Hi Monotaur! As you can see here, as many Maxima owners you will have almost as many opinions on tires! LOL! I have Riken Raptors...I paid $700 tax included Canadian....that would be about $450 US before tax. Now the best part! The are ZR rated...that's among the highest performance tires out there. They have never squeeled on me going around corners like the Batmobile! LOL! Mine are 245/45/18 I believe they are rated 36 AAA. These are made in Canada on Michelins 2nd line I was told and therefore they are a Michelin design...IMHO they are probably the best bang for the buck and they look great and perform really well in wet weather. They also have a rim protector. Now I know you're from the north so I would recommend that you go with 4 winters. Especially where you are. Up here in Montreal it's a law to be on 4 winters from Dec to mid March. A really good performance tire is cr@ppy in winter conditions....I also like Toyos and Yokos and Continental....in fact if you check out some of the car magazines Continetal is giving away a GPS until sometime in July....
Good luck with your choice and happy motoring!
