Ran M88's on this VR for 10,000 mi since I picked it up a year and half ago... until last Monday. My issues with these tires were loud road noise,whining (not me,the tires) and a harder ride on second rate pavement. I suspect the whining was due to normal tread wear and the hard ride was partially due to the 50-52 lb pressure recommended for two up. Handled great in all conditions and never had issues with missing chunks. Probably could have squeezed another season but decided to replace.
Based on comments from forum , decided to go with the E3's. Short term impressions (approx 9 hours highway), this was the right decision for me. Road noise almost non existent, (thank you thank you) although that could change with tread wear. Slightly softer ride, probably due to 10lb less recommended tire pressure.