Wow. Thanks, Mike. That was very kind of you to spend so much time.

All those prices are plus mounting/balancing/disposal/etc, right?

I'm still scared of how soft the Nittos seem to be. I'm sure they would be fun, but I need them to be fun for more than 7,000 miles, if you know what I mean.

I've heard good things about the Bridgestones and Yokohama S.4. Seems like the Michelin PS A/S get mixed reviews from the SLK guys.

I don't want to incite anybody, but I might want to factor in country of manufacture in my criteria. I haven't looked that up for any of these, although I do have some suspicions. Does anybody KNOW whether any of these models are made in North America?

I hadn't really strongly considered the Dunlops. Interesting.

Has anyone actually used the Tirerack deal where you buy tires from them and have them shipped to some local independent for installation? It's an interesting concept, but I wasn't familiar with any of the shops that showed up on their preferred list in my area.

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