Driving in the Rain
5/29/11, 07:47 AM
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Driving in the Rain
Has anyone driven their Boss in the rain yet? Just wondering how it handles. I understand that it is a real wheel drive muscle car, so it will never be a car that is ideal to drive in the rain. Just curious on people's experiences thus far.
5/29/11, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by siggyfreud
I think below 45 degrees you're not supposed to drive them. Our Saleen has the same tires and in cold temps they're pretty hard/slick.
5/29/11, 02:13 PM
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Given that most of the year it's rainy and somewhat cool where I live (Oregon) I'd probably be going for some new rims/tires from the get go and keeping the stock setup in storage for the summer. This is all hypothetical mind you . . . since I don't even have a Boss on order 
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5/29/11, 03:12 PM
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Shane, had my first time on the track a few weeks ago. It rained right before my 4th run, I left full traction control on and took it easy (er) and it went great. Coming out of turns twice it started to break loose but by the time I even knew it the car was corrected. I never felt out of control. The first time was lap one so that would have been my fault for pushing cold tires and the second time a few laps later, again pushing it a bit too hard. I still ran some pretty hard laps, a lot harder then I would have thought possible on a wet track. I had an instructor with me which helped a lot.
At first I was not happy about the rain but it turned into a great experience.
At first I was not happy about the rain but it turned into a great experience.
6/7/11, 09:31 PM
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The car will melt if it comes into contact with airborne water. Avoid at all costs.
6/8/11, 07:18 AM
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Seriously, find an empty parking lot on a rainy weekend and experiment. Just look out for those pesky light posts. They bite.
6/8/11, 07:19 AM
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True dat. It's not rocket science, just drive cautiously.
6/9/11, 06:11 AM
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Tire compounds and tread design play a big role in wet weather traction. Add the stability and traction control systems, and you have a vehicle with far more capability than earlier Mustangs.
If you look at many of the rear-wheel drive cars produced in the last 10 years, wet weather driving, unless you are on racing slicks, is quite manageable.
Ever watched Formula 1 cars race in the rain? It's a show!
If you look at many of the rear-wheel drive cars produced in the last 10 years, wet weather driving, unless you are on racing slicks, is quite manageable.
Ever watched Formula 1 cars race in the rain? It's a show!
6/9/11, 09:20 AM
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i can neither confirm or deny that i might have or might not have driven that other boss 302 in the rain once possibly or maybe not on purpose. i can neither confirm nor deny that had i possibly or possibly not driven that car in the rain or not driven it, that it may or may not have handled very well were i to have perhaps or perhaps not subjected it to a bit of rain drenched hoonage
9/5/11, 04:04 PM
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Because of some stuff going on at work, I had to cut my leave short and put some significant rain mileage on the BOSS yesterday. I pretty much drove through ALL of TS Lee yesterday, leaving the Montgomery, AL area around 7 am, heading west on back roads til Meridian, MS, then picking up I-20 the rest of the way to Abilene, TX. It was raining when I pulled out of my parents' driveway and didn't stop until well past the TX state line.
That said, color me impressed with the car's ability to handle the wet conditions. I never once felt like I was out of control, never got loose or squirrelly. If anything, the most dangerous thing was just how comfortable you feel, because you want to push yourself and the car harder, faster. The back roads from central AL to the state line are amazing, winding roads with elevation changes through heavily wooded areas, and while I easily maintained the posted speed limit of 65mph, there were a few occasions where I very comfortably hit 90+mph.
That said, color me impressed with the car's ability to handle the wet conditions. I never once felt like I was out of control, never got loose or squirrelly. If anything, the most dangerous thing was just how comfortable you feel, because you want to push yourself and the car harder, faster. The back roads from central AL to the state line are amazing, winding roads with elevation changes through heavily wooded areas, and while I easily maintained the posted speed limit of 65mph, there were a few occasions where I very comfortably hit 90+mph.