i dont think the price of the tire dictates how good they are...i had some michellin tires high performance 280 bucks a tire and god what a mistake....they sucked the big one...the road noise was HORRIBLE and my car felt like it was driving on the rim, i just yesterday bough some Nitto's NT 555 Extreme performance and HOLY crap the G has rejuvenated...the ride is quiet as hell (thankgod) and the car feels soooo smooth now, and they only cost me 130 a tire...my 02 cents