satur9poet

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!! 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!

gt/cs07

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.

alkemist

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.

satur9poet

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.

Johnboy7701

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

alkemist

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

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

VRFlip

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


Any local H/W store.

satur9poet

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.

satur9poet

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

gt/cs07

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.