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I replaced the Bridgestone Turanza EL42s on our Town & Country prior to 10k miles because their wet traction was just so poor. You could feel the front of the van plowing a bit cornering in wet intersections. Fortunately, I've been pretty pleased with the Falkens on our Ascent. I haven't had any issues with wet traction and snow performance has been "fine" for us. Certainly not unsurpassed by better tires, but they've done pretty well. We have 18k on ours and they look about half worn. I expect 30k before I give up on 'em and try something else.

I got ~25K (I honestly don't remember what the actual mileage was, but that's close) before I swapped mine for Conti VikingContacts on 18s. Never had an issue with them on dry or wet pavement, or in the snow. I suspect any decent tire with reasonable tread left will be perform well with Subaru AWD.

I actually bought the tires and wheels as a package from a former forum member, for the 18" wheels alone. The tires were a bonus. I swapped them out for A/Ts this spring and we'll see if I even bother to mount them this year (our 2 forays to the snow so far have been problem free).