Thombiz
You wanted to know what kind of tires I decided to get for my 1999 GS300. After reading thousands of reviews plus the (professional tests) I was getting goofy and still hadn't made up my mind.
At last I decided to buy the same OE's Turanzo Er 30 at costco. To my surprise they do not have them on their list. The next day I called another Costco to see if that was true and yes it was. I ask for a recomendation in a v rated tire, he asked what type of driver I was (average) and suggested I try all seasonal high performance V rated BF Goodrich TA something or Turanza LSV. He said he had a set of Turanza's that a guy ordered and hadn't come backed.
He said if I wanted them he would call the guy and see if he was interested, he wasn't so I went back on the Tire Rack to read the reviews on the Turanza's and found very positive reviews so I bought them. Total cost was $574.00 including road hazard. Tires alone were $121.00 each and are good for 50,000 miles. All future rotation and balancing is free at costco.
I only have about 20 miles on them but can feel the difference from the ER30 summer tires, they feel more like touring tires. They seem to be quiet but it's too early to really know if I will like them as I did the ER30's. At 3,000 I will post my feelings but for now I feel safe with a set of new tires.