Tires Goodyear or Nokia

LOVE Duratracs in New England. Fantastic all around tire, but know what you're getting into. By that I mean it's an aggressive tread, so it's going to make noise and it will have increased rolling resistance compared to a highway terrain.

I have the Duratrac tires on my work trucks, which are not tacomas. They do well in the mud and snow. They get really loud on the road though, in my opinion.

I really like my studdless tires. So much better with them. As long as. The ground isn't slushy lose shit, it feels very much like regular clean road driving

I got her **\*\*Goodyear Winter Commander Studded Tires\*\***. Now I still cringe and cry and ask to get off the ride. And there are finger print marks in the dash from my death grip. But that being said, even in the crazy conditions we have had, come ice or snow or other Winnipeg Drivers, she has yet to find a situation where the tires break loose under hard breaking.

Yes, get 16" Tig OEM steelies and hub covers, and have your VW dealer put on Nokian Hakkapellitas or Rotivas, that you can order on Tire Rack to ship free to the dealer or your local shop. Dont wait too long as these are the best winters you can buy

Nokian WR G4's are low rolling resistance, and does well in the snow/packed snow/ice until the snowflake disappears, and doesn't affect gas mpg.

I have been running snows for over 30 years and the only ones I have ever had that are the quietest, are the Nokian Rotiiva AT. Not perfect, but leaps and bounds better than everything else I have run.

I have only used the Nokian's on that list.

I have Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max, seem decent and capable in mild snow and slush. quiet too.

Lexus seems to have a really bad habit of putting bare minimum shit tires on their CPO vehicles. They put new $100/tire shit Goodyear LS2 tires on both my '13 and '15 GS...