I agree to a point...I think though it depends on when you break your Mopar OUT for the year and when you put it away...if your like me and basically do October-end of March for storage and just have it out say mid April-Halloween you can probably get away without it...but then again im in Central PA and we are normally about 5-10 degrees warmer than NY...I used to live south of Bufflao so I think late April(in the 60's) till late October(in the 60's-high 50's) you would be fine without it...but I dont think it hurts too much unless your racing it.