I recently moved from texas to massachusets and was struck by the snowfall on the first day. I never drove my car in snow before and was wondering on how safe it is and what should i be careful about. Its a 2007 Ford Mustang

First thing I would recommend is checking out www.tirerack.com and researching some good all-season tires that rank high in the buyer’s surveys for winter traction. You’ll find out quickly how your existing tires perform in snow and ice; probably not very well.

If you want to drive your car in massachusettes, it would be safer and more economical to rotate winter tires on steel rims. Otherwise, you. May have to keep buying new all season tires more frequently than winter tires just to get around in snow with your car. Been there, done that and having two s…

Just be thankful it was not one of the original Mustangs. My boss had one and it was a real pain in snow.

–Four Winter (not “snow”) tires mounted on steel wheels. –Add weight, maybe 100-200 lbs., to the trunk for traction (sandbags, patio blocks, etc.) –Accelerate, brake, and turn slowly and carefully. –Increase following distance between yourself and another car –Find an empty snow covered parking…

Unless you can wait for the roads to be cleared every time it snows, you should have good winter tires, preferably on their own wheels for easy installation. You can buy a package from Tire Rack ready to install. Even if you don’t buy from them, their web site has a lot of review information on ti…

A RWD car, like the Mustang, definitely needs winter tires if it is going to transport you in safety during the winter season. In my neighborhood, one of the residents apparently does not learn from experience. A few years ago, while everyone else was getting around okay (albeit slowly) in a mode…

It’s not what you drive, it’s how you drive it. I managed to get through some unplowed roads in my Mustang GT last winter, on summer tires no less.

Just an added comment about “mleich” excellent list. The added weight over the drive wheels is what makes fwd superior starting off over many rwd cars. It’s not that fwd is superior to rwd, it’s weight distribution. With proper weight balance many rwd vehicles can be superior to fwd in snow. The o…

I have 4 Bridgestone Blizzaks on my 2004 Mustang GT and drives great in the snow.

Driving Ford Mustang in the snow

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texases January 19, 2011, 3:34pm 9

One other thing will help a lot: PRACTICE. Once you get your winter tires find a safe area to practice starting, stopping, and turning. Understand how it feels when the ABS kicks in, and what it can and can’t do to help you stop.

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