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Does anyone here daily drive their 2011-2014 GT's during the winter in the snow? I'm really curious how these cars perform with a good set of snow tires on.
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Auron posted:Does anyone here daily drive their 2011-2014 GT's during the winter in the snow? I'm really curious how these cars perform with a good set of snow tires on. Source: 
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Apr 14, 2016 13:12
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oRenj9 posted:Either that's a fake post to drum up interest in his car, or he really did total it doing a burnout and now everyone he knows is giving him poo poo for it. LoLoLoLOOLOLOlololololLOLOLOlolOlOlolo I can flat out say that I am not selling my car any time in the foreseeable future. People give me poo poo about not driving it. I Admit I did donuts once and got pulled over by the cops back in 2001. the cop said "I understand you are 23 and you have an awesome car but dont do that again" and he wrote me up a warning and let me go. Also I have that warning still in my car for historical archiving! I dont have a pic, perhaps I should take one  As for doing anything stupid since, not really. I have never done a burn out since I got in trouble with the LAW!!!! These are brand new tires I got for christmas 2005 installed 5-8-2006.  These are the same tires about 8ish years later.... 4-11-2014. Notice the treadwear is perfect! sorry I dont have a better angle.  New Shoes day 4-29-14. The guy installing them said he has never seen tires with perfect tread on a driven car and completely dry rotted.  This is to document the time where I really damaged my car. I hit this pot hole in Port Chester NY and dented my wheel 5-29-2002. This is the connector from i287 to I95. this cost me $600 to by a new wheel from Ford. I was so stupid. I could have got a set of new wheels for $1000. live and learn.  Also to prove I dont drive in the rain....stock windshield wipers 16 years old and still on the car. 6-4-2015  I document everything. kalvick fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Apr 14, 2016 |
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Apr 14, 2016 14:14
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Auron posted:Does anyone here daily drive their 2011-2014 GT's during the winter in the snow? I'm really curious how these cars perform with a good set of snow tires on. I don't drive daily (but the same amount in the winter as in the summer) and, yes, it's awesome in the snow with a good set of winter tires. You might run into trouble with clearance depending on how much snow you get and how well it gets plowed, but traction should not be a huge issue.
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Apr 14, 2016 16:46
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I drove a 92 GT in northern Vermont for 5 years. Like everyone else said, good snow tires make the difference (and don't drive like an idiot).
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Apr 14, 2016 16:48
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A good set of winters like Blizzacks or something similar will be great for snow regardless of vehicle type. Just dont drive like an idiot and drive slow and safe for the conditions. then when winter is over replace the tires with something for the summer. if you use winter tires all year round, the winterized part of the tire wears down and becomes an all season tire and you will lose its effectiveness come next winter.
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Apr 14, 2016 17:02
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Auron posted:Does anyone here daily drive their 2011-2014 GT's during the winter in the snow? I'm really curious how these cars perform with a good set of snow tires on. I wouldn't know. I daily drive all winter with all-seasons. 
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Apr 14, 2016 18:06
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Presto posted:I wouldn't know. I daily drive all winter with all-seasons. I did this over this winter and it was ok. We only got like 6 inches of snow total though so I was very lucky. Snow mode helps, if I had winter tires I don't think there would any issue driving in snow regularly. ps drive your cars you bums.
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Apr 14, 2016 19:57
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Who buys a mustang for any reason besides having a winter beater?
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Apr 14, 2016 20:29
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Insurance has been switch from storage mode to summer mode. My car has been "DRIVEN" about 20 feet from back of driveway to front. 23934.4 is now 23934.5 miles. My car just depreciated like $100. I hope you are all happy.
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Apr 14, 2016 21:58
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It's been two weeks since I took delivery of my new mustang. My roommate just side swiped my front bumper. Ironically the day after I hand washed my car and got my title in the mail. 
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Apr 15, 2016 01:15
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Crazy Pigeon posted:It's been two weeks since I took delivery of my new mustang. My roommate just side swiped my front bumper. Ironically the day after I hand washed my car and got my title in the mail.
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Apr 15, 2016 01:36
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Auron posted:Does anyone here daily drive their 2011-2014 GT's during the winter in the snow? I'm really curious how these cars perform with a good set of snow tires on. They are pretty awesome in the snow with snow tires. They are pretty lovely on dry days with snow tires. You won't get stuck in a blizzard and you can spin the tires at like 90mph when it's dry out. I have iceGuard2s on mine and it's pretty miserable to drive because there is so little traction in the dry that I can't even keep up with pickup trucks through the corners. I'd recommend all seasons if you don't get too much snow. oRenj9 fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Apr 15, 2016 |
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Apr 15, 2016 02:19
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oRenj9 posted:They are pretty awesome in the snow with snow tires. They are pretty lovely on dry days with snow tires. This is basically the opposite of everything I've heard about snow tires, and the opposite of my (admittedly still brief) experience. That was in a RWD pickup truck, so perhaps slightly different, but you may have a bad set.
