Originally Posted by Cody M
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
First, there are a lot of us that do have 'immaculate' cars, but they are daily drivers. Does mine look as good covered in salt as FP's does in the garage - no, but I am having a much better time driving it over those 4-5 months. Second, do not take it through an auto-wash unless it is bitter cold out, those things destroy your paint. Lastly, if you are going to drive the thing year round, like anything else with the XF, you can not cheap out with all season tires. Expecially if you are somewhere like Michigan, get snow and ice tires for the winter, and ultra performance tires for the summer. That is the only way to really enjoy your baby all year.
An all season tire, IMO, does nothing incredibly well...