I'd like to put in my 2 cents. In my case, I have some OZ Ultraleggeras, but I do have my stock wheels with Bridgestone S02's on them. I love the S02's, and I would pay for another 140 tread wear tire rating... except for the fact that I dont want to replace the rear tires every 5k miles. I went with some BFG KDW-2's for my OZ's and I've been fairly impressed with these tires. Do they offer the same amount of grip as the S02's? No... but I'm not replacing them every 5k miles.

Different strokes, different folks. It's not always about the "cheap" tire, but it's how you look at it in prospective. For me, I do an occasional mountain run and the KDW2's do just fine for me. Most people on here probably just see regular roads for 99% of their driving so there is no reason to have an expensive tire to waste.