need 205/55 all seasons suggestions!

[Psicho]

Folks,

I just recently moved from IL to WA and I'm still using my old Blizzaks which were useful back in the colder midwest, but they're not nearly as necessary here in the pacific northwest (if you disregard the latest snow storm stuff that was somewhat of an exception).

I have to pick 4 nice all season tires that I'll be mostly using for my day to day commute and the occasional trip somewhere, so I don't really need anything meant for racing or extreme performance. I still would appreciate tires that would be very reliable, last a good amount of time and give me a good performance that a 3 series can provide, so I don't mind dumping an extra buck on them if it's worth it in the end.

I was looking at names such as Potenza, Nero and others. It'd be great if you guys could suggest a couple of models that worked great for you, because there's a lot of choice out there, and I'm finding it hard to pick one :)

Thanks.

[Psicho]

Went with 4 all season Potenzas, look good so far.

[terry740]

check tire rack website, view the tests and make your selection biased somewhat towards wet weather performance (I assume).

[ZIPNBYE]

There's only one truly all-season tire on the market (it even has the severe service emblam in Canada -- snowflake overtop a mountain) and that's the Nokian Hakkapeliitta WR-G2 (you can still get the older Hakkapeliitta WR as well). In the NW where you are you should be able to find lots of dealers -- all found via http://www.nokiantires.com in the Dealer area.

To differentiate their tires from other no-seasons, Nokian refers to these tires as "all-weather" and they are found in the Winter tire section of their website. Most consumer reports on winter tires use Nokian's WR or WR-G2 to give other company's winter tires a fighting chance.