We live in Southern California and bought new tires in preparation for a Thanksgiving trip through Utah and into Oregon.  Sure enough we hit snow at one of the higher passes and we made it through safely - with more than 50 cars on our side of the road that had slid off the road.  We were very grateful.

I'd purchased two sets. One for my 05' Outback I recently sold and only got about 2K on but was very satisfied with the performance. The 2nd set is on our 04 Forester and right now has only about 2K as well. The report is that down hill stopping on wet pavement on her routine route no longer Engages the ABS as with the other tires that had over 70% tread still on them and always did even when new so that says a whole lot right there. Have been completely satisfied with a general tires we have purchased.

We put these tires on my wife's Hyundai Sonata.  We've had them on almost a year now.  Wow, what a difference it made in the overall quietness of the cabin.  Virtually no road noise at all.  Nice and smooth and quiet...that's what I was looking for.  That and some good tread wear and we are golden.  Very pleased with the tires.

I bought these for an older MB SL320 that I got as a driver, not a sunny day car. I've had significantly more expensive touring tires previously for other cars, but the incremental difference in traction and wet weather performance was not worth the premium.

I put a new set of these tires on my minivan before the winter set in.  I have been very pleased with their performance in the snow and ice.  Road noise is low and ride is comfortable though one has to give up a little on these features in order to have the longer tread-wear which I desired.  I am very pleased with this set of tires and would purchase them again when the need arises.

I bought these tires over the summer. they handled great on dry roads and were much quieter than the Yokohama tires I had on prior. I was really impressed once winter came and snow started to fly. We typically get 200 + inches of snow a year.  I enjoy a good drift or doughnut in a parking lot now and again. these tires had so much grip it made it hard to drift or do doughnuts. I was impressed.

I bought these tires last year in August (2018).  I have had to drive home in the rain, sleet, snow and worse...ice, late at night.   I can honestly say that I drove home on ice last year and I didnt slip.   They are quiet.  New England weather is very unpredictable and after driving for 39 years, these are easily the best tires I have ever had.  I will buy them again when the time comes.

Full disclosure, I purchased a set of 205/55R16's for my Mazda 3, and they were almost perfect. One small drawback was, they Tramlined. A Lot. And in the Southwest, there's a lot of lateral grooved concrete highway. So the car would dance around my whole commute. Couldn't stand it.  Switched the set onto my 2014 Civic, and was reasonably impressed, a little tramlining here and there, but not enough to cause any sort of worry. So I kept the tire on the Civic, which only sees short commutes,and bought a different brand for my Mazda.  The Altimax rt43 was almost the perfect package. In the rain it kept us safe, but with my long, obnoxious commutes, It was a little too Tramline happy. Otherwise great tire!

Hi- Like you, I did all the research and was apprehensive buying a new tire without any prior knowledge. I was replacing a set of OEM Continental Eco Savers. I was looking for performance in all seasons and conditions. I didn't want to have (2) sets of tires a 3-season use set and a winter set (Blizzaks). I live in New England where they keep the major roads fairly clean but you have to watch out for the around town surface roads. This is why I have a car with AWD. Now to get to major points: Road noise- I read the reviews about road noise. Not a problem for me actually quieter than the OEM's, probably due to them being so worn. But I did notice that if the tires are really cold they will thump a little like the old bias-ply tires. After 10 miles or so they warm up and no more thump. It's only happened a couple times and the weather has been -10 degrees F. Traction: Plenty of it. I pushed a couple of exit ramps a little harder without incident and more confidence even in the rain just to see if the reviews were on point. During the last snow when I drove through 4"" of snow for a Dunkin run I did not have a problem with the stop sign at the end of my street whereas last year the OEM tires would slip and slide. And lastly miles per gallon, this one surprised me. I lost 0.5 mpg. this hurts especially since I do 120 miles round trip commute daily. But I will still give a great rating because these were never designed for the miles per gallon or as part of my must-haves.

Brought 4 Generals last year and they ride great, unfortunately my wife went through and puddle with a large pot hole and blew out the driver's side front tire, I'm so impressed with Generals tires that are on the car I had to purchase the same tire. When you have a quality tire and handles the road like they do, stay with a quality tire like General, you won't be disappointed.