Finally had to replace my OEM Bridgestone RE040 Potenza's yesterday. They had 22,000 miles on them and were noisy as heck. I bought 4 Kuhmo Ecsta SPT's and man, what a difference! My 8 drives like a new car. The new tires are quiet (hopefully, this trait will last), and seem to handle great. Good feel around turn in and less kick back into the steering wheel. And, the installer got the balance spot on - no vibrations.

-1.3L

 

Congrats on the new tires! The Bridgestone's are expensive as hell and overpriced IMO