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I know aaquib1992 has a photo of his "Snow Stang" in his sig, so I was wondering if there's any other MF'ers out there who aren't afraid to take their Mustangs on a fun winter ride.

Most people I know with Stangs (which isn't many) keep there's boarded up for the winter. Everyone said I was crazy to buy one in the fall and not have a backup vehicle for the winter.

Most of the questions/comments I get these days are regarding how the car is handling the snow and icy roads. I put 4 studded Firestone Winterforce tires on, and added a couple buckets of sand in the trunk. So far so good!

MustangFirstCar

My dad's GT/CS convertible with 4.10s, a CAI, tune, and UDPs handles the snow ok. It has stock BFG tires on it (I find it odd it didn't come with pirellis) and no sand, but besides leaving TC on and taking off in 3rd gear, it's totally driveable.

darksky1984

I find driving my 400hp mustang easier to drive than my old 150hp RX-7 thanks to TC in the snow. I found that if I take it easy on the start I have little problem in the snow. Also since moving from Alaska to Texas I don't drive in snow nearly as much.

aaquib1992

Hey bud! Yeah I have a v6 but nevertheless I use it throughout winter, I just use snow tires once the heavy stuff starts coming down (since we haven't had a good snow fall recently I still have my pirellis on). I do not have TCS, and would turn it off temporarily should you get stuck in a snow bank (kills your momentum at inconvenient times).

I know the firestone winterforce are extremely good snow tires as they use the mold/compound of some much more expensive tires (I believe the x-ice tires?) but without the brand name to jack up the price.

Glad to see more people using their mustangs in the snow, as they are fairly stable cars once you get some weight in the trunk, and good snow tires. Good luck with the winter driving!

Thor

I drive my car all year round and it's manageable. i make sure to start in 2nd and drive really slowly.

stealth_GT

Drove my 08 through every winter since I first bought the car back in 08, and only now traded her in for an AWD vehicle. It handles decent for a RWD, but my new ride is far superior in the snow.. and rightfully so!

The GT handled surprisingly well, but I knew it's limits.

Wil

Drove mine last year during winter but I'm double thinking it now. Nitto 555's don't look like they're the best choice for snow. Might have to switch back to my stock tires and rims if/when it starts to snow.

pdonket

My mustang gets driven all year long, but not all that much. I basically just choose not to do much of anything if there's snow on the ground or snow coming down quickly and it keeps things alright. If I had to rely on my stang in the winter to get to work? I'd likely be pissed off frequently as I tried to muck my way through in a car that is just a pain in the snow.

If you have winter tires, which you do, then that should make things much easier. I have two sets of rims, some summer performance tires on brembo wheels, and then stock 18s with pirelli all seasons. I'd replace the pirellis with winter tires if only I had the money to afford them right now but unfortunately it's not in the cards. I do need to get some sand to throw down in the back of my car.

knightryder

The wife and I brought our Mustang to drive in the winter (when we can't be on the motorcycles). Before we took delivery in Dec 2010 I had tire rack ship the black Ford racing wheels shod with Bridgestone Blizzaks right to the dealer. They work great in the white stuff and work pretty well on dry pavement as well.

bigmike06gt

I drove my 06 GT in the winter for the first 3 years I had it. Had michelin X-ice and they worked excellent on crappy roads. I never put any kind of weight in the back of the car for slippery roads and could still outrun my buddy in his 4x4 with mud terrain tires on ice! Now I bought a Toyota Tercel so the mustang sits in a nice heated garage for the winter.