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Great news about your fit being on the way - I hope you enjoy it as much as I have mine! Just put on Thule roof racks tonight, going for the first of hopefully many outdoorsy weekends - canoe camping in Kejimkujik National Park. Should be fun, but a little cold...
As far as winter tires go, there are some that swear by them (the ones who have tried them) and some that feel you don't need them (the ones that haven't, for the most part). I like to drive fairly spiritedly, and in winter that's not very fast without winter tires. You can certainly drive more conservatively and get through winter on all seasons - but you'll have more fun with winters. You'll also be really happy if you should happen to find yourself in a situation where you need to stop, right now. Winters will give you some number of feet (I don't have numbers, of course, but there are tests that bear it out) shorter stopping distances - which can occassionally be crucial. So can turning when the corner turns out to be sharper than usual, or avoiding someone that slips into the road - or whatever, there are lots of examples.
So it's entirely up to you, but you can tell where my opinions lie!
Cheers,
Chris
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