It's true. Snow is nuisance PIA at this stage in my life. I drive 25k miles a year and I hate winter driving. Big storms (12"+) are all I care for and they don't occur that frequently.
You'd be surprised. My boss was looking at a new Ford truck and they were going to tack on a $5k fee above the sticker because they said that's what the market is demanding now and dealer stock is so limited everywhere. This was at Jack Madden.