Let me preface this with the fact that all of this is dumb.
My lifted Miata needs new tires and the Champiro Icepro's I bought last time are out of stock everywhere. In fact, there are slim pickin's for cheap tires in a 205/70R15.
I don't need winter tires, but that is about all I've found cheap in a 205/70-15 with a "rugged" looking tread.
The three contenders I have found in stock:
1. Premiorri Vimero All Season (which I noticed country of origin = Ukraine!)
2. Armstrong Blutrac PC all seasons
3. Sumitomo Ice Edge but in a 205/65-15.
The Blutrac's are dirt cheap at $50 each and surely a better year rounder here in the sunny South, but definitely have a normal passenger car look. The Premiorri's look a bit more rugged with blockier tread and being an all season vs winter tire are a better fit for year round use. The Sumitomo's are the closest replacement to the Champiro's.i
I didn't know how winter tires would hold up to this usage, but the Champiro's did fine and are maybe half worn after ~6 yrs and ~12k miles, but two of them got damaged... by bears. Like I said, this is all dumb.
Anyway, tires made in Ukraine, sold in US, who knew.
