX

Bad winter tires sometimes turn out to be great summer tires.

Wait a few weeks.

YOKO AVS ES100S

Kuhmo ecstas good in the wet, awful on snow and slush

I burned mine out on the BMW in less than 6 months...

Bridgestone Potenza RE750's have been working really well for me.

i just put these on my carrera......nice cheap tire and good in mild snow, seem pretty sticky in the dry but i won't know for sure til spring.

Wow, I've had mine on my SL daily driver for almost two years. I'm a pretty aggressive driver and the car is nearly as heavy as an Explorer. That said, I went through tires like crazy on BMW 7....especially fronts.

If you live in a place with more than a little snow and ice (like Colorado), a second set of dedicated winter tires is a good idea.

Figure the value of your car, not to metion your life, and an extra set of Sport M3s is a good idea..