Snagged some 16" alloys for $100 at local scrapyard, ordered Pirelli winter rubber from Tire Rack & chose the local pickup discount as I'm about an hour from their CT location. Went to pick em up when it had snowed 1/4 inch or so, major distress on highways and byways, felt good to be in Subaru as I drove past big Ford sedans in the ditch backwards, jackknifed tractor trailers, Nissan SUVs jammed into the guardrail!
Now for some real snow on my way to fabulous ski hills of Southern VT...