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Do you drive your 5.0 in the snow?

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Old 01-30-2009, 10:25 PM
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I drove a Mustang in the winter for several years, when it was my only car. It was fine with snow tires. No extra weight was ever used.

I tried it for awhile with the summer tires and it really sucked. Got stuck in my in-laws icey driveway and only an inch of snow. My brother in law had to use his Jeep to drag me out to the street.
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 302army187
Im in colorado with ALOT of hills.

ive driving my car ONE TIME in the snow. was only about a inch on the road.

NEVER again if i can help it.

i bought a 1996 Ford Bronco for cheap. it guzzles gas, but i can get through any amount of snow with very little issues.

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And yeah, I've driving mine quite a bit in the snow this year. It's far from ideal, but people have been driving V8 rear drive american iron in the snow for the past 75 years or so and survived. gotta do what you gotta do, and if your only car is a mustang you'll make it work.
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:46 PM
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I don't even drive my car in the rain.
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Old 01-31-2009, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex-7
Dig my new avatar?
haha, yea, but i had to change mine. dident reolize how much attention it would get.
Im ordering a new camera soon, so im sure my girlfriends *** will return soon enough, haha.
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Old 01-31-2009, 06:42 AM
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Never...it's seen rain less times than I've got fingers on one hand. I've had three foxes, my light titanium hatch was dropped 2" with 245/45 Goodyear F1's. I remember sitting at a light in neutral, then s-l-o-w-l-y releasing the clutch with no throttle. You know how roads aren't dead flat to allow water to flow to both curbs? The back end instantly pitched out to the right and ever so slowly slid down to the side of the road. I was stuck in 2 inches of snow.... Keep in mind that we get the dirtiest, wettest snow imaginable here not that dry powdery stuff that actually packs down into a crunch allowing traction. We get so much rain here that the roads are sloped to both sides from centre to an extreme degree. Couple that with snow that turns into wet ice the instant any weight is imposed upon it and you have a recipe for disaster. Throw a lowered 5.0 into the equation and the garage becomes the simple choice. From that day forward I decided my Mustangs would be precipitation free.

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