[sailor47]

I second Tirerack.com. The web site is very helpful to determine what type tire you wand or need. For instance I wanted a tire that would grip the road. I have a front wheel drive Edge and I needed good traction for pulling my boat up a ramp. Front wheel drive is not particularlly good at pulling boats up a ramp. The local guys don't normally address those type of issues.
I think I got the best cost and the web site recommends several local garages to do the install. The tire I selected had way better traction than the factory tires. The have a softer compound so they probabbly won't last as long but they work for what I want. That's the point choose the type tire you want not what a local dealer has in stock or is pushing at the time.

I ordered the tires and selected the Pepboys garage in Leesburg to do the install. The tires were shipped direct to the store and were there in two days. The store was very gracious and didn't seem to mind the fact that I bought from Tire Rack.

Very good experience. And like I said you can choose the type of tire and of course brand.