Does anyone out there drive their car daily?

[MsSchroder]

not my daily driver.
Kids + grocery shopping + walmart trips + bicycle hauling <> Z06.
Here's my workhorse... Hideous isn't it

 

[GS Diva]

Originally posted by Duntov-097
Its a frickin car for crying out loud .

I bought my C5 so I would'nt have to drive the 57 in the NE winters anymore.(Not because I did'nt want to get it dirty, but because the wipers and defroster suck.) I bought it in Aug.99 and have over 80k on it now. So the C5 is my beater with a heater.

IT MAY HAVE BUGS.....IT MAY HAVE CHIPS......BUT ONE THINGS FOR SURE I DRIVE THIS ***** !!!!!

"Its my car and I'll do whatever I damn well please with it"

My favorite quote from a 70 something guy to a NCRS guy that was telling him what he should do with his car


First off I don't give a s@*t what you do with your car as long as you don't give a s@*t what I do with mine.

PS Caps is shouting


Gentlemen....Please! There is no need for a shouting match or implied cursing!! Whether one drives one's car every day or during the winter is each person's choice. Let's behave like ladies and gentlemen, shall we?

Thanks.

Elaine

 

[white02]

Daily Driver

I drive my White 2002 Coupe every day and every day I have a smile on my face. This car is an absolute joy to live with, very comfortable and worth every penny. I park it outside my office in front of the window and keep an eye on it. I have it detailed every couple of months and do tend to baby it, but it takes good care of me. I try to keep out of trouble with it and have done a good job so far (except when some Mustang trys to cause trouble, taken care of, no sweat).
Overall, love this car, drive it every day, its a pleasure to live with.

White 02

 

[Gaming Glen]

I drive mine everyday, but then that's all I own (2 'vettes). Glad I live in a nice climate. :J

Today we're having a "winter" blast of cold air coming through. It's a chilly :eyerole 56 F right now this morning. :dance

I drive the red one most often, due to carrying capacity.


Glen

 

[Ctfoodguy2000]

Tammy - schweet van Just kidding... your ZO6 is bigger then my Coupe:L :L

LEEJANDZ - see this http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20629

 

[Duntov-097]

Nucfer

Apparently you don't see the razz and laugh smileys on your screen.
It was tongue in cheek.

My caps were to emphasise my mantra. I was not yelling at anyone.
The whole thing was obviously not in caps, but thankyou for your astute observation. I never would have known if not for you.
:eyerole

My point was to each his own. Its your car do what you want.

I did not trash anyones opinion.

Sorry you did not understand.


I am going out to switch my winter blades back to summer now.:t


I can't believe I can't refer to my car ( an inatimate object ) as a B
Sorry if I offended anyone

 

[Jeffs99C5]

First off I don't give a s@*t what you do with your car as long as you don't give a s@*t what I do with mine.

PS Caps is shouting

Jeesh......all I wanted to know was whether anyone was accumulating significant mileage on their Vette.......

Didn't want to start any major debates!

 

[mapman]

I purchased a new 2003 EB convertible 3 weeks ago, it now has 3600 miles. Its a daily driver. Why save a car so the next guy (girl) can enjoy it?

 

[vetteshockandawe]

I got my 99 pewter/black coupe 2 weeks ago and I have driven it every day and hope to continue. It is a blast to drive! I just drove it from the coast of NC to Bowling Green, KY. I cannot tell you how much fun it was to drive from Asheville to Knoxville!!

 

[chipster]

I drive my triple black 2000 roadster everyday - 80% of the time with the top down. I love living in Florida!!! Two years ago I was diagnosed with "Parkinson's Disease" (at 44). After that, I decided to drive something I enjoyed - as long as I could.

 

[Karl Snedeger]

daily driver

I also gave up two wheels for four about 10 years ago. I had just broken my neck for the second time on my Harley. I rode Harleys for 18 years every day rain or shine and twice in the snow(I live in Vegas and it has only snowed 4 times in the 35 years I have lived here). I have since had 5 Corvettes and every one has been a daily driver. Life is no Dress Rehearsal, have fun when you can while you can.

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

I drive mine quite a bit too. However, I don't drive it to work too often as I only live about 2 miles from work.

When I bought my car in Oct of 02, it had 500 miles on it from dealer driving. When I left for the gulf on 14 Feb 03 it had about 4000 miles on it including a bit of driving on snow.

First thing I am going to do when I get back is take a nice looooong drive in it!

Well, that and take a shower longer than 3 minutes!

 

[johnl]

I bought my 97 C5 Feb 2000 with 222 miles on it. The first year I put 22,000 on it. I then took a regular job with a 200 mile daily commute. This week I will go over 130,000 miles. I take it to the drag strip 3 or 4 times a year, and have run it around thunder hill a couple of times.
So IMHO this can can take a beating if you wish to do so.

 

[UB2 SLOW]

My car has 85,000 daily driven miles on it. Rain, sleet, snow or shine its driving time.

 

[okieracing]

We bought our vette in Oct 02 and we have almost 10k miles on it. My wife drives it to work most of the time. I drive it to work once in awhile but I also live 105 miles one way from work.

okieracing

 

[tproth]

Daily driver last six months snow and all. Love it!! No problems, getting close to first oil change.

 

[*89x2*]

I have other machines for the daily grind

 

[mick_s3]

Re: daily driver

.... Life is no Dress Rehearsal, have fun when you can while you can.

AMEN!

 

[Remo]

Driving Issues

Live in the Northeast and see no reason to tempt the hand of fate with a $50K sports car in the snow. I also consider very carefully where I will drive the car to and what the parking arrangements will be. Does that mean I have issues - you bet. This is the 4th Corvette I owned and every one of them were treated the same. They held top dollar value and the next owner was glad I had a few issues.

Remo
:cool

 

[1994Roadster]

Daily Driver

Anyone who has passion for sports cars usually drives them any chance they can get. You put up with mechanical/electrical gremlins, rough ride, expensive replacement parts and weekends in the driveway with scuffed knuckles covered in grease, dirt and coolant. But when you hit a smooth stretch of curvey highway and take in the experience of driving a performance car, it makes it all worth it.