Khumo MXs are a good comprimise and not that expensive.

 

Had them on my eclipse and Hated them squirley as heck.. no wet traction at all, dry and hot they did alright but imo not a good trade off



my recommendation is Falken Ziex 512 245/45/17's great all around tire and has a
360 Treadwear (got 27,000 miles on them and going)
they have great wet/dry traction

yoko advans = 150 treadwear (10,000 miles rotated on a regular)

 

these have worked great for me as summer tires and even in the snow a few times..

http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...model=Proxes+4

i run these in the snow

http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...=Snowprox+S952

 

The MX's are only good in the rain when they are new. That performance quickly diminishes and even new they aren't a tire I'd consider good in the rain. The only decent tire Nitto has out is there drag radial and their track tire, neither which makes a good daily driven tire and even worse of a rain tire.

if rain performance is a factor for you and dry grip, wear and cost. There is really only one selection. The Hankook RS-212. nearly %99 of the grip of the best street tires and a fraction of the cost. Some of the best rain tires on the market and they are cheap to boot.

I'd suggest the 245/40/17 or 245/45/17 for stock sized rims.