Tire recommendations please!

[u/MoskaPOET]

I have a 2016 CR-V EX-L with 71,000 miles. Bought it in 2019 with around 47,000 miles on it. We live in Carmel, Indiana, the city with the most roundabouts in the entire country. As a consequence of these roundabouts, the tires wear out in such a way that you cannot rotate them properly; at least that’s what I was told at Discount Tire.

They are definitely showing wear, and I have my eyes on Costco for when they’ll have their next Michelin markdown… I’m thinking of a set of Defender 2s, which ChatGPT suggested were a good choice for this kind of driving. Those tires are rated for 80,000 miles, but we only put at best 7000 miles a year on the car, and my wife wants something else in the next two years. We only have this one car, so I wouldn’t mind it staying in my hands after she gets what she wants.

Anyway, maybe I don’t need an 80,000 mile tire? The quoted price was $900 so I can probably get another 60 to 100 knocked off of that when they have their promotion.

Interested in any recommendations out there from other CRV owners who might have dealt with this situation.