I too read a number of the tire postings. I wasn't thrilled when I got my VX a couple of months ago and it had a brand new set of BFG's on it. I considered a switch to 16's or snow's for winter and 16's for summer.
I had the winter problem of ABS always going off (more ice than usual this year). Long story short, tire guy suggested to have them siped. ABS has only gone off once in the last month and traction is much improved.
Inexpensive solution. $40.