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I have Kumho SPT's on my WS6 wheels now. They should be well within your price range. I only bought them because I got all 4 for $300 brand new from a guy on craigslist though hahah. I've daily driven them for about 1500 miles and autox'd them once. They're good in the rain, should last a while (320ish treadwear), don't make much noise (then again I wouldn't know over my longtubes and rattling rod ends). For autox they're not great, but under a 3500lb car with an amateur driver not many budget tires are.

They really aren't super grippy off the line, but if you ease into the throttle they hold my power pretty well. If you really punch it around a corner they'll start to let loose but they are unbelievably controllable when they do.

Would I ever buy them again? Only if I was looking for a budget tire, but I'm happy with them overall. Then again I drive my car a lot harder than most people so it's hard to say whether I'd recommend it or not. I'd say they're probably better than most cheap tires, but next time I'll be looking into something with a stiffer sidewall and softer compound.

On a side note, buying dedicated winter tires and dedicated summer tires was no doubt worth it. Otherwise you'll end up with a set of tires that kinda suck in the snow, and kinda suck in the summer too. Just my opinion.