I'm wondering how your S-Types handle in the snow???
This coming winter will be my first in the X-type but of the S-types are good in the snow with some sandbags in the trunk, I might look to upgrade down the road. My previous cars have always been mustangs, so I'm sure any rear-drive sedan will be that much better than the stang.

Thanks.

 

Turn traction control off and you had better have very new tires. Deep tread. Other than that it handles like every other RWD car - "as good as its driver."

 

Terrifying...stick to the X for winter driving.

 

Way to scare the guy lol!

The x will be fun in the winter! Do you have dsc for the x-type or no?

I'd imagine the s would be quite a bit better than the stang. Saw a guy trying to leave autozone last february (hadn't had snowfall in a week or so) and he couldn't move at all! It was kind of funny the guy wasn't doing anything but trying to back up from the parking spot to leave and the thing just spun and spun and spun but slowly he got out...barely...I should also mention it was flat pavement that had very little if any snow/ice in the parking lot! BTW the car was a stage II roush so it wasn't anything big just a gt with the roush appearance package...not much by power adders other than exhaust...

Get some snow tires on the s-type and you'll be fine. It can't be worse than a crown vic and look how many old people drive those in winters!

Here's the hill i conquered with the x...also backed up this hill with no momentum...



(sorry crappy 1megapixel camera phone...you get the idea...)

 

Sand bags in the trunk are a myth. It upsets the balance of the car and you'd need a LOT of sand to get any benefit from it as opposed to some good tires or some chains. Even thought chains on a S are not recommended...

I'm Canadian. I've only ever driver RWD. And it snows a lot here. AWD, stick and studded tires on all corners is perfection, but that's not the point here.

 

Yeah even 200lb in the back of my pick up truck did little...i guess it helped for the initial spinning of the tires but didn't really change anything once moving...a telephone pole worked well for my dad in his 4x4 ram for plowing though! lol

 

That's pretty impressive. I'm in Iowa, so the winters usually have some bad days. Last year was the worst in a while and my stang got stuck 3 times. I'll be anxious to drive the X this winter, should be good though if you tackled that hill.

 

Snow? What's that??

 

It's the white fluffy **** that your S-Type will get stuck in eventually.[8D]

 

Yeah I get the idea...lol .... If that was my S I wouldn't be going anywhere! Lol I love my S-Type don't get me wrong but in the snow... she sucks. Would love to have the x in the winter. My boyfriend had an X and what a difference the AWD makes. That car was great in the snow!

 

Oh now I remember, we don't get too much of thatin Phoenix!

 

You will be fine then! lol

 

Did I mention my tires were at the wear strip?

Yeah no need for the x-type now that I live here in Texas.

The s-type is really that bad in the snow guys? I mean the hill I went up wouldn't be feasible but I did it for the fun of it not because i needed to go up it.


Oh and jjones does your x have dsc or no? You'll find that if you have it it's great when you are driving down the road and don't want to worry about sliding but it is very limited when you want to really leave from a dead stop. In deep snow I find it necessary to turn it off so the tires can cut through the snow and usually when I leave from a stop as the dsc adjusts each wheel independently to it's grip/slippage. You can floor the car and the thing goes straight even if you jerk the wheel left and right like your having convulsions. W/o dsc the car primarily feels like a rwd but the front wheel pull you forward while more or less drifting. If you get pretty bad weather regularly I'd make sure your tires are decent if you can get snow tires that could be positive but I found that to be a waste as the car does great. The abs is pretty crappy in snowy/icy roads but that could have been my near bald tires too. Need any other questions answered just im me or email me. You'll love the x-type in the snow until the belly of the car is sitting on snow as the car isn't a very good snow plow but the last pic with my cell phone was actually so deep that my front end was pushing snow. When you have occupants the car gets stuck a bit if the snow is too deep and your belly ends up on it. (sorry for the long post I've gotta make up for my absence on the forum. I'm starting to miss the snow and Michigan now that I'm seeing pics of snow!)

 

Aquill... Yeah... it's that bad! lol

 

Comparing a Mustang to a S Type in terms of driving in snow is like comparing what hurts worse..getting kicked in the left ********..or right. I've owned two Mustang GT's and they're about equally worthless in snow. My other DD's are either FWD or 4WD so we're pretty spoiled when it comes to driving in the snow.

We did happen to have our S Type being serviced (coil pack replacements) when our area was hit with a winter storm last year. Fortunately I was driving a loaner X Type when the snow started to fall. We ended up getting over 8 inches of snow that day. I couldn't resist the urge to take the X back out in the white stuff and see what it could do. I was amazed at how easy the X chewed through the snow and maintained its composure.

 

I can't believe that a s-type would be just as bad as a mustang in the snow...I'll have to keep that in mind...I guess and STR wouldn't work too well in January in say Wisconsin eh!??? LOL

 

Mine works great I have Goodyear Triple tread and they are great in wet & snow

 

Mine does have the DSC button. So I'll make sure I have the on once winter comes. But my luck, I got rid of the stang and we won't have much of a winter
Oh well, I'm getting to like my X quite a bit. It looks mean with everything blacked out and the ground effects package. Black on Black ... can't go wrong.

 

My plans were to get extra wheels with snow tires for the winter until I purchased a second vehicle (SUV).

I was going to get them at Tirerack.com and an example package is at: http://www.tirerack.com/snow/preferredpackages.jsp

I heard that the Blizzaks work very well in snow.

 

snook-my buddy had the blizzaks they were nice tires. He paid 50 bucks a tire for his 18's. Got a huge deal on em!

jjones-the dsc is helpful for when you don't want to slide about. Keep in mind when in deep snow having it off helps greatly. I assume you have a 04/05 sport with the factory ground effects kit? Pics please!