I imagine he wants to claim his warranty on his current set so he's not out of pocket for a peeling set. I'd vote sotas for winter and maybe some hostiles or gear 726s for summer. Could also find one of the nicer sets of OEM 20s to roll on in winter? That's what basically everyone does up here, yeah they get a bit abused from the salt but they are cheap so it's not the end of the world.