Yay for new Tires! After AMVIV (A MINI Vacation in Vegas) III and letting my track instructor show me what my MINI could do, I've been driving around kind of nervous. After my instructor drove my car, the front tires were nearly down to the TWI (tread wear indicators), and I knew that I needed new tires no matter how I rotated them. So, I finally bit the bullet and got shiny new BF Goodrich g-Force™ T/A® KDW from Costco and ditched the runflats. Great thing about Costco: lifetime free rotation and balance, and nitrogen for tires. As for the tires, they give the car a much improved, softer ride, and every bump isn't as pronounced as before. Also, the grip is pretty good from what I felt. I guess the car feels a little less erratic and jumpy, mainly because of the softer ride. The noise level of the tires isn't bad, I guess. Well, we'll see how this set performs as they gain miles. YAY NEW TIRES!!!