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Absolutely no need for weight in the trunk, great snow tires are all you need. I'm on my eighth winter driving an S550 and have traversed ice, snow, slush, non-maintained roads with no issues unless snow gets too deep. Then, ground clearance is the issue...My son in his 2007 on his way home from work yesterday. No one was hurt and he doesn't think there is any true damage. He lives about 40 minutes from me and doesn't have a garage, so I don't know when we are going to be able to get under it and check it out. I told him he learned a very valuable lesson-> Mustangs SUCK in the snow. I told him to put 150-200lbs of sand bags or cinder blocks in the trunk.
The s550 is a completely different beat than the s197. The independent rear makes a big difference.
not to mention the charging infra is doing "fabulous".Don’t worry, a lot of people up here don’t know how to drive in the frozen water either
dog food does the same thing. Or cat litter.
That’s been all over the news the last few days. People are saying their EV batteries are draining 40% faster due to the need to turn their in-car heaters on and at a higher temperature than would be needed if temps were more “normal”. And it’s taking twice as long for the cars to recharge and people’s cars are running out of charge waiting for charging stations to free up and have to get towed somewhere else. But yeah, let’s put all our eggs in that basket…
Lots of people use cat litter around here. Cheap and easy to clean up of the bag rips in your trunk. I keep a small shovel and a Snow Joe foam scraper in my trunk but that’s it. Have not needed any extra weight in the rear in the snow.
How so? My car before the S550's was an '88 Turbo coupe that was a beast in the winter, and before that were Fox Mustangs. Only common denominator is manual transmission and Blizzak tires.
Are you asking me how the s550 is a different beast than an s197? The independent rear is the biggest difference in traction. Currently having a 1990 5.0 Notch, and a 2004 Terminator, having had a 2009 GT500 and now having my 2018 GT, I would stand by my earlier assertion that the s550 is much different in the handling department than ANY of the previous versions. Your opinion may vary and that's fine.
I'm asking how having an independent rear makes it any different from a low traction perspective.
Yep, but the main problem that's stranding folks is that as the temp falls, charging efficiency decreases until at a minimum temp, the battery won't charge AT ALL. So, if you drain the battery low enough and shut the car off, there's no way to warm it up to minimum charging temp. You're stuck until you can get the car inside and warmed up, or until Spring, whichever comes first.
Contact patch on uneven surface. I'm not disagreeing with you that in snow good tires matter, I am saying weight in the back of an s197 with a straight axle helps traction regardless of tires, in a low traction situation. I'm 54 years old, and grew up driving rear wheel drive cars in the snow so I DO have some experience in the subject, it's not conjecture on my part. Again, your opinion and experience may vary.
