Thanks, @nay! This is the info I'm looking for.Ok, good. So an all weather tire should work well
That is a tough size, your options are mostly highway tread stuff, so the Defender is probably top of the list and top of the price.
The Yokohama Geolander AT G015 would be a bit more aggressive for slushy soapy stuff for about $40 less a tire.
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If you went with a 235/60/17, the Cooper AT/3, which has won a bunch of tire tests, is yet another $20 a tire cheaper.
None of these are winter rated, though. I'd also look at the Hankook I-Pike. It's a winter tire, but I've used them over the summer on my minivan (same tweener tire size) and you might get two full seasons out of them if you don't drive a ton of summer miles. Cheaper tire yet again.
Also check out Discount Tire Direct - they often have crazy good prices, ship for free, no sales tax, and then the store will mount all 4 for $64 and you get the lifetime balance and rotation.
The other stuff I was posting won't come in this size and are probably more tire than you would ever want anyway.
I don't want to run snows in the summer. I DO drive a lot of summer miles, and it does get hot here.
I'll check out those Yokohama's. I do love the smoothness and improvement in mileage that Michelin's have provided me in the past. If the Yoko's are similar, then I could be swayed.