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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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Do you drive your stang in the winter?

Or is it garaged? This is my first brand new Mustang and I'm planning on keeping it in the stable for most of the winter. I drove my 02 GT for a partial winter and it was a PITA! I'm going to buy a winter beater, not totally a pos, but nice enough to get around and re-sell in the spring. $2,500 is my tentative budget. I'm thinking a decent used Exploder, I mean Explorer or something similar also 4wd. What do you all do? Or do you just throw some Blizzaks on?
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:33 PM
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I rough it with my '02 GT and use my mom's 4WD on the really bad days. Notch stays in the garage. Seeing it's a brand new roush, I'd definitely find something with 4WD or AWD as long as the salt in on the roads. My sister's escape is awesome in the snow.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:05 AM
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Texas laughs at winter
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:06 AM
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Texas could never survive winter.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
Texas could never survive winter.
We survive Winter every year!

We even had snow last Winter!

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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:32 AM
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Garage . . .
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
I rough it with my '02 GT and use my mom's 4WD on the really bad days. Notch stays in the garage. Seeing it's a brand new roush, I'd definitely find something with 4WD or AWD as long as the salt in on the roads. My sister's escape is awesome in the snow.
too bad that's not just winter there pal!
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 07:47 AM
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garage bro

we bought a 2001 taurus last year for 1650 sold it next year for 2350

we now have a 2007 Subie AWD so were set this year along with the monster f-150 lol.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 07:53 AM
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I drove mine a few winters with out any issues, traction wise. but we do have another car for winter now.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 07:58 AM
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it's not the snow im afraid of its the salt that eats your car away. It's amazing how clean a car stays when not drivin in winter. someday i need to move south- midwest is over-rated lol
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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I drive my Mustang year round. Rain, snow, sun, sleet...whatever. Cars are made to be driven.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 08:38 AM
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Heck no! This car came from Cali with me here... NO RUST! its stayin that way too! Not to mention Id probably wrap it, drivin in snow!

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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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I drive a 2010 Mustang V6 Convert.
Winter in Buffalo is terrible, yet with snow tires this car is amazing good!!!
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Treadhead
We survive Winter every year!

We even had snow last Winter!
And it's already melting...get back to me when it lasts four or five months and you get wind chills down to -40.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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No driving for me in the winter (and mine's a 2004)...

Sits in the garage and I drive the DD (2001 S10 ZR2) everywhere
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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I drive her year 'round. Got stuck in some snow 3x last winter, it was the first time I was here to experience a winter with her. Learned ALOT though.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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When I drove my 02 I had to put sand bags in the trunk. Didn't help that I lived on a small hill either, took forever trying to make it up it at times. Now where I live the back roads get drifting snow bad. It was nothing for the AWD Fusion Sport I had. I'm finding tons of used Explorers reasonably priced, I'm just afraid of trans issues with them. Any reccommendations?
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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NO
It gets stored
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Well mines a DD so yea i dont really have much of a choice/:
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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get a used subie awd - cheaper and more efficient- explorer is gonna cost some money for repairs bro.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/2558170969.html

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