That's surprising to hear -- from what I heard, the ventus are good tires for the money; unless I'm somehow driving way faster than the average bmw driver (and not realizing it), this seems like a major problem with the tires if it has traction problems on a highway ramp. I still have my OEM Bridgestones RFTs -- would they provide better traction, or am I stuck with the ventus for the next 30k miles?