Finally decided to throw on the winter/'rally' wheel tire setup, since I think that the near 0*F temps at night here lately were not doing the Conti DWS-06es on my 2.5 season daily driver setup any favors at all.
Also I will not have to worry about an emergency wheel change if we get dumped on by a 'once in a hundred year' type winter storm, and I have to be mobile for something urgent (like getting my girlfriend to the doctor/hospital, etc.).
They also are starting to 'age out' so might as well put the wear and tear, or potential pothole/crater damage (which they can handle better with taller and XL rated side walls) on them instead of the new, very fresh build date Contis, before I maybe try the Hankook i*ept winters next on these Method wheels.