I tend to drive my vehicles a LONG time. I have 300,000 miles on my '64 'Vette (since '66) and almost 400,000 on my '90 Suburban. My wife changes more often : Porsches, Mercedes, Audis, a Firebird, an '80 Chrysler Town & Country rwd wagon, Jag XJ6s and most recently BMWs.
Tried Goodyears and Firestones a few times and experienced more flats than other brands, short tread life and surly tire store service.
Best overall brand by far has been BF Goodrich. Comp T/A HR's on the Jags wore quickly, especially if alignment was even a wee bit off. Higher speed-rated tires seem to have this characteristic, while SR's have flabbier tread and sidewalls that are more forgiving and longer-lasting.
My "go-to" (first choice) for most vehicles is the basic Radial T/A. These seem to offer the best price/performance/longevity combination.
The 'Vette has been rolling on 265-50 and 295-50's for decades. They ride and handle well, even in wet and snow, and wear forever.
After trying various truck and off-road tires on my Suburban I have settled on 255-70 x 15 T/A's on the stock 8-inch steel rims. I get nearly 70,000 miles (about two years) on a set. They handle heavy loads at high speeds with no problems, delivering a fine ride and sure handling, too. Purchased a couple of these tires in January for $89 each, mounted, balanced, taxes, out the door.
My daughter's '84 BMW 318i runs 195/60-14 T/A's
with similarly fine results. I replaced the original Michelins on my wife's '98 318i with Touring T/A 205/60-15's that have the highest tread life number I've ever seen: 620!!! (Stay away from the much lower-rated OEM version of this tire) That said, the 3-series Bimmer IRS's seem to be hard on rear tires. It's hard to get more than about 40,000 miles from any of ours. When my wife's '04 325 CI's 17-inch Pirellis wear out, guess what brand will go on?
I've also had good value from Kumho tires, if you need decent rubber for minimum dollars.