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Apr 15, 2016 03:09
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Wait, I'm confused, you've heard that snow tires suck in the snow but are great on nice days? That would be the opposite of what I said. I'm not being snarky, it's possible I wasn't clear in my post. I'm running Yokohama IceGuards, which are the well regarded tires. They are excellent in the snow, without question. They will go zero to way too fast for blizzard conditions in like 10 seconds in 6" of snow and will stop again without any drama. The problem is on days when it's nice out. On those 40°, clear, and dry days, you want to drive your Mustang like a Mustang. And unfortunately, these things are awful in nice conditions. There's no traction past 5000 RPM in any gear and the car will understeer at 35mphs in corners I take casually at 55 on the factory P-Zeros. Snow tires are as much a compromise as all-seasons -- you trade dry performance for ice and snow performance. Since I live in Ohio and can work from home, I don't think it's a worthwhile trade-off. We get maybe 3-4 serious snow storms a year and the roads are almost always clear by the next day. So I'll probably replace my snow tires with a reasonable touring tire when the time comes. But if you absolutely have to travel in any weather, a Mustang on snow tires is quite capable.
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Apr 15, 2016 04:22
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oRenj9 posted:Wait, I'm confused, you've heard that snow tires suck in the snow but are great on nice days? That would be the opposite of what I said. I'm not being snarky, it's possible I wasn't clear in my post. I meant that winter tires (Blizzacks, in my case) seemed to be a stark improvement over all-seasons in dry, cold weather. Yeah, roads tend towards dirty/caked in dry salt in those conditions, and it's cold, so you're not getting good summer tire traction. There is no such option, as far as I can tell. I wouldn't say that snow tires are bad in snow - they're obviously better than all-seasons - but you're still driving in snow (more often, slush). So I see it as more of a 'don't get stuck in ditches/bottoms of steep hills' option more than a 'you'll have fun driving in snow' option.
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Apr 15, 2016 04:57
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I don't remember much of a problem using snows on dry land. I didn't drive my mustang like a mustang at 40 degrees though. Thats the temp they recommend to start using snows so you're on the edge of usefulness if you have those, for summer tires its too cold, and all seasons are mediocre at best at any temp. There arent many reviews of your iceguard tire on tirerack, and two of the reviews mentioned them being not great in dry and wet conditions so I think it was just your tire.
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Apr 15, 2016 06:35
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Presto posted:I wouldn't know. I daily drive all winter with all-seasons. I daily drove all winter with summer tires. 
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Apr 15, 2016 13:36
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I've had problems with my snow tires when its 30ish and dry that go away when the temperature plummets. Still better than all seasons in the winter, but sometimes I wish I had a third set of wheels with all seasons for when Wisconsin will have a couple days of 50s followed by a snow storm AKA spring.
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Apr 15, 2016 17:17
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Elephanthead posted:Who buys a mustang for any reason besides having a winter beater? I like noise and I can't drive well enough to drive a fast car, so the choice was already made.
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Apr 15, 2016 19:21
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clutchpuck posted:I like noise and I can't drive well Yup, you qualify as a Mustang driver.
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Apr 15, 2016 19:37
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Looking at a sweet 84 T Top GT this Sunday got my finders crossed. 150 HP here I come! (Estimated)
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Apr 15, 2016 20:58
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Elephanthead posted:Looking at a sweet 84 T Top GT this Sunday got my finders crossed. 150 HP here I come! (Estimated) FYI it is a crime against humanity to swap out the four eye front end.
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Apr 15, 2016 22:43
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oRenj9 posted:They are pretty awesome in the snow with snow tires. They are pretty lovely on dry days with snow tires. I live in Southeastern Wisconsin so we generally only get a few big snow storms a year. This year was VERY mild.
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Apr 15, 2016 23:26
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Cage posted:
They had a video review comparing a few different option in snow, ice and dry. Lemme see if I can find it. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/videoDisplay.jsp?ttid=193 Maybe I should get blizzaks next time.
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Apr 16, 2016 03:22
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Screwing around with Illustrator.
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Apr 16, 2016 09:18
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Almost every day this week there has been a joke about sick memes with mustangs on Jalopnik. What did mustangs do to deserve the hate
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Apr 17, 2016 00:51
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This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvEiRYy_JoY
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Apr 17, 2016 01:22
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There's quite a few mustangs "for sale" on Craigslist saying they can't drive it without wrecking it, etc. in short, the Internet is dumb E: trying to figure out the guy in the clip that set his cruise control then went to sleep? Tide fucked around with this message at 02:14 on Apr 17, 2016 |
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Apr 17, 2016 02:07
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I was trying to understand why any of them happened that weren't drag racing. Finally a clip towards the end cleared it all up "2nd run traction control off".
