Don't be like these guys (and gal):
YouTube - Ford Mustang (Saleen?) Stuck in the Snow - NYC Blizzard 2010
YouTube - Ford Mustang (Saleen?) Stuck in the Snow - NYC Blizzard 2010
Mustangs don't do well in the snow..
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BLACK09GT
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Just about any car will get stuck if you try to drive it through snow that's deeper than the clearance under the chassis... (which is what it looks like these people did). 
Cook89Notch
Founding Member
Why do people drive Mustangs in the snow? What kills me is that the salt is just eating them away like cancer. A slow painful death. Stupid! Makes me sick...
dhcolesj
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Because maybe they don't have another car to get around?
However, the nuts in that vid should have backed the car back out onto clear roads. Or, taken the bus.
Martynas
New Member
Very tricky to drive it in snow. On the places where even other small car goes through, my stang struggles.
BLACK09GT
New Member
Because maybe they don't have another car to get around?
So Cook... What are you implying? That people who can't leave their Mustangs in the garage for the winter just shouldn't own them?
I sure wish I could afford the luxury of owning two cars! I'd love to be able to drive a "beater" all winter so my Mustang could stay in show-car condition all year long. Unfortunately I can't... my GT is my daily driver. I don't like it, but there's no public transportation service or car pooling options where I work, so I HAVE to drive it to work every day.
Whenever it gets salt spray on it, I either hose it off by hand or take it to the touch-free laser wash ASAP after the roads dry. I do the best I possibly can to protect it from the elements.
So for me, (and a lot of other hard-working people) it's the only way I can own a Mustang. To my way of thinking, it's a much better option than not owning one at all!
Jeffrey
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You could get a winter beater for the price of a cai/tune and an axleback exhaust.
My GT is my daily driver here in WI and I have not purchased winter tires as of yet but I know they would make getting around much easier. Those dudes need to back the car up to get some momentum before hitting the deep snow. Even then if the car has summer only performance tires they might not get very far. 
streethorse
15 Year Member
some cat liter and a portable winch might help.
That video was sponsered by Pepsi, note the Pepsi truck near the end
That video was sponsered by Pepsi, note the Pepsi truck near the end
1wildGT
Founding Member
I've driven several of my Mustangs in snow before: 94 GT, 02 GT, 98 Cobra. They do pretty good with a decent tire on them and a little weight in the trunk. The ABS sucks though.
Sparty92
Member
Ok...
I just took off my Brembo pkg. wheels/tires and put on a new set of wheels with Blizzaks. The Mustang is fully capable of driving through a Michigan winter with proper tires and driving skill (of which I have both).
1. Your Mustang will not appreciate in value. Even if it' a Shelby (unless it's from the 60s).
2. Life is too short to lock up your car for months at a time, just so you can drive a piece of crap in the winter.
3. See #1 and #2.
I just took off my Brembo pkg. wheels/tires and put on a new set of wheels with Blizzaks. The Mustang is fully capable of driving through a Michigan winter with proper tires and driving skill (of which I have both).
1. Your Mustang will not appreciate in value. Even if it' a Shelby (unless it's from the 60s).
2. Life is too short to lock up your car for months at a time, just so you can drive a piece of crap in the winter.
3. See #1 and #2.
bradleyem
Member
Ok...
I just took off my Brembo pkg. wheels/tires and put on a new set of wheels with Blizzaks. The Mustang is fully capable of driving through a Michigan winter with proper tires and driving skill (of which I have both).
1. Your Mustang will not appreciate in value. Even if it' a Shelby (unless it's from the 60s).
2. Life is too short to lock up your car for months at a time, just so you can drive a piece of crap in the winter.
3. See #1 and #2.
^^^THIS^^^
I've driven my '90 LX 5.0 and my '05 GT all year around. I also have a Jeep and last year got a '90 Toyota 4x4 pickup for a winter beater/offroad rig. I've driven the Jeep or Toy a total of about 4 days in the last 3 years. The tires on my '05 GT are getting pretty bad, and I will be getting new rims and drag radials for the summer and some blizzaks on the stock rims for winter. But even with hillbilly slicks and being lowered 1 1/2 " I haven't gotten stuck yet. But, then again, I grew up and learned to drive in NY, where they don't talk about snow in inches, but feet
If those dumbasses just stopped being lazy and used a shovel, they would have been able to get in/out of that driveway with no problem.....
Ronin38
15 Year Member
I just had mine out Thursday night for some driver-training. I just bought it 2 weeks ago, so I needed to find out what it will do in snow. Good night for a test, the main roads are fine, but my favorite parking lot had a 1/2" of crunchy, hard snow on it. 
The stock P-Zero Nero all-seasons are "not horrible" in the snow, traction-control and ABS all worked as intended. No surprises, the car did everything just how I expected it would. 
It actually seemed to start off better on a slight hill with gentle throttle in 1st, rather than in 2nd.
I'll take it out again when we have more snow, like 2-3" and try it again. The roads are fine now, so it doesn't have any problems.
The stock P-Zero Nero all-seasons are "not horrible" in the snow, traction-control and ABS all worked as intended. No surprises, the car did everything just how I expected it would. It actually seemed to start off better on a slight hill with gentle throttle in 1st, rather than in 2nd.I'll take it out again when we have more snow, like 2-3" and try it again. The roads are fine now, so it doesn't have any problems.
jaybertx
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