At 37,230 miles I have to replace my dealer original install Dunlop 195/55r15 tires. I live in South Florida, so the rules are different here. Hot pavement, hot tires most of the time.
My goal is the best gas mileage. Tire Kingdom has Sumitomo Touring LSV that have 70K miles, 520AA rating. $109 But they are charging me $7 each for the tire pressure monitoring system to be reinstalled. No one else mentioned that.

One Sears said a Coooper with a 60K, T 540 rating about $70 each.

The other Sears said Goodrich 50K, 460 AA but about $113 each.

Another guy said Nexin (sp?) $103 70K

Any recommendations

 

My Sumitomo HTR A/S P01 have about 22k on them and seem to be holding up well. They are excellent in the rain, but poor in the snow, a combination that might appeal to you in FL. They are noticeably quieter than my stock Bridgestones were, although still quite noisy on concrete. Mileage seems to be about the same as with the stocks, maybe 1-2 mpg less. I recall that the price was reasonable.

 

I have these

BFGoodrich Traction T/A T

on my 09 Base AT and they are great on dry and wet traction with wear index of 620. The size is a hair bigger in diameter but the shop said they are perfect replacement of the original if I do not like the low profile tires. I use below to calculate the matched size of tires because I do not like low profile tires on snow.

Tire size calculator

 

After last winter in NY city I swore I would never do another winter without winter tires . I don't mind buying wheels and an extra set of tires, but what on earth and I going to do with them for the other 9 months of the year? I live in a small NY city apartment. any other city dwellers come up with a decent idea of what do to withe their winter tires?

 

I am with you on sticking to the manufacturer's recommended size.
There are many reasons for that, mostly it is not known to the members on forums like this. It involved understanding of physicals, cinematics, mechanical forces, etc.
I've studied this when I majored in Automotive Technology and the the short answer is, stick with the tire size that is recommended for this wheel by Honda. That is the safest and will get you best fuel economy.

My 2010 Fit has 55 000 miles on original Dunlops and they have at least 50% thread left.

It must be your driving style that wore out the Bridgestones.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...enance/4281033 ( a lot of information explaining what's involved in changing the tire size from OEM specs) Read Wretched Excess section.

This article has suggestions on driving habbits to prolong the life of the tires (halfway down the page): Esurance – How to Take Care of Your Tires

 

Most tire shops will store the wheels and tires you are not using for a price.

 

half a century ago, yes, I realized I should get by in my downtown environment on just one setr of good all season tires and thats what I recommend to you. When I took up autocrossing I had friends in the suburbs who would store my a/x tires. If you don't have to have a set for winter and one for summer, don't.
As far as the advice to always stick to OEM size I guess he wasn't taught the economics of tire sizes. As long as the tire had about the right diameter they bought the cheapest tire that they could.
Here's the tire engineers rule: stick within a half inch of OEM diamete, go narrower and lighter for mpg and wider but less diameter for performance. In both cases choose the tire with the best performance from tirerack and cusotomer reviews.

 

General G-MAX AS-03 Tire 195/55R16SL 87V BW

The ride was a huge improvement from the stock tire... great on snow too. Can get them at walmart.

 

Check out these tires (they are all 185 55r 16):

Yokohama Avid Ascend ($110 each)
Toyo Observe GSi-5
Hankook Ventus V2 Concept2 H457
Hankook Ventus V2 H437
Falken Ziex ZE950- AS
Dunlop Graspic DS-3
Bridgestone Blizzak WS-70 / WS-80
Michelin X-Ice Xi3

My (Honda Fit Sport, 2009) original set (185 55r 16) was Bridgestone Turanza which lasted me 50,000 miles with no rotation ever

Second set was Kumho Ecsta X4 (205 50r 16) lasted only 38,000- 39,000 miles (with no tire rotation)

Third set now is Yokohama Avid Ascend 185 55r 16 (at $110.00 each). This is all season tire, not Winter tire! Loved these tire much more than the first 2 sets! Increasing gas milage as well comparing to Kumho 205 50 16
Hope this helps you in making decision in buying new tires for your Honda Fit
DH
12/23/2014

 

My OE Bridgestone Turanza's lasted about 1/2 of what yours did and I'm not very hard on tires. I can Vouch for the Hankook Ventus V2 Concepts (except in 205/50/16 and not the stock 185) as a Great Buy and a good tire for the spring/summer/fall but I do swap over to Snows in the winter.

~SB