Haven't been around in a long time. Really busy after a complete change in careers at 55 (now 56). Today I put "the last set of this tire in the country" on my rears, as my wear bars on the OEM tires were just starting to show, and Ill probably need to drive my baby this winter. We'll see.

In any case, I researched these on TireRack.com, but they were backordered. Contacted DiscountTire and they claimed they had stock (they didn't), and they offered a whopping $3 off per tire over the TireRack price. Since I needed mounting and balancing, and I have a DiscountTire 3 blocks from my office, I took their offer. Subsequently to waiting for the tires to arrive (from a store in Arizona), my wife obtained a $25 coupon on 2 tires from her company, which sponsors the CarCareOne credit card accepted at DiscountTire.

Went in this morning, 8AM, and I was out the door before 8:30, even with applying for a new CarCareOne card to get 6 months with no interest (if paid in full). At first, I really couldn't believe what I was feeling...and not hearing. I always thought the Crossfire with the OEM Continentals road smooth, and decently quiet. But as others have posted, I notice a substantial decrease in road noise, and they are baby-butt smooth. And that's with only the rears changed. I can't imagine how much difference 4 tires would make. I didn't make 20K miles on the originals, although I may have eked out 3 or 4 more months on the rears, but these tires are 540AA, Speed Rating Z tires, with a manufacturer's warranty of 50,000 miles. At this rate, this could very well be the last pair of rears I buy for the Crossfire, and I may just go ahead and get the fronts ordered now, since they may take months to stock. In any event, the fronts look like they could last another 20-30K miles.

Anyway, I was excited about these tires, and wanted to share the news, but it's pretty clear that others are already enjoying the sweetness of this rubber. I haven't put on a dozen miles yet, but I am so very impressed at this point. I haven't even put them on the interstate yet, so I have a lot of exciting times ahead.

Aloha!!