Had to replae the Conti's last summer - HUGE cracks in the sidewalls on the driver side - after a ton of looking ended up with Goodyear F1's - great in the summer and rain, this winter found that the traction light blinked on a ton, from what I understand that's normal with these tire - rubber gets harder and tires tend to slip.
Ride is comfortable and I don'tthink they are noisey at all. Overall like the tires but thought that they were pricy - about $1300. installed