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Apr 17, 2016 02:36
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Super depressed. I called up Maximum Motorsports to order front coil overs for my Stang. I wanted to talk to them about spring rate and confirm 250 would be ok for street use.. I told them I had the starter package that came with the bilsteins, cc plate, and springs. They said they have no front spring rates that would be compatible with my existing rear end springs. They said I had to do the rear coilovers first, before I can do the front coil overs. so my ~$300 order is going to be something like ~800 instead. So before I pull the trigger, I got to figure out if I can find someone to put a groove in my rear shocks. MM will do it, but I dont want to leave my car on jackstands for a week or two. ugg....
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Apr 18, 2016 00:01
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Edit: well I'm a big idiot
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Apr 21, 2016 01:04
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More de-mustanging. Edit: ill work on a new bumper next summer :p
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Apr 21, 2016 01:05
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lol, nice look Cage! are you getting a new horse or something else? to add to my current depression about this years suspension mods. one of my headlights burned out and now I have to get a new set. the problem is.... 1) should I get stock replacements for $10? 2) should I get the ultra bright white halogen bulbs that I use right now for $30 3) should I get an LED bright white bulbs for $100? idk what to do... I want to do mods, but i dont want to spend money on this!!!!
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Apr 21, 2016 03:49
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I was looking at vintage Ford emblems and there are a few I liked but $$$. Might just leave the gap. How many miles do you drive your car at night each year? 5 or 10?  I just went with stock replacements.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:29
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Cage posted:More de-mustanging. You need some patina and spikes to go with that kick rear end plate bruh.
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Apr 21, 2016 11:48
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Cage posted:I was looking at vintage Ford emblems and there are a few I liked but $$$. Might just leave the gap. With my cars, I am always about upgrading to something better when something breaks. thats why I was looking at the LED's because I already have the raxium ultra white bulbs. I suppose I should stick with them, but not exactly happy about that. Also Im already down 2 days of driving in 1 week. WORLD RECORD!!!! 15 years 8 months to get to this prestigious mileage marker. as of 4-17-2016 
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Apr 21, 2016 14:46
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The other day I went to Caffeine & Carburetors in New Canaan CT, I actually drove my Stang to it. there are thousands and thousands of cars. Quite literally billions of dollars worth of personally owned cars. McLarens, Lambos, Ferraris, Panganis, VW, Dodge, Lotus, BMW, Ratrods, Bentleys, Porsches, etc...... link to all the cars http://imgur.com/a/aBjln Since this is a Mustang Forum, lets see some Fords!!!! I caught up to these guys on the thruway. I knew where they where going so I cruised with them for a while  My Car and MAGNUM PI!  Shelby GT350 and 725hp Super Snake  looks like an 05 or 06 in the back http://i.imgur.com/LiMZNXh.jpg 05 - 06 Saleen http://i.imgur.com/jjwIna2.jpg Bentley takes 1 spot, and the assholes take 2 spots including that sweet DSG stang in the middle http://i.imgur.com/7QSFvtU.jpg Twin Turbo Ford GT Engine  Ford GT inside http://i.imgur.com/iPwkPM2.jpg S/C Saleen http://i.imgur.com/NHKHbuL.jpg tons of factory 5's and Superformance Shelby Cobras where here. http://i.imgur.com/jwNZ0WC.jpg HOLY poo poo A SHELBY GT350 H  Cobra http://i.imgur.com/zFXk2z8.jpg GT 350--- its a nice!  another cobra http://i.imgur.com/QobZiKD.jpg more GT350 H  Fastback http://i.imgur.com/LxkVGVJ.jpg Saleen Coupe http://i.imgur.com/NHAOXBD.jpg UNFFFF I WANT THIS CAR SO BAD - Shelby Daytona  Shelby Daytona http://i.imgur.com/Y18Kp3k.jpg The BOSS!!!  Mercury Capri http://i.imgur.com/8M8YZAJ.jpg Mercury Capri turbo charged http://i.imgur.com/aeHNOwv.jpg GT350 leaving and my car in the back photobombing!!! http://i.imgur.com/Kf1i4a7.jpg edit--- The page took forever to load, I removed the images and made them links kalvick fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Apr 21, 2016 |
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Apr 21, 2016 16:59
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gently caress that I'd park with everyone else, your car is exceptionally clean for its year. Mine isn't and I still did. Haters gonna hate. 
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Cage posted:gently caress that I'd park with everyone else, your car is exceptionally clean for its year. Mine isn't and I still did. Haters gonna hate. dude, there where soooooo many cars there that exotics parked next to regular cars. there just was not enough room I just parked where I could find a spot! its just cool that me and my bro Magnum PI parked next to each other!
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