Tires Falken or YOKOHAMA

I have been driving the Yokohama Geolander M/Ts for 6 years & love them. First set lasted 5 years, and am on my second set. I live in Eastern WA at a 2000+ elevation and often get serious snow & ice on the roads, hills & in the  mountains. I did a lot of research before buying them, and they have been great. About to buy some for my son's car, too.

Really enjoy Continental and Yoko. My last set of Continentals lasted 85k miles and I'd bet I could have gone another 15k if my car didn't need an alignment as all the tires had a ton of tread left on the inside and were to the wear bar on the outside.

I got the Yokohama YK-CTX when it was time for new tires and I feel like I am driving a new, better car. It is so much quieter and smoother. Ride quality has increased enormously.

I replaced all four with Yokohama Advent Ascends. These have been completely trouble free for the last 15,000 miles (24,000 km). I have not measured, but I'd bet I still have 8 or 9/32 left on all four. I expect them to last at least another 30,000 miles (49,000 km).

great tyres that hang on without much fuss as much as I want them to occasionally and very good in the wet.

They've performed fantastic for daily driving and the odd track day.

96% as good as pilot sports but $100 ea less.

which were heaps better, noticeably a level above the bridgestones, but did cost a bit more.

I am considering two options with one of them being a T rated tire. However, it has deeper treads and it is actually a known brand. I know that a T rated tire will decrease performance and safety but is it worth it over an unknown brand?

I got the Yokohama Avid GTs which are by far the worst tire they make. My Outback couldn’t turn in the snow.