QUICK91LX
Founding Member
I dont worry so much about the snow as i do about the salt that jersey puts down by the truckload. It does suck and takes alot of finesse to get a mustang around in the snow, but salt = evil.
Anyone drive their fox body year round?
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bubba-dough
Active Member
The biggest problem is that winter driving skills are a thing of the past. Thats not really anyones fault. Todays cars have just spoiled us all. With the ABS, traction control, weight shifting sensor, front wheel drive, etc.
When I grew up everything was rear wheel drive......and carb'd
Man I am getting old.
When I grew up everything was rear wheel drive......and carb'd
Man I am getting old.
GSP393
New Member
I used to drive mine year round until I got it painted. It rains here like it usually snows up north, now I don't think about driving it in the rain and I rarely drive it to work.
This is one of the significant reasons for me hesitating to move back to the Kansas City area. I DO NOT miss Missouri winters ... which basically amounts to about four months of nothing but black ice, sleet, freezing rain, and one or two giant snow-dumps. Moving there would basically mean either ditching the 'Stang as a sole means of transportation, unless I could swing the cost for a solid DD car and keeping the notch as my toy. I've driven winters there in a notch before (my last '89), and even taking off from a stop on a hill in simple rain can be a challenge. I can handle the driving 90% of the time, no matter what I'm in (even managed in a '91 350-TPI Trans Am with Goodyear Eagle GS-C's, two sandbags, and a full tank o' gas), but it's the other retards on the road that can't manage the weater that worry me. It's a headache I don't like to deal with, and I don't want to run the risk of my notch getting destroyed (and me consequently getting screwed on the insurance settlement) by some other moron.
Here in AZ, the worst we get is a steady drizzle for a day or two, then two or so weeks of sunshine, and then an occasional brief downpour ... but with the number of wrecks that happen (because everyone gets spoiled by 340 days/year of dry weather), you'd think that we were in the middle of a friggin' blizzard. People here just can't cope with wet weather of any kind. Me, I just get annoyed because there's a total of three months out of the year when you absolutely cannot keep your car clean for more than 24 hours at a time.
How/Why anyone would willingly drive a Fox Mustang in Northeastern weather every day is just beyond me ... but hey, if you can manage it, my hat's off to ya'.
Here in AZ, the worst we get is a steady drizzle for a day or two, then two or so weeks of sunshine, and then an occasional brief downpour ... but with the number of wrecks that happen (because everyone gets spoiled by 340 days/year of dry weather), you'd think that we were in the middle of a friggin' blizzard. People here just can't cope with wet weather of any kind. Me, I just get annoyed because there's a total of three months out of the year when you absolutely cannot keep your car clean for more than 24 hours at a time.
How/Why anyone would willingly drive a Fox Mustang in Northeastern weather every day is just beyond me ... but hey, if you can manage it, my hat's off to ya'.
RUNINAGT
Member
Mine was a daily driver. I dont like racking the miles on it though. My GT still has less than 40K on it. About 1 mth ago I picked up a 98 Ford Ranger from a customer here. It was used out on a farm and the body got the hell beat out of it. Interior looks great and it runs great, A/C and all. But it is a basic truck. Heck I only paid $300.00 for it. I drive that for the most part esp in rain. I do miss the Stang though, makes it better when I do pull it out of the garage to drive it. I look @ the front end staring @ me everytime I hit the button on the garage door remote to close the door. It rained today so it's still there. Tomorrow SUNNY, weds. SUNNY. Stang's coming out to play.
Wow I didn't come on the forum for 2 days and this many replies! Seems like a mixed bag of opinions, I'd love to be able to just drive the mustang in the spring/summer/fall but I am not positive I would be able to keep 2 vehicles at my apt currently not to mention I was hoping to save some money by only having 1 vehicle. Currently I actually own 2 vehicles, the s10 2wd in my signature and also a 97 Blazer 4x4 which I am trying to sell...maybe it would make sense to try and sell the pickup and keep the blazer as a winter ride, I've got some thinking to do.
On the stang front, I am trying to go take a look at a 93 LX hatch with 92k miles this week, they guy has had it for 10+ years and it's been unregistered for about 4, needs a tune up and a few cosmetic things inside he is only asking $3k. Thanks for all the responses guys!
On the stang front, I am trying to go take a look at a 93 LX hatch with 92k miles this week, they guy has had it for 10+ years and it's been unregistered for about 4, needs a tune up and a few cosmetic things inside he is only asking $3k. Thanks for all the responses guys!
MAC'n89Blckstng
Active Member
I've driven mine through three winters and have NEVER been stuck in the snow. Last year I trucked up the mountain that I live on with 4 inches of snow on it with no problem at all. With a decent set of snow tires a fox body is better than most cars on the road IMO. I was out driving a highlander last winter in the back roads of PA through rain sleet and snow. I'm proud of my baby.
QUICK91LX
Founding Member
I've been stuck in my coupe on flat ground before on ice....funniest damn thing ever. I'd give it gas and just sit there....no matter how easy i was on the gas it just wouldn't move.
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