Tires BRIDGESTONE or PHANTOM

Got a chance to ride the t33, it handles really well. It compares well to the road 6. I like the t33 on canyon roads a bit better going edge to edge.

The 71R is absolutely amazing tire! Worth every penny.

When I picked up a new vehicle, they sold me Bridgestone Blizzak tires and they were awesome. They're a studless winter tire and they are really good in snow and on ice.

Replaced a broken rear hatch strut and rear shocks replaced under warranty (common issues). New Michelin Cross-Climates at 45k replacing the OEM Bridgestones.

I have a winter wheel set with blizzaks on it. Everyone drives slow as fuck and then there's me mobbing in a snow storm like the roads are clear. Make a hell of a difference.

I've been swapping out my tires every November-April for Blizzaks. Proper winter tires are totally worth it though. A WRX with winter tires is a beautiful thing.

Some tires are made in China and some possibly(?) better ones are made Vietnam, while made in Korea tires usually aren't bad, but may not last as long as expensive tires. For safety, I wouldn't go too cheap on tires. Many cheap tires have rather poor traction when new and become unsafe with only a few miles of wear on them. The Chinese tires often are made of very hard rubber, which might wear well, but has poor traction. There may be some in between tires made in the Philippines, but I'd avoid them. Kumho is a Korean tire company with majority Chinese ownership by a Chinese tire company. They make Phantom tires, likely in China, but even in Korea, they would be the low end. Hankook tires are "better" Korean tires. Not the best, but seem safer. I'd check tire reviews on the Internet.

They’re good for me since my car has camber and will just destroy the tires anyways

I had the Bridgestones on my Mk7.5 GTI and was very unhappy with them. When it was time to change tires (after only 12,000 miles) I went with the Michelin PSAS4 I was blown away by how much better they were.

I have DM-V2s on an ascent they are not going to last 3 winters.