snow tire question

[thejimrose]

hey all - looking for group support on a snow tire dilemma. i hit a
curb in the city and ruined 2 of my borbets and dunlop wintersport
m2's. ouch. ive got a set of 16" stock wheels, so i can throw the 2
good tires on them and then get 2 new tires. question is..

 i know youre not supposed to mix n match now tires, but i'm pretty
much going to have to at this point since the m2 is nla. think i'd be
ok with something similar [artic alipn, etc]? or should i spend the
extra 100$ on the wintersport m3's ? thinking that's as close as i'll
get.

thanks
jim