Thanks to everyone for their advice and knowledge. It's like entering another world - the world of tires. Very interesting journey.
I've decided to go with the new Goodrich - GForce, Super Sport, A/S - 195/55/15. $125 per tire, which included mounting, balance etc. It'll give me the traction in wet, plus some snow traction too. Hopefully a reasonably smooth ride, and I will be rotating tires in the future.
claudia &
Greyhound Gang