Mustang winter drivers

[oneheadlite]

Not me.
I've ruined too many vehicles in my 50+ years driving in inclement weather.

This Blue Babe stays downstairs w/the Sky and my Harleys................

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[Mavro]

Maybe they are different in your area but all the ones near me have the stupid rails near the rims, and they are not touch-less. They are the stupid bristles that always scratch up cars.

They use to have rails. They changed them around 10 years ago... No bristles either.

 

[ChaoticFury09]

They use to have rails. They changed them around 10 years ago... No bristles either.

Must be your area or I am in a really old Petro area? I live in north Toronto and ever one I have gone to has terrible car washes. Hence me not going there. Granted I only fill up with Shell and Esso in the event of an emergency so I have a bias.

 

[Nate_V8]

Yea all the ones around me here are bristles, petro included. OP what area of quebec are you from?

 

[James1414d]

I have a winter whip. No need to risk it with the car!

 

[Grimmer]

Got the rubber mats from the factory.

+1 on the Ford all weather floor mats. Nice pony logo molded into them. They have a raised honeycomb on them with even taller outer edges to keep any water from sloshing around or escaping the floor mat. I wash them with a tire brush and rinse them off when I wash the car (anytime I can get a few hours of not freezing daylight).

My car didn't have carpeted floor mats for the rear seats. (Are they all like that? Or just the California Special?)

The all weather floor mats did include mats for the rear. I leave those in all year, but I switch out the front carpeted and rubber mats when the seasons change (about the same time I switch the tires).

 

[Mavro]

Yea all the ones around me here are bristles, petro included. OP what area of quebec are you from?

Montreal, you?

 

[Mavro]

Yea all the ones around me here are bristles, petro included. OP what area of quebec are you from?

They've got both. Depending the one you go to.

 

[ChaoticFury09]

Yea all the ones around me here are bristles, petro included. OP what area of quebec are you from?

Glad to know I am not crazy.

 

[Nate_V8]

Montreal, you?

Brossard

 

[Fly2High]

True, but having a 10+ year old car that is rust free or damn near in the rust belt does a lot for the value. Seals, tires, etc. can all be replaced, but extensive metal work and then paint can get real expensive real quick. In 20 years or so I could easily ask 10K more than the market value because I saved the potential buyer 20K or more in metal work and paint.

you think engine seals and tranny seals are cheap to replace? Labor now is double what it was ten years ago. Imagine the cost ten years from now?

My wife's relative has a '69 GTO Judge - 43,000 original miles. No rust, nothing. Even though it is worth a chunk of change in its perfect museum quality condition, he cannot find a buyer willing to pay a reasonable price. And that is a classic car.

Have you done an appraisal on the car? Edmunds says a 2009 Mustang Premium GT with 60,000 miles on it (6,000 mile is half the average 12,000/yr) is only worth about 10,400 in outstanding condition. When it was new, MSRP was $45,000 (according to Google search). SO it would have very low miles and still not worth much. Meanwhile, you are spending at least $1200 a year on insurance add in gas and tires and all probably puts your winter beater around $1600/yr - > 16,000 plus the cost of the vehicle. Not sure there is a savings here.

Saving the winter might reduce the rust but it will not completely eliminate it. Also, rats love munching on stationary cellulose wiring. Lots of that in a Stang. I hope you store it properly and seal it in a dehumidified chamber.

Maybe if you make it to 25 years, it might be worth something. By then, good luck finding all the wiring, displays and all the specialty items on the S550. As it is, Millennials do not have the level of interest in classic cars as any generation before them.

By the way, that same car in average condition with 120,000 miles is worth $5,400. All your efforts are only saving you $5K!!!

 

[JohnDoe]

and missing out on tons of smiles per gallon!

 

[JohnDoe]

That's like not fucking your smoking hot trophy wife, because you want her to stay tight.
That's like going out with the hottest cheerleader and only cuddling.
That's like joining the football just to become a water boy.
That's like joining the military to be a paper pusher.

It just makes no sense

 

[jkindler]

I lived in La Ronge Saskatchewan, Drove it daily even in temps down to -40 (few of my co-workers wondered why I didn't buy a 4x4) now I live further south and still do so. My only change going forward is switching to Nokian Hakkapeliitas as referred to me by a guy I know who uses a C7 as a winter car.

Hakkas are awesome!

 

[GasPedal]

Always the only Mustang at the ski resort

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