Mustangs hate snow
11-18-2008, 10:03 PM
#12
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Pascal..that's easy for those of us living in Florida to say..we can drive our sweet beast all year long!!! Having been born and raised in Upstate, NY..... I am glad I'm a Floridian now but I grew up driving rear wheel cars in snow...including my Mustangs and pick-ups. I think it's more about what your used to. Snow, rain..no biggy for me. For others....they are the reason I wish they would put their 'stangs away and buy something safer for THEM to drive so I can be SAFER as well
11-19-2008, 12:13 AM
#16
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driving in the snow isn't bad if you know how to.. but if you're talkin damage from salt and whatever, then ya beater it is.. i'm prob gonna steal my dads explorer on any day it snows and i still have school or somewhere to go
11-19-2008, 07:00 AM
#17
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For all those that say the Stang is ok in the snow (and I consider myself competent in the snow with the Stang), there's the OTHER issue of the OTHER idiots on the road. YOU might be fine with how you can manage the Stang but there's all the other people out there that can't drive for sh*t. I encounter more than 1 instance EVERY winter where I have to take the SUV off-road to avoid some fool sliding out of control. Couldn't do that with the Stang...
11-19-2008, 07:51 AM
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Pascal..that's easy for those of us living in Florida to say..we can drive our sweet beast all year long!!! Having been born and raised in Upstate, NY..... I am glad I'm a Floridian now but I grew up driving rear wheel cars in snow...including my Mustangs and pick-ups. I think it's more about what your used to. Snow, rain..no biggy for me. For others....they are the reason I wish they would put their 'stangs away and buy something safer for THEM to drive so I can be SAFER as well
And a beater can be safe as well though.
I'm thinking getting a beater here in FL also, they can't drive for sh#t down here.
My truck just got wacked last month...
11-19-2008, 09:03 AM
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Agree with the others on getting a winter time beater. But if your budget precludes doing this, and you need to drive your Stang around in the snow, then suggest that you install a set of good quality snow tires on the rear and the skinniest all season tires you can find that will fit on the front wheels, and add some weight in the trunk. I did this with a previous RWD car, and it got around in the snow almost like an AWD vehicle.
Also, the stock UHP all season radials are ok in a few inches of snow on flat roads, but forget about it if the snow piles up to more than that, and/or you need to climb grades(even gradual ones).
Also, the stock UHP all season radials are ok in a few inches of snow on flat roads, but forget about it if the snow piles up to more than that, and/or you need to climb grades(even gradual ones).
