Mazda 3 Tire & Wheel Questions

Pretty soon, I'll be needing to replace my stock Toyto Proxes. They ride hard and suck in all conditions, then again, my Mazda3 doesn't like rain or snow either...but that's another thread
 
I'm thinking of picking up a set of 4 Michelin - Pilot® Exalto® A/S at Costco. I was thinking of the Nokian WRG2's because they have better rain and snow handling ability then the typical all season tire, but they're also considerably more expensive.
 
I don't drive hard or very fast, so a good tire that does well in rain and maybe snow. Any thoughts?

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Replying to: ew1 (Mar 31, 2009 10:48 am)

Go to www.tirerack.com. Type make , year and model and they will bring up 8 or so tires and reviews for your car. Shipo in NH put Michelin Pilots on his a while ago and swears by them. I took the RSA Goodyears OEMs's off my car the day I bought it.Now I have Dunlop sport Sigs on it. Alot of snow here.Read only the reviews where someone has put some miles on the tires .

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Replying to: joem5 (Mar 31, 2009 11:52 am)

Speaking of miles, hmmm, let's see, I bought the Mazda3 on 17-Nov-2008 and here we are 4.5 months later and I'll be flipping over 11,000 miles on the way home tonight (all but the first 714 have been driven on the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires). The good news is that my tires still look new and I'm thinking that I'll get an easy forty to fifty thousand miles out of them.
 
Best regards,
Shipo

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Sounds like a plan. So, does that mean that every time you swap the rubber you're also going to be swapping bushings as well?
 
Best regards,
Shipo

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Replying to: joem5 (Mar 31, 2009 11:52 am)

Thanks, I did that and came up with your Dunlops, Yokohama and a few others. Although there is a wonderful helpful Goodyear place right across the street from me, I don't want them.Michelins are a bit $$$ for me.
I only have 23000 + miles on this buggy so I am looking for tires that will last me a while