Drifting in the Stang
 

I just got back from letting my Pony out to play in the snow. Let me tell you, even with snow tires it was fun!!:icon_woot: There's several abandoned malls in the area with HUGE expanses of unplowed parking lot. Nothing too crazy (gotta watch out for light poles after all), just testing the ABS and TCS to see how they do their thing and get a feel for how my new Stang takes to 6 inches of unplowed fluff. The funniest moment was when I passed a guy in a decked-out Xterra SUV--monster truck tires and all...the "WTF?!?" look on his face was priceless. This little adventure showed me that Mustangs aren't bad in snow if you have the proper tires; in fact with Blizzaks my little Pony is a beast in deep snow. :)

Anyone else like to have a little winter fun in their Stang? I know many here are shocked and horrified at the thought of taking theirs out of the garage, lol!

Just be careful. My buddy did that with his Camaro and wrapped it around a pole. He thought it was a blast and that even with snow tires his car wasn't bad. They are bad unless the rear end is weighted. Don't be fooled you were lucky IMO.

I think it's alright to test it out and learn the car, but as for fun, prolly something to keep to a minimum. Plus dunno what happened to your friend, but if I was somewhere close to a pole, I would definitely move to another spot. Considering the circumstances, prolly skidded quite a bit and just had pure bad luck.

As of right now I don't even want to think about driving a pony thru the snow. I just want spring to roll around.

My trunk is weighted with 100 lbs.

Trick is to use a very light foot on the gas...use the same winter-driving tactics that apply to every other car on the road.

Alkemist, I can't blame you for not wanting to drive a Stang in winter! You've really been thru some **** lately.

I backed mine out of the garage with it toyo proxies and it didn't like it much.. I had to back it out to get my quad out to go have fun.... that was a blast

What did you end up stuffing in your trunk? I'm sure the incessant chatter of big bird would of drove you crazy and you went with something else :icon_duck:

Was thinking of shingles myself, but dunno what the cost of them are right now lol.

http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(pt...rce=GoogleBase


Any local H/W store.

It was his nonstop singing of the Sesame Street theme song that did it, lol!

But seriously, I used bags or rock salt to weight the trunk...and yes, I know about the dangers of them breaking open...but if i ever become stuck all I have to do is throw a handful under the tires. I also have a shovel in the trunk along with a flashlight and my trusty old cellphone with the number to roadside assistance, so I am very prepared for whatever winter throws at me.:icon_snowball:

Are those summer tires or all-season? I like your rims, BTW!

I didn't want to come off preachy. My Mustang has been at the body shop just like alkemist. Don't want to see yours end up there too.

That's alright...you didn't sound preachy at all. Did your Stang end up in the body shop due to winter woes, too?

Here's an interesting video for sh!ts and giggles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ybVwxh5V4

Mine is in the shop but not due to weather. An idiot rear ended my car. The girl was on her cell phone not paying attention.

That sucks! You know that driving while yakking/texting is as bad as driving while drunk? In my area they're passing laws against driving while using cellphones...much good it does as I still see the majority of drivers glued to their phone.

It's a car, not a phone booth. If it's THAT urgent, pull over and take the call!

In the sig was the old rims my cars never seen snow unless backing out of my garage. I was backing it up today with its new shoes and tires which are summers...
http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o...5584/rims1.jpg
Pic was taken a couple weeks ago before the snow fell

Damn I really envy you dude. My stang has been in hibernation for about 3 weeks now. I took her out for a spin this past weekend but with the frozen road and summer tires the handling wasn't that great. I was being really cautious too. I know a few of the guys on here already got into a few accidents coz of the snow and ice. I can't wait for spring to come but unfortunately have to deal with this BS weather for another 3 months :/. Have fun and drive safe!

This is my first winter with the Mustang, but not my first with RWD, in fact I've never owned a FWD or 4WD car.

It does just fine in the snow with snow tires. Drove out through the plow berm and left my "sowhatreyougoingtodriveinthewinter" coworkers behind digging out. This isn't a 60/40 foxbody, the s197 has only 53/47.

I firmly believe there is no such thing as a bad snow car, only bad tires, and bad drivers.

i also love driving my mustang in the snow, its a blast, this is the second winter with it, and with 2 bags of mortar mix(25.5KG@2.5euros) and 1 35lb box of kitty litter for traction adder. I have heard bad things about keeping salt in the trunk, something about if its not sealed it causing the trunk to rust very quickly!

But as long as you don't use your throttle as an off/on switch, and you have good AS or winter (M&S) tires you are fine with a mustang.

Well you have to know how to handle your rear wheel drive stang in the snow and how better to do that than in an open parking lot.... :icon_playing: :icon_woot:

I've had my share of "testing out the stang" this winter along with the previous 2 winters. Never had weight in back and just run the factory pirelli's. Car does great in the winter.

Had some guy at the gas station just last night come up to me asking me how the stang does in the winter because he was considering one. I told him "great, get one!"

Well, we got DUMPED ON this week...2 and a half feet of snow, most roads still a horrid mess. :icon_snowman: With the Blizzaks the car is fantastic!!! Even though my commute turned into 90 minutes of watching 4WD Audis spin like tops and ping-pong from one curb to the other, my Stang felt very solid and stable.

Never got stuck or spun out...however a minute after stepping out of the car, I slipped and fell on right on my ass in front of a bunch of gawking people at a gas station. Nice way to end a workday.:icon_crackup:

:icon_snow: doh.

Yep. Irony strikes again. I looked remarkably like that smiley in your post, too!