I'm a little late to the decision I think but I can make you feel good about your choice. I've had pretty much all the tires you're looking at:
P-Zero 17" on 200 Boxster daily driver: Hated them. Loud, wore fast, etc. Had a couple scares with heavy rains on roads and decided to start buying tires with better wear & wet ratings (my issue was partly tire performance and partly that you really can't let the tread wear too much with those tires if you're going to be driving in rain).
Then Sumis on same car because they were popular with the weekend racing set: They were OK but I wouldn't pick them again. Was experimenting with off-brand tires and the Hankooks
had just come out so even though the Hankooks got good reviews I didn't take the chance.
Then the Hankooks on same car: Great tires. I would have bought them again. Tried to get them for my current M3 but they don't come in the rear size.
Michelin Pilot SuperSport: Have them on the M3 and they're good. Price wasn't as bad as I expected for Michelins, either. However, if I could get the Hankooks for half the price I'd do it.
I live in warmer weather than you'll have in MA, though, so factor in temps if you're going to be driving until the first snow. Frozen summer rubber isn't something you want to play with. I would give the DWs a shot there because I think they're 3-season tires.
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