My college buddy just got a Focus and lives in West Seneca, south of Buffalo. his car got stuck down the street and sat there a few days under the 70-80" of snow.
Your 14" of snow looks like it mostly melted..ground is still warm. We got an inch or two 2 nights ago and it was wet underneath - I think the ground was too warm even after all of the cold weather. We get a LOT of snow and salt here (always are near the top or win the "golden snowball" award for snowiest city).
My wife basically won't let me get a beater but if we move and get a 3rd garage or shed/barn, I will be very tempted to. If we don't move for 5 years (and therefore my car will have endured a LOT of salt), my 2013 Focus will be my year-round car, and maybe I'll get a used Mustang GT for summer.
Trying to decide which size to get - mostly likely 205x60x16. They are under 1% larger (0.5% lower speedo reading) than the OEM 17's. The 15" and 16" OEMs are another 0.5% or 1% smaller than the 17's (as per tirerack's revolutions per mile for various tires).
