Anybody have any experience with these tires. I'm sure they are not as good performace-wise as strictly summer tires, but I need a good cheap all-season tire. My other choice would be the Nitto NT 450. Also, Do I have to go with 225/45/17 or can i go to a 235 tire? I have had some bad experiences with popping tires (lots of potholes in the NY NJ area), and if the 235 will guard against that I want to get them. Thanks.

My experience is that there is no such thing as an 'all-season' tire, there are too many compromises with them, so they do nothing well.

Just get a set of the CHEAPEST snow tires you can find for the winter (on steel wheels), and good hi-performance tires with decent wet traction and treadwear rating. you will be much happier in the long run, and your good alloy wheels will not get wrecked from salt or sliding into curbs.

My 2 cents...

You should also be able to use 235/40/17s but they are more expensive than the standard 225/45/17s.

To us 235/45/17 I have been told that you will need to roll your fenders.