Found this review .....
http://www.speed.academy/toyo-observ...r-tire-review/ ..... on the VIP-Laconia recommended, least expensive $95 plus $35/tire installation winter tire for my Scion xD. Oops, that's a different Toyo GSi-6 tire ...... is more a high performance winter tire.
Looking at this white Lexus in the photo, I figure if they is good enough winter tires to go on a Lexus, then they is probably equally good enough to go on a Scion, plus they is the lowest price by far out of five different winter tire recommendations from VIP-Laconia at less than one hundred dollars.
Hey there ....... my $5000 Scion xD has something that makes it different and better than every Lexus ever made! What's that ................. a manual 5-speed stick shift!
Walmart in Tilton and Plymouth charge $18/tire to remove and install, replace tire valves, warranty and free rotation, thereafter, while VIP charges $35/tire for similar tire service. VIP has a different selection of winter tires available than Walmart.
Is the Walmart quality of installation the same as the VIP quality of installation? That's a good question and the answer is unknown?
For about $182.99-each plus $18/install Walmart can get "Michelin X-ice snow winter" tires so why do Michelins cost so much more than the $95 Toyo Observe GSi-6 winter tires plus $35/install at VIP in the same size and similar winter design?
Michelin tires cost a heck of a lot more than Toyo but you usually get what you pay, and are not just paying for that Michelin name? Michelin is France while Toyo is Japan plus Toyo is a name similar to Toyota.
The Toyo tire is T-rated, and the Michelin is V-rated. Do a Google search on "T vs. V rated tires" to see the difference and you will probably go with the less expensive Toyo.
So, I wonder what the N.H. State Police use for their winter tires? Maybe Google know about that?