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Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #15 –
Quote from: Haystack;346459
You know what, I spun out the other day in a light rain while driving my 88 crown vic wagon. That car is neither light, nor powerful. Its basically on par with a 84-87 v-6 cat/bird. I was flipping a u-turn and tried to shoot a gap I shouldn't have. I have also not had any problems with the same car in the snow because I know it is going to be slick and plan for it. The car has good stock sized tires. I have gotten it stuck once, where I was able to drive it out. That was in about 12 inches of snow.

My bird I have driven the winter for 2 years with both good and bad tires, and I have not gotten it stuck. As long as you know what your doing in the snow its not a big deal. If its slick out, don't drive. Wait till the plows are out. I don't plan my day around how much snow there is, but if I don't have to drive I don't.

I have had way more problems with FWD cars then any other in the snow.

Well I guess you are just a better driver than I ever was . Like I said, I was speaking of my experience
Fox-less at the moment

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #16 –
Quote from: Haystack;346459
I have gotten it stuck once, where I was able to drive it out. That was in about 12 inches of snow.


How do you get "stuck" but are able to drive out? I always thought stuck was "stuck and can't drive out".  Just wondering......
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

 

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #17 –
I count being stuck as not being able to drive through it. I slid into a snow bank while parked on ice and had to do a forward/reverse thing a couple of times. Less then 5 minutes.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #18 –
As long as the top is good I may be looking at a 'vert.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #19 –
I'm used to driving trucks in snow, ice, what-have-you. A Mustang, Thunderbird, Volvo, Volkswagen, or even a corncob up your ass is miles better than a truck in slick.

If you drive like you have brains, and don't take chances....The ONLY time I ever had a Thunderbird stuck was when I was going home, gravel road was soft ie; not frozen, with a 1/2" layer of sleet...I met a truck on this road, got too close to the ditch, slid clean off in it. Luckily, the guy saw me drift off, and stopped, came back and pulled me out.

I'd rather drive in fresh powder snow than any ice. At least you can get some grip if you ease the gas, and have decent tires.
I learned how to drive in '92 and '93 during the winter in a Jeep CJ7. 35" tires, it did have power steering and brakes, and that was it for amenities. Having grown up without getting used to ABS, I'm very cautious when the roads are bad.

Of course, in Missouri, we don't get Lake Effect snow like Lou does...12" would probably bring people to a panic here, lol
I'd drive a stang vert unless the roads were slick enough to have trouble walking on...then it's 4x4 time, and I'm only driving on gravel.
Also, if it has a trac-loc, it's going to be even more squirrely on snow and ice...
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #20 –
Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;346473
How do you get "stuck" but are able to drive out? I always thought stuck was "stuck and can't drive out".  Just wondering......

Being stuck is having a capable 4x4 with great tires stuck in a snow drift deeper than I am tall (over 6'). Everything else you can drive yourself out of is merely interesting, lol.

If it didn't involve another vehicle and a chain, you just got slowed down some, I reckon.

By the way, that 6'+ snowdrift I mentioned....took a massive Case tractor to jerk me out of....funny seeing a perfect imprint of a Ford truck front-end imbedded into the snow, too. I tried to pull it with 2 of my dad's tractors, they both just spun. I'm lucky it didn't bust out the grille and lights, etc, but I was barely going 10-15mph, so I got lucky, and was only 1/4 mile from my place, anyhow.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #21 –
Dont kill a fox mustang. You dont want to drive a fox convertible in the winter anyway. Dont hold heat very well, squeaks, rattles, wind noise. I'd get a cheap 4x4 truck or something. No sense in killing a mustang just because there is a lot of them to choose from. But I guess where you live the chances of finding a 20 year old car that is not rusted already is pretty slim. I mean I'm sure you can but it wont be cheap and that would just be retarded to buy a non rusted car to DD.
1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #22 –
wow, my experiance with an 84 aerobortion mustang vert daily driver is completely different than all of yours. i feel sorry for you guys. i dont know about a v8 one mine was a 3.8 with c5 trans.
 i rocked my beater vert every winter for the 3/4 years i had it and even in ten inches of snow had no issues with driving around in it in the city streets. no snow tires or balast required. way better driving around in the snow than my 91 fourbanger stang for some reason.
i honestly hoped the snow wouldve torn the bumper off of is sometimes but it never happened.
the top was shrunk by the snow sitting on it but kept the weather out untill i broke the rear window putting the top down. i hated being creative about trying to keep the elements out.
never had any complaints about the heat with the top down in january other than the heat only came out the windshield vents, still cozy though.
other than being rotted out from the rear control arms back when i got it it held up fine rustwise driving thru the snow and salt.

if the one your looking at aint mint screw it and drive behind a saltruck all winter with the top down and laugh at everyone shivering next to you on the highway as youll be the only one looking cool doing it.
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #23 –
I say go sn-95 if you're gonna do it. But thats just my opinion:dunno:
--SteveN 👍
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L

Fox Mustang 'vert as a DD?

Reply #24 –
Get a Vette, its aluminum and fiberglass, NO RUST! lol
1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport