Mustang Down!

[Gibbo205]

Have to say touch wood my Uniroyal RainSport 3 have been brilliant so far. Slushy, icy, snowy mess this morning when i left the house, not a twitch from the tyres.

Was having a discussion at work earlier about the conditions as a 15 car pile up closed the A19 near me this morning, people in general are so blase about driving. They think they're indestructible and it wont happen to them. Very few people adjust their driving to the conditions, i was on a busy dual carriageway this morning, the outer lane was still covered in snow, inside fine. The amount of people that swung straight out into the outside lane and booted it was unreal, that's the sort of behavior that causes accidents.
Then there's the Mustang and going from FWD to RWD, nobody would even give that a thought because unless you were brought up before the very early 80's then most cars have been FWD. There's also a big difference between driving the GT in poor conditions & driving the Ecoboost so thats another variable, when you're shifting in the GT you can feel the weight transfer - for the few days i had one it was unsettling in poor conditions, Ecoboost has a better weight distribution so you don't get that.

Rainsport 3 is the best wet tyre I ever experienced, you won't believe have close it was to full on wet slicks at the track, a real achievement for a road tyre and they cost pennies.

If I was to go winter tyres, I'd actually just fit Rainsport 3 as they perform vastly better in the cold wet than any winter tyre does, only downside they are still pretty hopeless in snow, but it hardly ever snows so I'd just work from home on the one day a year it does or wait for it to melt like today.

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[kapiteinlangzaam]

Plenty of people with no experience of RWD and a digital right foot buying these I think.

Insuring (or renewing) one in the UK next year might be expensive!

 

[goldengooner]

Plenty of people with no experience of RWD and a digital right foot buying these I think.

Insuring (or renewing) one in the UK next year might be expensive!

Mine went down, with Wedding cover, the selection is a lot less choice. but lucky Classicline are still the best around for me
Not sure if they deal with RHD,
but no harm asking.
They always say you find out how good a insurance is "when you need them" well I did and they were brilliant
I dont know if Classic Car insurance works different but with them they work out how much the parts will cost and the labour the transport costs from the US and give you the lump sum, and then it's up to you how you repair the car
and that's it, also goes to your own garage.
So for that even if I could save £100 I think I would still stick with them

 

[benanderson89]

Was having a discussion at work earlier about the conditions as a 15 car pile up closed the A19 near me this morning, people in general are so blase about driving. They think they're indestructible and it wont happen to them. Very few people adjust their driving to the conditions, i was on a busy dual carriageway this morning, the outer lane was still covered in snow, inside fine. The amount of people that swung straight out into the outside lane and booted it was unreal, that's the sort of behavior that causes accidents.
Then there's the Mustang and going from FWD to RWD, nobody would even give that a thought

Adverts tell them they'll be totally fine in their fake SUV crossovers or BMWs with XDrive. Don't worry, the traction control will totally save your life because beep-boop computer magic! Then you have the people that spread fake gospel that FWD will be totally a-ok and is the end all solution to bad weather.

Given we have really muggy weather for half the year I'm surprised we don't have Finnish-esc bad weather driving courses as standard. Learning how to properly counter steer in an empty car park has been one of the best things I've ever done. That's saved my arse several times.

 

[marks]

Problem is by supposedly making modern cars safer with masses of technology, people are becoming stupider. They think that they can ignore physics and drive the same whatever the conditions.

 

[Enoch]

My first car was a Hillman Imp, then an Escort Mk1, onto an Avenger GT, then a Fiat Mirafiorri TC etc etc you get the picture...
But cars were never my first passion, that was reserved for Kawasaki GPz900s Suzuki GSXr's etc.. and yes I rode all year round. (Must have been mad)

Then it was onto front wheel drive cars Fiesta XR2 and then an Astra GTE...I'll never forget When I got my first car with ABS, it was a 16v GTE 1989 vintage

Great car, much quicker than it should have been given the chassis and brakes

I can well remember going out in the snow, nailing it up a road and wanting to turn right off said road, and saying to my GF watch how this ABS works now, as I attempted to brake way to late to make the turn, but expecting the ABS to defy the laws of physics and stop me in time:lol::lol:

I must have travelled at least 100 yards past the junction with the brake pedal massaging my leg with a thump thump as it tried to slow the car down...:doh:

Driver aids can be a useful safety feature.. But stupid will beat them every time:lol::headbonk:

 

[SteveS]

Another one...
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/a38...0057591-detail/story.html#tYrUTCYFbmdbplTB.99

 

[Enoch]

Another one...
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/a38...0057591-detail/story.html#tYrUTCYFbmdbplTB.99

At least that one looks repairable

 

[christianUK]

At least that one looks repairable

The car or the driver's pride?

 

[SSC]

At least that one looks repairable

Wheel looks like the suspension is trashed, maybe lower damage to engine (

 

[Phil_AVF]

OK, I am seriously considering buying a GT, but reading this thread has me worried about just how wayward the Mustang can be in the cold and wet. Obviously driving to the conditions is a must for every car, but it seems some are suggesting the back end can go without warning at any speed? Putting me off if I'm honest as I'll use it as a daily.

 

[SteveS]

Without warning...maybe. Without reason...doubtful.

Welcome
I guess now would be a good time to test drive the car. See how it feels in these conditions with your driving style. And remember that whatever it feels like now it can be greatly improved for relatively little money. It'll always demand respect however

 

[GOM]

OK, I am seriously considering buying a GT, but reading this thread has me worried about just how wayward the Mustang can be in the cold and wet. Obviously driving to the conditions is a must for every car, but it seems some are suggesting the back end can go without warning at any speed? Putting me off if I'm honest as I'll use it as a daily.

Read the forum over time, road-tested the V8 auto, ordered the Ecoboost manual. (Due to pick up 1st week in March).

 

[Mr Wibbles]

Wow this thread has legs, I agree with alot of comments on here. I've always owned fwd vehicles but drive rear wheel cars at work, however I'm overly paranoid and will be taking it easy with this car.

I think doing one of those advanced driving days are a good bet for people worried, I'm thinking of going on one a month or two after getting my mustang

 

[Phil_AVF]

Thanks guys, I've had the standard 20mins pre-determined dealer test drive route last Thursday, but feel I need a bit longer to fully test the car, so will be asking for extended drive this week before buying. Coming from an s-tronic quattro S3 and it is a completely different car and driving style. I guess I am just worrying due to the unknown, yet its the character and fun factor that is attracting me compared to the safe (and boring) Audi.

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