I just ordered new tires and will have them installed later this week. I have 19K on my Crossfire, and the original Conti's are shot. Not too surprising I suppose given that I drive mountains roads to works (gotta love those corners in this car!). Anyway, after checking with several sources (NOT including the dealer), I found that the Continentals are about the softest rubber, and have the lowest tread life rating of just about all choices. From what I've been told, their strong point is low noise and comfy ride...neither of which I care too much about with my xfire sports car. So I'm going to try a set of BFG G-Force KDW's. I've been warned that they will be louder, but the tread life rating is almost double, and even though they're not cheap, they are a lot less than the Continentals.