Since you don't plan to tke it off highway, a TA tire would be better suited for your needs. You will get better wear and mileag out of the TA than the AT, but how much I am not sure. I had close to 70K on my last set of BFG AT's with legal tread still left when I bought my new set(now enough tread left on the old ones to be effective in deep snow). Another thing to consider is where you live, if you get snow and ice, or a lot of rain I would recommend the AT's over the TA's. The tread characteristics of the TA's that allow you better wear, aren't as effective in wet or icey conditions. Also as mentioned the BFG AT's will give the ability to play off road if the opportunity arises. I run my BFG AT's in all conditions and they perform well in all conditions, except of course deep sticky mud, of which we don't have much of here in CA.