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I have inreased the index by one: 65 to 70. It was visually more pleasing, less useless wheel well space and a some gained ground clearance.

I do but we get 5-6 months of snow coverage a year and they're mandatory from 1st of december to 15th of march or so. Right now I have some cheap Kleber studless winter tires. They performed adequately last winter. A rule of thumb: the narrower the tire the better it performs in snow.

I wonder why did Ford supply the US with old style taillights on a facelift model.

I use mine for small business: delivery, service trips, towing, etc. But then again, I pick it any time over a sedan where ever I go. It's been a relieble vehicle: over 110K miles on it and I've replaced the front suspension bushings, one tie rod end, clutch, brake work and just recently the timing belt and an engine mount (transmission side). I would love to have the facelift model (like the one in the US) with the new dashboard and cruise control but there might be a completely reworked model coming up in a year or so, so I may as well wait for that one.

Great stuff! I've scheduled mine for a full wrap right after xmas (it's red, so it'll tur white with a photo on it). I have temporary graphics on it right now: http://tinyurl.com/ccrhgaz