Originally Posted by Erzer

Decided to scour the thread and see what people were using/suggesting.

As mine is pretty much a daily driver, I went with the DWS's last year. This year I found the rears to be in need of replacing just prior to the RME CAA however, I didn't have time to get them replaced as nobody carries them and TireRack was/is on back order.

Overall, I really liked the way the tires handled in dry and wet pavement - much better than the stock Conti's which didn't last 20k and better than the General Exclaim UHP's which were much better than the Conti's, but around 20-21k

Rear mileage prior to driving to CAA - about 22,401 (remember they were close enough to replace so no need to figure after CAA)

Front mileage upon returning from CAA - on the fronts is at 25,943 and just now down to the DW with the S gone.

To me that is pretty good and would be better had I noticed the "outside" stamp on the tire that would allow me to rotate side to side from what I understood from James (yes, still learning at my age - especially with cars). I'm sure I could have tweaked out more on the rears as well though I don't think much past the 25k mark.

As I've got a spare set of 18's and the manual says you can/should use the same size tires as the front all around in the winter, I'm going to be getting those spares cleaned up (curb rash) and start running 18's for about 5-6 month's a year for when I get stuck with a snow that wasn't projected.

Problem is, the DWS's are only projected to be received by TireRack 9/13 and I'm heading out on vacation prior to the 19th. So I'll be making some calls to make sure nobody has them here but I may just go with the General G-MAX AS-03 even though there is no data on snow traction; but those are out with an estimated 8/10 delivery. I know, PPP...but wish me luck anyway.