I had an unrepairable flat and had no choice but to replace all four tires on my 2006 Forester XS. Since I was using the small-size spare Sears kind of had me over a barrel because I didn't dare drive to work on the highway on the spare. I bought Michelin Primacy MX4 tires but I am not happy with the steering response. For one thing, there is a slight lag at low speeds when turning, which I am not used to (the Yokohama Geolanders seemed to have instantaneous response). It is also harder to turn at low speeds, which means parallel parking is harder. Sears already fiddled with the wheel alignment which helped a little, but not much.
I have 30 days to exchange the tires--Sears used up almost two weeks of that, however, by first saying they could order the OE Yokohama Geolandars for me and then deciding they couldn't. Since I can't get Yokohamas, any suggestions on another tire that would handle better than the Michelin Primacy? Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S seems to have good ratings in this regard on TireRack, but I don't want to exchange the tires and then find out the handling is even worse.
-yngver