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Simons 07-01-2012 12:01 AM

I have had my car for 2 weeks so far and just rolled over to the 1000km's. If i could drive it to work every day i would. My only problem is i am in construction and the leather would get wrecked if i drove it there every day. So i drive it evenings (if i get off early enough) and weekends to enjoy the car.

I say drive it. You spent the $$$ for it, show it of with pride man and just do the maintenance that needs to be done.

stev0h 07-01-2012 07:08 AM

I gotta say I'm in the drive 'em 'til the wheels fall off club. Don't get me wrong, I love my car and she receives all required maintenance (& then some!) and as parts break they are replaced with OEM or better. If I really love a car (like this one!) I'll make it last as long as possible. But I also like to upgrade to a newer model every now and then, so when the one I'm driving is done, it's done.

I probably wouldn't drive a Boss, GT500, or classic Mustang through the winter, but I have no qualms about driving my sixer in the snow, and in fact prefer it over any front wheel drive car. Even with snow tires installed, in a rear wheel drive car I like the fact that I know when I leave my driveway how slippery the roads are, as opposed to finding out the first time I hit the brakes. People often berate me for driving a Mustang in the winter, but I just tell them I could have bought a Camry that I wouldn't have enjoyed driving at all, and it would have cost me more money. That usually shuts them up.

Now if I was in the money is no object crowd, I would follow Jay Leno's philosophy: I recall him saying (I think to Dennis Gage of My Classic Car) that he buys a project car, restores it to a 100 point show car, drives it back down to 70 or 80 points, then restores it again.

Bottom line: Enjoy your car whatever way you like :)

GT500Thunder 07-01-2012 07:21 AM

I try to keep my mustang out of the rain, its easier to clean that way. I drive my Turbo coupe every day except in the winter. Its 25 years old now and still going strong at 285 k on it. So I guess I have one foot in each camp.
As my racing budy says" it's only a piece of equipment meant to be abused". Drive it the way you want.
Nice looking BOSS BTW.

def67 07-01-2012 09:21 AM


Originally Posted by stev0h (Post 180551)
I gotta say I'm in the drive 'em 'til the wheels fall off club. Don't get me wrong, I love my car and she receives all required maintenance (& then some!) and as parts break they are replaced with OEM or better. If I really love a car (like this one!) I'll make it last as long as possible. But I also like to upgrade to a newer model every now and then, so when the one I'm driving is done, it's done.

I probably wouldn't drive a Boss, GT500, or classic Mustang through the winter, but I have no qualms about driving my sixer in the snow, and in fact prefer it over any front wheel drive car. Even with snow tires installed, in a rear wheel drive car I like the fact that I know when I leave my driveway how slippery the roads are, as opposed to finding out the first time I hit the brakes. People often berate me for driving a Mustang in the winter, but I just tell them I could have bought a Camry that I wouldn't have enjoyed driving at all, and it would have cost me more money. That usually shuts them up.

Now if I was in the money is no object crowd, I would follow Jay Leno's philosophy: I recall him saying (I think to Dennis Gage of My Classic Car) that he buys a project car, restores it to a 100 point show car, drives it back down to 70 or 80 points, then restores it again.

Bottom line: Enjoy your car whatever way you like :)


I agree with all this, If mine was a boss or a 500 I'd probably park it for the winter, but with the GT I'll drive it in the winter since its parked out in the snow anyway!

DublDee 07-01-2012 11:26 AM

Well mine is just a GT, but it doesn't see rain, snow or any kind of bad weather...maybe I'm nuts, but this will not change. I have the series 300 for daily driving, and my work truck.

def67 07-01-2012 11:45 AM

Too each their own, haha. Like someone said already, agree to disagree. And dont get me wrong, if there's lots of snow on the ground I dont bother since I'd just get stuck. But this was a pretty mild winter and the little snow we did get was nothing.
If I had a garage I might be different, but I'd still drive in the rain with no worries, heck the rain is fun cause you dont burn the tires just spin em!

agray56 07-01-2012 09:19 PM

I say do what makes you feel good!

In my case, my Bullitt is not all that comfortable to drive on the streets anymore, but I still do when the urge hits me. This one is my first "big boy toy", and I love competing in solo competitions and having my sons co-drive the car with me.

From time to time I lust after a new GT with the Brake Performance Pack or a Boss, in which case I would definitely drive it as much as I could in the non-winter months.

DublDee 07-02-2012 09:37 AM

I guess in my case, because I am a lil nuts (cue the squirrel), I have totally cleaned the underside of my car, and polished what could be polished under the car as well as the rest of it, so with it being so clean, I just want it to stay that way. I've seen on every other vehicle I've had, that some parts do get that rust look after being in the rain or snow, and frankly I just don't want to see that ever.
On a side note, I'm up to 5,500 kms on the odo, and the stickers are still on the exhaust. I thought they would have burned off by now.:?

OH8GT 07-03-2012 06:15 PM

I put mine away for the winter but is my DD when it's on the road.
It just about kills me to put the cover on her in December but it's like getting a new car all over again in April :tup

domesticpower 07-03-2012 07:57 PM

yea, I think I agree with most of the comments. I'll drive it for as long as I can while taking care of it and park it through the winter.


Originally Posted by OH8GT (Post 180614)
I put mine away for the winter but is my DD when it's on the road.
It just about kills me to put the cover on her in December but it's like getting a new car all over again in April :tup

I figured that's what it would be like - never had to park a car through the winter so it'll definitely be interesting. I definitely hate that I have to put it away but I'm looking forward to that moment in April when I take it out lol


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