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Is it safe driving a Ford Mustang in winter?

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Old 07-23-2007, 08:04 PM
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Yea man, the Bimmers and Mercedes have stability control though. I had a 3 series BMW, and that DSC really was amazing.
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Old 07-23-2007, 08:10 PM
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Yes, but that's only been the case in the last few years....
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Old 07-23-2007, 08:11 PM
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Just as long as you dont drive like a maniac your fine.

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Old 07-23-2007, 08:22 PM
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Good point. And like you said before - we've all driven cars with RWD, no ABS (and drum brakes for that matter), so these stangs are leaps and bounds better.
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Old 07-23-2007, 08:22 PM
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It gonna have to be. Just got mine. It's my daily driver. Plan on four snows and winter rims.
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Old 07-23-2007, 08:34 PM
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As long as you drive with common sense you will be okay. But I also would invest in some snow tires.
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Old 07-23-2007, 09:04 PM
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My stang is my DD here in SE Michigan. Drove last winter on the stock PZeros without any issues. The stang got a bad name in the 80's for being terrible in the winter. Well, that was back when the stang had a 302 and only weighed a little over 2500lbs. Now that the stang has bloated to 3500lbs, it's much more sure footed than any other stang I've owned (this is my 5th stang).

All seasonsor snow tires and the stang will just fine in the winter in most states.
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Old 07-23-2007, 09:09 PM
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Your good unless you have to go up big hills. GO SLOWWWWW AROUND CORNERS!!!!! I have a huge winter season here, just go slow around corners and you'll be fine. Way easy to flip yourself around in a corner, just go reallllllll slow.
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Old 07-23-2007, 09:15 PM
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if you must, drive slow. having a stick is beneficial here as well, so you can push in the clutch so the car can just coast around corners or whatever.

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Old 07-23-2007, 09:17 PM
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I do not think its that bad as long as you are not speeding and you take it easy as you should with ANY car during snow. I've driven in the snow here in VA and its fine. I just took it easy. I think the car is worse well not the car just the person driving it during rain storms because you tend to think its safer than the snow so you tend to speed more.
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