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It's the lesser of two evils (so far) for me. People don't realize that cars can get damaged while getting a new windshield. I've had what is the highest quality windshield shop in town damage the hell out of my roof and A-pillars trying to get an old windshield out. Every car I've owned getting a windshield replaced has gotten damaged in some way - a few quite badly due to the old sealant acting as a permeant adhesive.
Not to mention staring through pits for years. At least I get 6 months or so of mostly perfect viewing out of the PPF before it gets wiper-rash.
Also, with most windshields costing anywhere from $1,500-$3,000 on mainstream cars now, that means an automatic insurance claim/deducible for most of us.
This is very highly location-specific too. The road gravel and sand year-around in CO is horrendous. They pretty much got rid of street-sweepers after dumping gravel during snowstorms. It'll trash a new windshield in a few days top a few months. Not joking.
I literally see sand and small stones bouncing off the PPF when I'm driving - those would've all been brand new pits in the glass.
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