i dont understand why people don't drive these cars in the winter. i can see if you have the money and your car is immaculate but in my opinion if i have a nice car then im gonna drive it. as long as you go to the car wash every week or so your car will be fine. my stock rims have a serious case of road rash (caused by the previous owner) and i slapped some all season tires on them so thats what i use in the winter. plus the automatics have a winter mode which works great in my opinion. if someone hits me in the winter and my car gets totaled out then i just move on to the next crossfire. be brave people......be brave