View Poll Results: Do you DD your F-body?
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Do you Daily Drive your F-Body?
07-12-2006, 06:32 PM
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Looks like it's remained consistantly around 25% for non-daily drivers.....
07-14-2006, 03:21 AM
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if i had enough money for another car then that would be my DD....
but my hopefully 450+rwhp 'camaro will and has been my DD since the day i bought it (Aug. '04)
but my hopefully 450+rwhp 'camaro will and has been my DD since the day i bought it (Aug. '04)
07-19-2006, 09:34 PM
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I sure do.
Z28 has been my only car for the 5+ years I have owned it.
I really wish for a daily driver though. I hate having to drive the Z through midwestern rust belt winters or summertime thunderstorms, I would like time to work on it or clean it without having to take it somewhere and I would also like to have an option that gets better gas mileage around town (currently get 11-12).
Z28 has been my only car for the 5+ years I have owned it.
I really wish for a daily driver though. I hate having to drive the Z through midwestern rust belt winters or summertime thunderstorms, I would like time to work on it or clean it without having to take it somewhere and I would also like to have an option that gets better gas mileage around town (currently get 11-12).
07-20-2006, 08:07 PM
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No I do not drive it everyday. I have a company car that is my everyday car and my wife has her SUV as well. It is my 'baby' and will remain as such! 
She will not see rain or snow. The car is kept immaculate inside and out (I get upset when I see dust on it in the garage).
I sold my 1980 Corvette to get my '02 WS6 and I only drove the Vette 3,000 miles in five years! BUT, I will definately drive the TA more than that. Vette was more of a show car.
She will not see rain or snow. The car is kept immaculate inside and out (I get upset when I see dust on it in the garage).I sold my 1980 Corvette to get my '02 WS6 and I only drove the Vette 3,000 miles in five years! BUT, I will definately drive the TA more than that. Vette was more of a show car.
08-01-2006, 09:26 PM
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Daily drove my 02 TA when I took delivery in Oct. 01, for about 10 months. Then started my construction job, bought a truck, and she's been garaged/weekend driven ever since. A little over 20K miles, and no plans on seeing 30k anytime soon. I'm really sick of people saying 'oh you don't drive it every day, you're not a real driver' or some such ****. So answer me this racerboy, have you ever put 800lbs of scrap copper in the back of your f body? Some people don't realize that we all don't work in pretty little offices and park in freshly paved lots every day. Let's see what shape your car is in if parked in mudpits and dust storms for 4yrs.
08-01-2006, 10:28 PM
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i don't have a choice but to drive my car everyday. it's about a 65 mile a day round trip 5 days a week during school months. then you have to add work and visits to the girlfriend about 15 miles each way. it's only about 3 or 4 miles to work though. i don't keep it as clean as i would like but dirt driveways don't help. if i wash it today it'll be dirty again tomorrow so i can't really justify washing it a lot.
08-02-2006, 08:02 AM
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I drive it daily. When it snows I take the truck. Once the salt and sand start going down, though, I put it up and take the truck every day. That hurts me, and I can hardly let it sit. I try not to drive it then, really...
08-02-2006, 01:36 PM
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glad to see I'm not the only one out there that feels odd driving a mint car daily. My SS continues to sit in my drive way under the cover untill I get a garage, except a sunny weekend day like stated a few pages back, I"ll take her out for maybe 10-20 miles or let it sit for a loonng time and go on a small cruise. A matter of fact I just went outside to crack the windows, pop the hood and trunk so there was proper ventilation under the cover. Since my driveway is stone my SS has actually put 4 sink holes in the stones! ha Can't wait for the garage before winter though. I'm 18, by the time i'm 30 I want this car to be just as mint as it is now. LOL I guess I do drive an F body daily but not the ss, i have an 89 rs I use to get around in. I guess only the ones that don't daily drive their 4th gen know how it feels to look at every inch of the car and make sure it's perfect, doing everthing to keep it that way : )
08-02-2006, 01:42 PM
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I don't dd my car. I bought it 2 years ago with 16,600 mile on the car and have put only 6,000 since. I want my car to last and I drive 65+ miles a day and don't want all the road grime on the car. I drive on sunny days where there's no chance of rain. Snow, don't even think about it... Its in a climat controled garage tucked in under the covers.
08-03-2006, 02:33 PM
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You guys that don't drive it to keep it clean...
How bad would it be if some kid keyed it or you got a hail storm, or a tree fell on it???
I mean you never really have had a chance to enjoy it IMO.
How bad would it be if some kid keyed it or you got a hail storm, or a tree fell on it???
I mean you never really have had a chance to enjoy it IMO.