Winter I'm not all concerned about. I had a 05 coupe with the ps2 tires ( drove neon in winter). The car would be garaged in winter anyways. Had AWD (R32) with winter tires for first time ever last winter. WOW, talk about fun. All my other cars before were RWD sports with all seasons. I couldn't wait until it snowed just so I could drive in it. Tons of fun. Obviously not quite the same as rwd donuts in snow (or dry).

As far as keeping black clean, I don't mind the work. Almost all of my cars were black including the crossfire. I'd actually like to open my own detailing business someday. Nothing like making a hot car even hotter with some good old elbow grease