Tires MICHELIN or GENERAL TIRE

Among the low-cost good ones; Vredestein. Now I stick to Michelin (bought various X-Ice2/3/PA3) as I like that they won't feel like winter tires.

I have Michelin Ice-Xes on my GTI and they do a great job.

I had pilot sports and switched to the gmax after having blow out after blow out no issue since making the switch. the general tires imo are far sturdier and have way better wet weather performance.

I have changed my tires from Michelin Pilot Sport 3's to General G Max AS-05.

I recently took my car on an aggressive mountain pass in 70 degree weather and here's my findings.

1)Driving at 80-90mph on straight highway cruising the General G Max create more wind noise than the Pilot Sports.

Just got Cross Climate 2’s from Costco yesterday. I put about 60 miles on today and I love them! Great smooth ride and I feel like they really grip the road.

Never cheap out on tires. I just ordered Pilot Aplin Pa4's on the stock size for my turbo they were $266 i believe on PMCtire.com (which I find to be the best online tire shop here in Canada. Free shipping!). You get what you pay for generally for tires.

I did the same thing with mine about 1.5 years ago. I went to America’s Tire and they called Michelin and did the discount. Went with Michelin Crossclimates on mine. Solid tires!

The CrossClimate2 is nice for snow, but they come with a bit more noise than their all weather tires. I use them as winter only tires.

The Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4’s are the best all season tires they have right now. Great in summer and snow but pricey.

I have Michelin Xi3's. I can't recommend them if you care about your car's performance at all. If you don't GAF then these are fine. Probably ideal for a Prius. They work fine in snow, the brakes work on ice, and the ride is alright. That's all the praise I can give them.