I've always been a Michelin LTX M/S2 fan. They were quiet and I got 100k+ miles out of a set. Then a bought a stupid Explorer with 20" rims - I didn't want the 20" rims they just happened to be on the stupid car - they don't make the M/S2 in a 20" and I hated my last $1,000 set of Michelins I put on the stupid car so I just bought a $576 set of Goodyear Reliants (Walmart exclusives)...they're great. Quiet, cheap and actually ride smoother than anything else that I've had on that stupid car. I've got $450 left over so I might buy a box of shells.