wturri78

Hi all,</P>


My fiancee is car-shopping, and we drove a 2003 GT the other day. The look on her face when she planted the throttle was precious, and I just about had to pry her out of the seat. On top of that, the local dealers are running some sweet clearance deals. So we may be joining your ranks soon.</P>


One big question...how about driving in snow? She gets nervous when it's slippery and I've heard horror storries about RWD muscle cars in snow. But I've heard that swapping for winter tires solves the problem (I drive an '02 Sentra Spec-V and had to put Blizzaks on it to keep from sliding on the stock summer tires). I never spun a tire again, but my car is FWD with a limited-slip and a lot less torque than a V8. How many here have done this, and how much better does it handle? </P>


Thanks for your help and advice!</P>

horatio102

The only RWD vehicle I drove in the snow was my '96 Bronco 4x4 (hubs were shot). It sucked with all terrain tires.
I've got snow tires for my Subaru but I never use them.
The mustang will never see snow.

I believe it was Car and Driver that drove their Z06 through the winter and praised how well it drove in the snow. But that's another $20k on top of the GT (and a Chevy). Worst case scenario - buy some skinny snow tires and really learn how to drive. Tire technology has come a LONG way since the '60s, and most americans drove around in powerful RWD cars back then.

Sean

Blizzack WS50's are well worth the $. I was very impressed, the difference is night and day.

WhiteHawk

I use to drive in the snow in my 79 stang V8.....just ease off a bit, learn to feel the car......and you can always get the snow shoes/thin chains......--- </P>


snow tires HAVE come a long way..</P>


ps -- sliding was fun and no tire wear.(not much)</P>

99dro&#112;Top

yea, snow is fun... take advantage of it!