RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

I never said I liked the ride of a caddy...atleast the one I drove today had good responce and felt firm to the road. I dont mean its a cushy ride. Though its smoother then my Landcruiser that has leaves at all 4 corners.

I have a Legacy wagon auto...not much of a tuner...as I said, I'm getting out of the land of Subis and moving to a Mustang. Plus all the STi's around are modded and you know they've had the stuffing beaten out of them. The 2.5 turbo engine in the STi's arent known for lasting the usual 200K+ like N/A Subi's because of the higher boost they are running and the harder driving. Thats why a 39,000 mile Mustang sounds great.

On a totally unrelated note, why do the apostrophes multiply? When I first make then message it starts as one, then when it gets posted its 2 and then after I edit it theres 3 and so on...

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

yeah you're right... nobody beats the stuffing out of a mustang....

i agree with the STI suggestion... i love mustangs as much as anyone on here but driving a mustang in the snow is way to much trouble for you... either buy the GT and keep your subi or sell your subi and upgrade to an STI (they'll beat most GT's out there anyway!)

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

I get 18 mpg on average and you have to be careful driving in the winter. Try not to get caught in a snow storm, I did that once in my old v6 stang and it was hell.

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

haha...well i had a 02 auto that got consisntany 17mpg no matter how i drove it or what i did to it so... but then again I only paid $4000 for a 02 with 60k miles...

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

My car is a daily driver and I drive it all winter long. I had a lot of trouble the first year. It came with high performance summer tires that are rated n/a for winter. I could get stuck in an inch of snow on a slight incline. I switched to extreme performance all season tires and had no trouble at all last year in up to 4 inches of snow. If you want the Mustang go for it but you have to get the right tires and take it easy in the snow. Don't gun it in corners on snow and ice. The back end will try to come around on you even with traction control.

P.S. Most of the tire recommendations you see on these forums are high performance summer tires. Go to www.tirerack.com and check any recommendations out for yourself.

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

Traction control in the snow is down right dangerous

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

01 gt 5spd only gettin a max of 20mpg. usually average 18-19.

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

+1
Those that depend on traction control to save them are looking for trouble. I found that it reacted much slower than I could under icy conditions. I had the tuner permanently turn mine off.

But with a little weight in the back and good tires a Mustang doesn't really drive bad in light snow. I think it drives better than a two wheel drive pickup truck.

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

I'm in Miami, FL, so I've never seen snow in my car. I can speak to the gas mileage and I can say that I usually get around 15-16 mpg in city driving, and I've got 22 mpg on a road trip. Keep in mind that I have 4.30 rear gears, and I don't drive to conserve gas. . . I enjoy my car. If I mix in some highway with the city driving I get between 16 and 17 mpg.

RE: Looking at a GT...best fuel economy and winter driving??
 

I get 16-17 in 100% city driving, lots of stop and go. I drive pretty modestly, coast when I can, etc. Highway the couple times ive done some short trips got about 24. Your completely screwed in snow, there's no doubt about that.