what have I found this morning!
11-05-2006, 10:47 AM
#21
5th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: S.burbs Chicago
Posts: 4,793
RE: what have I found this morning!
ORIGINAL: Bish
What you are seeing is the extra support structure under the hood. Those spots are colder and the snow doesn't melt as fast from that part of the hood.
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
BTW, what is that weird marking in the snow on the hood??? Signs? Crop formations on snow? At first it kinda looked like a Honda Emblem! You got jokers in the neighborhood?
BTW, what is that weird marking in the snow on the hood??? Signs? Crop formations on snow? At first it kinda looked like a Honda Emblem! You got jokers in the neighborhood?
11-05-2006, 04:05 PM
#22
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Los Angeles
Posts: 5,390
RE: what have I found this morning!
ORIGINAL: Bish
What you are seeing is the extra support structure under the hood. Those spots are colder and the snow doesn't melt as fast from that part of the hood.
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
BTW, what is that weird marking in the snow on the hood??? Signs? Crop formations on snow? At first it kinda looked like a Honda Emblem! You got jokers in the neighborhood?
BTW, what is that weird marking in the snow on the hood??? Signs? Crop formations on snow? At first it kinda looked like a Honda Emblem! You got jokers in the neighborhood?
So never having brought my own car into the snow let me ask: What do you do when you see snow like that on your new Mustang? Just leave it and hope for it to blow off or melt as you drive? What about scraping it off? Any tools or tricks you cold weather guys use? And what if there's about a foot or more of snow on the hood?
We all probably remember the guy in the movie Fargo scraping the snow, and ice, off his windshield. I think I actually have a plastic scraper! But what about the snow on the hood...
Can you guess that I live near the beach in Southern California???
11-05-2006, 07:52 PM
#23
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location:
Posts: 211
RE: what have I found this morning!
ORIGINAL: Winston Wolfe
Jeez, some of you guys really need to sack-up.
If you have some extra cash for a cheap beater and a place to park it, I do applaud you. At least you're taking all risk out of the equation. Wish I could do that. But I've been driving Firebirds and Camaros since 1994 everyday in Iowa, on snow, ice, you name it. No snow tires, just the regular all-season tires. This year, it's Mustang time. Anybody a little older like me remember the pre-front wheel drive and pre-four wheel drive days. You had to learn driving rear wheel drive cars year round, like the 1975 Impala I learned in. Either you figured it out, or you stayed home.
It's all about taking your time, driving steady, and keeping control of the vehicle. My 1990 Firebird handled like a greased pig in snow, with auto, no ABS or TC. Did put sandbags in the back. It was still quite a challenge, especially going uphill. But no bad episodes. The 2001 Camaro at least had ABS and TC with the auto, and it was ten times better driving that than the Firebird. No worries at all. My 2006 V6 Mustang is a manual, so I'll have to get used to that. Had a 1978 Camaro with a 4 speed manual in college and that was OK, but it was a heavier car than this Mustang is.
I'm also figuring the thinner, taller 16" 65 series tires on this Mustang will be better for getting through the deeper stuff than the fatter, lower 16" 55 series tires on that Camaro.
Jeez, some of you guys really need to sack-up.
If you have some extra cash for a cheap beater and a place to park it, I do applaud you. At least you're taking all risk out of the equation. Wish I could do that. But I've been driving Firebirds and Camaros since 1994 everyday in Iowa, on snow, ice, you name it. No snow tires, just the regular all-season tires. This year, it's Mustang time. Anybody a little older like me remember the pre-front wheel drive and pre-four wheel drive days. You had to learn driving rear wheel drive cars year round, like the 1975 Impala I learned in. Either you figured it out, or you stayed home.It's all about taking your time, driving steady, and keeping control of the vehicle. My 1990 Firebird handled like a greased pig in snow, with auto, no ABS or TC. Did put sandbags in the back. It was still quite a challenge, especially going uphill. But no bad episodes. The 2001 Camaro at least had ABS and TC with the auto, and it was ten times better driving that than the Firebird. No worries at all. My 2006 V6 Mustang is a manual, so I'll have to get used to that. Had a 1978 Camaro with a 4 speed manual in college and that was OK, but it was a heavier car than this Mustang is.
I'm also figuring the thinner, taller 16" 65 series tires on this Mustang will be better for getting through the deeper stuff than the fatter, lower 16" 55 series tires on that Camaro.
11-05-2006, 10:34 PM
#26
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: IOWA
Posts: 193
RE: what have I found this morning!
ORIGINAL: Stoenr
Actually its the opposite isnt it? The snow melts faster from the structure support since it sticks out close to the engine and maybe is a little warmer than the flat parts of the hood?
ORIGINAL: Bish
What you are seeing is the extra support structure under the hood. Those spots are colder and the snow doesn't melt as fast from that part of the hood.
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
BTW, what is that weird marking in the snow on the hood??? Signs? Crop formations on snow? At first it kinda looked like a Honda Emblem! You got jokers in the neighborhood?
BTW, what is that weird marking in the snow on the hood??? Signs? Crop formations on snow? At first it kinda looked like a Honda Emblem! You got jokers in the neighborhood?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
lincolnshibuya
V6 (1994-2004) Mustangs
9
12-08-2015 04:37 PM
KingRando
2005-2014 Mustangs
5
10-02-2015 08:06 AM