Had great luck with Toyo's . . . .
My favorite winter tire is the Toyo GO-2 Observe; my wife's car's had them for years, never a problem. Last year while the BMW X5 across the street got stuck, along with a Pontiac with Snow's, my wife in her Accord drove out of our driveway, STOPPED on the street and then slowly drove around all the cars/suv's stuck on our street (which hadn't been plowed) . . . it was quite a sight to see. I've had them on an Integra I owned years ago and never had an issue. They are great in deep snow and good on ice and wear quite well. They are a little noisy, but I'm willing to live with that.
My Jetta was purchased used and came with Pirelli snow's, which I know don’t work as well as the Toyo's. Last year I was running an A4 with Pirelli winters and they didn't offer the same level of traction or confidence in the snow, but were great in the dry and weren't as loud.
We purchased New Toyo’s for my Wife’s new car this year – 205/60/16 got them with RIM’s installed and balanced, taxes in for $760 from Superior Tire in Thornhill.