The crossfire is my daily driver, which means it's going to experience whatever the weather has in store for me this winter. Philly winters have been pretty tame in the last couple of years, so I don't expect to have much problem. I'll just make sure it gets washed more often and in the spring, I'll start using some Menzerna paint sealant on the car. I;m going to play the tire thing by ear right now. I don't have summer tires on the car currently.