hmm. I didn't think the stock non-summer tires were that bad. but I'd never ever replace them with the same tires! oooh, the price!
for pricing, I've actually looked at the AVS ES 100s, which seem to have a lot of good reviews, but I have no experience with them. plus, they aren't your ultra high performance tires.
then, there's the kinda cool looking tire with the weird ziggy pattern in it (I saw them in super street, but don't remember the name)
those are what I was loosely considering. but next up for me (in june) is a tanabe medallion exhaust and underbrace- maybe some eibach springs.