Hey, just wanted to let you know that I basically went through the same dilema....what kind of new tires to get. I live in Wisconsin, so we get a good deal of snow in the winter. I knew that anything was better than the stock Michelins, I also know that if you really want good traction do what other people said and get some dedicated snow tires....but I didn't .... I went with some all season tires. To be honest, I really like them. They are good in the dry, great in the wet, and not to bad in the snow so far this year. I got Dunlop SP Sport A2's. I thought they were a great value - little less than the SP5000's and just about as good across the board and will/should last a little longer. Overall, they seem to be really solid - not to mention MUCH better than the stock tires. Just my $0.02.....