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Old 07-20-2007 | 12:01 PM
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Daily driven.. And most people laugh at me when I have to drive my jeep for some reason, and I tell them, I cant wait to drive my firebird tomorrow to save on gas. haha.

I only have a 6 minute drive to work on a back road...so I easily keep it to under 5000 miles a year. I do that for emissions exemption as well.

Just wouldnt be right to put all that work and money into her to make her run like a raped ape and handle on rails just to let her sit in the dark all day.

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Old 07-20-2007 | 12:09 PM
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i daily drive mine its only got 32k on it and i have an 8 minute drive to work but when it snows im gonna need a beater cause theres a lot of hills
Old 07-20-2007 | 04:36 PM
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I daily drive mine. ...even in winter. I hate seeing salt on it though. I might get a beater this winter, but I don't know.
Old 07-20-2007 | 04:40 PM
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I've had a DD fbody for the past 3 years with no major problems...other than getting stuck in a few icy spots I'll have a Jeep to be my DD soon though.
Old 07-20-2007 | 04:51 PM
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Mine has been a DD since 2003 and I just passed the 190k mark. It's been incredibly reliable and fuel efficient (at least for a 12 or 13 second car). I'd love to have a beater... but I think I've been spending that money for mods... lol. No winter here in Texas to worry bout, and when there is snow/ice... they don't put down salt, everyone just wrecks instead. Just gotta avoid the crazies.
Old 07-20-2007 | 06:08 PM
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mine is my daily driver, bought it a few weeks ago, im in college and it gets horrible gas mileage. i love it though. im hoping it can handle the kansas winters fine.
Old 07-20-2007 | 06:21 PM
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I have a 2000 Grand Am GT that is my daily driver. My SS sits in the garage mid Oct to mid May when the roads get cleaned. It now has 5975 miles on the odometer. I took it out for the first time this year back in May with 5734 miles on the odometer. If there are any clouds in the sky, it doesn't come out and i'm checking all the weather channels and weather websites before I take it out to make sure no rain is coming while I have it out..........yes, its a sickness.
Old 07-20-2007 | 06:27 PM
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daily drive my'n too..I used to put like 300-400 miles a week on it where i used to go to school..did that for about 14 months or so...it sucked...
Old 07-20-2007 | 07:12 PM
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My Camaro has never been daily driven, and it never will be. It was bought to be a low mileage, fair weather only weekend cruiser & show car. That is it's only mission. It gets driven about 800-1500 miles per year. It's stored from the end of Oct. to the begining of Apr. Car has 14k miles.

I have other cars to deal with the daily commute. However I am giving serious consideration to buying a higher mileage, lesser condition Camaro for more daily use.
Old 07-20-2007 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by red devilSS
I have a 2000 Grand Am GT that is my daily driver. My SS sits in the garage mid Oct to mid May when the roads get cleaned. It now has 5975 miles on the odometer. I took it out for the first time this year back in May with 5734 miles on the odometer. If there are any clouds in the sky, it doesn't come out and i'm checking all the weather channels and weather websites before I take it out to make sure no rain is coming while I have it out..........yes, its a sickness.
Damn, you sound about as **** as me.
Old 07-20-2007 | 07:23 PM
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I daily drive mine and too be honest, I wouldn't want it any other way! It makes the commute to work fun and enjoyable. I can't wait till the work day is over so I can drive my car home!! Maybe I'm nuts! I pay a lot of money to have a car like this and I'm definitly getting my money worth!
Old 07-20-2007 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by firefighter1
I pay a lot of money to have a car like this and I'm definitly getting my money worth!
Me too. I'll be getting my money's worth for decades to come by protecting the car from damaging elements and daily commuting wear and tear.

Well, actually I guess I don't pay much to own an LS1 car at this point. It costs me about $1200 per year to own the car. That's plates/insurance/gas/oil for one year. $100/month isn't much.
Old 07-20-2007 | 09:31 PM
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I use mine everyday and I'm a broke *** college kid now so I can't afford a winter beater, but it's allright cause even here in chicago theres only 1 or 2 days where the snow doesn't get cleared right away..
Old 07-21-2007 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 01CamaroZ28
I daily drive mine. But im moving to MO at the end of the summer. i think im going to get a beater for the winter
That would be wise. We don't have as bad of winters as other states but around KC they like to use way to much salt. Theres been times where it's snowed 2" and they used enough salt to where it was still on the roads 3 weeks after the snow and there wasn't another snow storm in that time frame. But I wouldn't be so concerned with the salt as I would be with the dumbass drivers around here. They see 1/2" on snow that bairly sticks and drive 35mph under the speed limit on the highway and the roads still dry .

My was my DD for about a week before I got my beater back from when I moved back from Indy I left if up there for one of my buddy's to drive while he was finishing school cause he car blew it's motor. After that it's lucky to see the road more than twice a week . There's been times where it hasn't seen the road for up to 3 weeks, it just sits in my garage and looks pretty. I've got 5 other vehicles that I can drive, it just depends on what mood I'm in . My DD is an 87 Nissan pickup with 190k on the clock and it runs like a top, the only major problems I've had with it is the 5th/R shift fork broke, and the rear end took a dump on me, that was from all the 1 wheel wonder burnouts . Other than that it's been an awsome truck, I fill it up every 2-3 weeks like clock work, occasionally once a month, and it only takes 87 and it only has a 15 gal tank.
Old 07-21-2007 | 04:22 AM
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Its my right-hand.It will get me A-B,down the track and to pick up some tail.
Old 07-21-2007 | 07:19 AM
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For the last 4 years I have driven the bird everyday in congested NOVA but recently got a beater . But..............it needed a new throttle cable so I couldnt drive it all this week.(part just came in Thursday). I forgot how much of a gas guzzler the thing is
Old 07-21-2007 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 93blcZ28
drive mine everyday, everywhere, i paid for it so why not get some use out of it
Old 07-21-2007 | 02:33 PM
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I drive mine on fair weather days as often as I can. I just love driving it so much, but don't see a reason to put 405 hp & wet, oily roads together. Not if I don't have to
Old 07-21-2007 | 03:12 PM
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only car I own...
Old 07-21-2007 | 03:29 PM
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Daily driven only car.



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