Why don't you check out Tire Rack
You can get a pretty good idea of what life you can expect from specific tires, reviews, rough prices, even enter your car and see what they recommend.

Was on there. Good site but they don't give prices. I'm looking at good solid brands, then pricing. Will go back to it and read up some more. I spent $1000 on my winter tires and they are awesome. This will sound lame, but I've never bought tires before other than the snow tires. Ex worked at a dealership and would get the factory ones new owners didn't want for free, so never paid attention to when they needed changing, he just did it.

Look at 1010tires. I purchase all my tires online and they are substantially cheaper especially when you get a sale online. I currently have high performance hankook for the summer. They are supposed to last longer then the average high performance tire.

So someone asked what you are putting the tires on. That can make a difference as to what to suggest.
Plus, you are looking for a performance tire, so don't expect much lifespan. 30K is a little low, but is expected with better tires as they are sticky and wear out faster.
If you want longevity, you're going to sacifice ride quality, performance and possibly even wet weather handling.

To be honest, best place to buy tires is Costco.

1010tires.com is the Canadian version of Tire Rack. They also have a good amount of reviews and selection. All prices are in CDN as they are in Vancouver. I saved almost $200 on a set of Blizzaks last fall and I will use them again. I like buying local but not at a huge premium.

Huh? I'm on there right now looking at the price of my truck tires. Did you click my link ? or just look at the name of the site.

If you're going to buy from 1010, have someone you trust do the mounting etc as we read nothing but nightmare reviews on them last winter while searching for new Camaro snows. Damage to cars and rims, blaming the customer, ack

Sorry, I started a reply and then switched pages. I've got, um...a Mazda 3 gt. it's by no means a sport car by definition, I'm just trying to replace what I've got. 17 in rims. I use my car for work so need something that can deal with the rain. I will go back to tire rack and get more info. Ride quality, ya, I already know the difference there. :biggrin:

I was on the site earlier and didn't see prices, I didn't click the link, but am there now