tire recommendation 06 Outback wagon

[bmwgolfguy]

My wife drives an 06 outback wagon. It has about 15k miles on it. It came new with Bridgestone tires. They are great tires but show a lot of wear right now. I figure I might be able to squeeze another 15k miles out of them before I will have to replace them. The car is not driven hard.

The question is what do you recommend for a good winter tire? I have had Blizzaks on another car and they were great. Because of this I am partial to the Bridgestones.

Any help is appreciated.

[ls1369]

Get your front and rear alignment checked at a good tire company, not at your dealer. My 06 came with rear misalignment, which dealer never detected until never-rotated rear Bridgestones were ruined, by about 20k miles. Had to buy whole new set (plus full-size spare, fits in modified well). Dealer had guaranteed 4 new tires after 5 oil changes if they did all maintenance, claimed damage was underinflation, charged for alignment, canceled tire offer. Hmm. -- ls1369

[jg09]

I'm running 225x60R16 Bridgestone HP550s on my '02 and I'm very happy with them. They're the ones that came with the car when I bought it used, so I'm not sure how many miles they've had one them. They're in great condition, which leads me to believe they're new, though.