I hear you on the noise - switching to snows shortly but hope we get NO snow. I'm over it before it is here - I really just like warm/hot weather.

Ok, maybe driving in the snow once in a while when I'm nearly the only one on the road or in parking lots with no curbs can be fun.

Here is why I don't want snow AND also why I use snow tires... you just never know what we are going to get in the D.C. area.

Pic is my X5 in my driveway - over 100 foot driveway (not as big as some driveways I know but still, what a pain and huge waste of time dealing with it)