I'm Driving mine, I have a garage but I put a set of Bridgestone Blizzac WS50 series snows on with steel rims and hubcaps. Throw a couple bags of sand in the trunk (50lbs ea) and off I go. also I put a Bra on but that's only because I do alot of highway driving, and will remove it and wash it all the time (live in NH).

 

It doesn't snow much here in the "Sunshine Sate" But I can tell you that the weather, no matter what type can and will do a number on that convertible top. I just replaced mine this week. You would be better off storing it if you have heavy snowfall and consistent temps below 0. That snow can pile up and cause some sagging. 3-4 months in storage is cheaper than the $850 it cost to get that top replaced. Thank God for hurricanes! They saved me money! "It was Ivan's fault!"

 

00Stang. If you want, bring your car down here to sunny FL. I will keep it in my garage and promise to start it up & drive it once a week so the fuel stays fresh. Good luck

 

As to weight of the snow on top of a convertible, it's worse to store it outside and let the snow pile up than anything else. No one snowfall will have enough weight to bother a convertible top. I used to live in NY and only drove a convertible year round. Just brush the snow off every day and it would be fine. The real winter problem isn't handling or to the top, it's the salt from the roads. If you drive in the winter where it's snowy, you're going to have to visit a car was after every ride on a wet/salty/sandy road to really spray bottom of the car off.

 

i think leaving it outside somewhere would be ok if its a 94 or older, i have an 89 GT and it has to go in the garage cause as you know 87-93 mustang's are rust buckets in the northeast (i live in mass) I had my car painted about 5 years ago, stored it every winter and still managed to get some bubbles on the hatch, Just becareful if you leave it outside, my brother has a 97 camaro 30th anniversary convertable, when he was cleaning it off one winter the ice stuck to it and ripped a huge hole in his roof.