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MrPotato
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I'd love a 2015 Mustang. It's my dream to use one as a daily driver. But, I live in a snowy state. :(
Logistically speaking, I'm curious about two things:
1. For those of you that driver a "winter car" -- do you all have big garages? Right now, I have a two-car garage. One side is my car, the other is my wife's car. If I kept my current older vehicle for snowy days, something would have to sit out in the driveway. Not only do I think that's really tacky, but it's "in the way." If the Mustang sat out there, it would be destroyed by the elements, and animals. If I kept the older vehicle outside, I'd have to scrape snow and ice all the time. Is there a better way??
2. How do you handle "swapping" your tires twice a year, between regular and winter tires? Winter rolls around, and you throw four tires in your backseat and drive to the shop? Do they fit? Don't they get everything dirty and gross? And isn't letting a tire shop lift your car twice a year kinda rough on it?
Look forward to your tips!
Logistically speaking, I'm curious about two things:
1. For those of you that driver a "winter car" -- do you all have big garages? Right now, I have a two-car garage. One side is my car, the other is my wife's car. If I kept my current older vehicle for snowy days, something would have to sit out in the driveway. Not only do I think that's really tacky, but it's "in the way." If the Mustang sat out there, it would be destroyed by the elements, and animals. If I kept the older vehicle outside, I'd have to scrape snow and ice all the time. Is there a better way??
2. How do you handle "swapping" your tires twice a year, between regular and winter tires? Winter rolls around, and you throw four tires in your backseat and drive to the shop? Do they fit? Don't they get everything dirty and gross? And isn't letting a tire shop lift your car twice a year kinda rough on it?
Look forward to your tips!
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I had an S2000 garaged next to my wife's truck and had an accord in the driveway. The scraping and clearing sucked for 3 years. One of the pros of consolidating those two cars into one BMW 335 was gettjng to use the garage year round. I cant tell u how much I dreaded going out to the car on cold snowy mornings. For the Bimmer with summer tires I did what I saw a lot of people doing. I went on the Tire Rack and bought a complete wheel and winter tire package including TPMS sensors and they came mounted and balanced to my door. This is what i will do if i get a '15 GT.I have a floor jack and just swapped them in and out each winter. Of course you need a place to store them. I have a shed but you can get a wall mount tire rack that keeps them up and out of the way.
RoryTate
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I daily drive a BRZ, and it lives outside in the elements because that's the way it is.
I second the winter tire package from Tire Rack - excellent service and prices, great experience all around. Changing the wheels yourself in the driveway is simple as dirt and should take 45 minutes tops, twice a year.
I second the winter tire package from Tire Rack - excellent service and prices, great experience all around. Changing the wheels yourself in the driveway is simple as dirt and should take 45 minutes tops, twice a year.
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RoryTate
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If you're using the one set of rims, then yes, you have to get the wheels balanced after mounting. Mounting and balancing isn't something you can do easily (or at all) in the driveway.
A dedicated set of winter rims means any monkey can swap them over.
A dedicated set of winter rims means any monkey can swap them over.
RoryTate
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Or move to Florida. 
RoryTate
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I'll be test driving in snow, for sure. I've owned the Genesis Coupe previously, and it was the worst car I've ever driven in snow, and I've driven many cars and trucks in the snow.
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BlackDragon
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The current mustang is amazing in the snow, the 15' should only be better...
Sal JC
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It's the same as any other car in the snow, excluding 4WD of course.
I don't even use snow tires, stock Pirelli's
This is a treacherous mountain road in norther Vermont on a ski trip in Jan. a few yrs ago.
my brother-in-law was following us in his Civic, he couldn't make it up one of the hills, slid back down and crashed into the guardrail, we had to get out and help them push the Honda up the hill. Again also had the stock Pirelli's on my '08
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1. I too have a 2-car garage. One side for the wife's car and one for mine. The Mustang was parked all winter in my spot while the "beater" Mini Cooper was outside. Yes, you have to scrape the ice and snow off the beater some mornings, but the whole idea of the beater is to save the garage queen from the mess of winter. Not to mention that the beater would usually drive much better on slippery roads. Not sure what you mean about having a car outside being tacky? Even if your driveway has no turnaround area (unfortunate), the beater is not in the way since the queen is not leaving the garage until the nicer weather returns anyway.
2. Ideally, you have two sets of wheels and tires mounted. You keep the unused set in the basement or garage and change them yourself. And no, removing tires twice a year is not rough on the car! Maybe I don't know what you mean there? Are you thinking that lifting the car is somehow bad for it?
MrPotato
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Ugh.. I hate driving my old car. It's such a bland experience. We get a lot of snow, so it would be more than "some mornings." "Most mornings" is more accurate.
I just think when people leave cars out in their driveways, it's tacky. Looks bad. Not quite as bad as parking on the lawn, though.
Yeah, my thought was, for folks that don't do it themselves, every time you take it to a shop to do it, it's added risk. Those guys aren't real gentle on cars. Having them pull it on and off a lift twice a year could get it banged up.
If it's a job I could do myself, I'd consider that. I'm not sure I'd trust me strength in securing my wheels to my car, though! Hope I could "screw them on" (or whatever) tight enough!
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