wildswing

Thanks Paul. I understand what you're saying. The same goes for other forums I've posted on. Tires & mileage, lol. Yes, I'll keep you guys posted.

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry, I should have mentioned. Both the tires I mentioned are rated 102T. OE were 101S. I'll edit my op.

Hi, Newbie Canadian owner of a used '09 350 here (well, it's really my wife's) saying hello. We bought an '09 350 last fall. It came with winter tires. Those were installed shortly after bringing it home and the original Michelin Energy tires were done so they got tossed. I'm going to have to remove the winter tires soon. So for my first question, I'm looking for advice/experiences from other owners on summer rubber choices.. If there's an existing tire thread, I'd appreciate a link please. Search doesn't really narrow it down. If there isn't one, here's where I'm at... Although I'm in a border city, the recent decline in the CAD and rise in the USD have pushed US prices out of reach. I've been buying from Tire Rack for years, saving me thousands. Not so anymore. Canadian prices, although much higher than those in the US (in local dollars), are now, in most cases when converted to CAD, competitive with the US prices. It hasn't been like that for a very long time. We're on a budget so $1k per set choices are off the table. For U.S. readers, add about 40% to US prices and you'll get a sense of the prices I'm looking at. Example: 4 Pirelli Scorpion Verde from Tire Rack are $610 USD incl shipping to my US shipping address. That's $950 CAD after exchange & taxes at the border and local installation. The best local price I can find is just over a $1000 CAD all in. Having done some window shopping and review reading, I'm looking at Continental TrueContact or General Altimax RT43 tires. Both are rated 102T, while the OE Michelin Energy tires were 101S. I can get the Continentals for $660 (on sale this week) and the Generals for $610, all in. Those are passenger tires. When I look at Tire Racks lising of Crossover/SUV tires, prices rise to $850 and over. But why run those when the OE tires were passenger tires? My priorities are comfort, noise, wet traction. As mentioned earlier, there's no need to winter traction as I already have winter rubber. Any advice you may have would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.