Ive just bought my second set of these tires, they have lasted 13000 miles on front and the rears have 5mm left after 12000 miles. Ive done over 100,000 miles in the ownership on this car and have tried various tires.These are great economical tires for commuting, they provide more than enough grip in the wet and dry, they dont hydroplane doing 70-75 on a very wet motorway even while at 1.6mm on fronts and have great grip in the dry. Ive tried pirelli p7 which last about 8000 miles on front tires and PS3 which last about 10000 miles on fronts if I recall. If you want a tire to drive normally on a normal car then buy them you wont find any other tire as good as these for the money. If you want a tire for grip and performance for a high performance car (something with more than 400hp not your average 330d) then go buy a premium brand tire for maximum grip. Ive also tried budget tires on this car (landsail/accelera phi) and they are terrible in the wet, a 1.6mm pirelli p7 will out perform most 8mm new budget tires in the wet! There is no point in buying them on a daily driver. These barums are not budget tires they are mid range and honestly have more than enough dry and wet grip but it ofcourse wont be as grippy as most premium brand tires. I hope my experience with trying many tires helps someone unsure about trying these.

I've used tires from well-known Pirelli, Firestone and Goodyear brands, and I'm pretty sure Barum is the best tire I've had since Michelin. A great tire for a great price!
They are not very beautiful but they are great.