IMHO all that said above, But i know a lot of Mustangs that are rear wheel drive and actually makes it through Syracuse NY winters.. I also see Camaro's following snow plows also.. I actually saw a black retro T-Bird driven by a guy year round 10 years ago.. Yes it was his 4 season daily driver.. With any rear wheel drive only, you will have to invest in snow tires at least for the back.. Yes only two rear tires is old school.. I had a 86 T-Bird and a number of other rear wheel drive cars that I just had snows on the rears and good all seasons on the front and got along just fine. I would do the swap every spring and fall. I often would buy a pair of steel wheel for the snows and swap out the wheels and snows... This would also protect the
chrome rims from salt and
rust.. Of course 4 winter snows all the way around would be better..
I personal would hate to see your car rot away in 7-10 years.. Salt does a number on any car.. But that's your choice.. If the one your considering has a white
hard top, let me know I would love to buy the top for my red '02 in 5-7 years..
I have seen a lot of young people your age driving the Camaro and Mustangs in the winter.. Heck I work at a university where I see my fill of Maserati's, Porsche's and even Vettes, Mustangs, and Mopar muscles driving around our campus in the winter.. There isn't that much power in the T-birds that would make it tough to drive in the winter snow.. The rear wheel drive cars just need the added traction of the snow tires in back and 4 snows gives braking and steering an added benefit. If the back end feels a bit squirrelly, just add a 150lbs pounds of sandbags in the trunk.. That's often done up here to our 2 wheel drive pick-up trucks during the winter months to help traction
I bought T-Bird 2 years ago and it's a garage queen.. Never sees winter and for that matter hardly ever sees rain.. But that's our summer fun car.. I have a beat 2009 Ford Focus and my wife has a 4 wheel drive 4 year old Nissan Frontier for our daily drivers.. My Focus is 10 years old with only 86K on the clock. I have two huge rot holes on both rocker panels, I'm sure in another 2 years, it will be in the
junk yard.. Along with the body, all the brake lines and frame etc. rot away..
So, just promise me if you decide to drive it year round in the winter don't put studded snows tires on it.. That would be such a bummer to hear that melodic click-clack metal on road hum as you drive by.. :-(