[mshu7]

I've had both tires.

The Avon's were great at first. Very quiet tires. However, right off the bat they felt very heavy (which they were). After about 10K miles they started wearing un-evenly which made them very loud. I finally had to replace them at 25K. I'd like to also note that I rotated them every 5K miles.

The Kuhmo's are very nice. Good weight. Not loud. I think they've gotten a little louder over the last 15K miles, but nothing un-bearable. The only problem is that they are wearing FAST. We'll probably have to replace them in no more than 10K miles. These tires on my wife's car and she's very easy on the car.

In my experience, it's a toss-up. I'll probably go with a Michelin tire next time around, despite the high cost.