Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Chrisniss91 » Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:41 pm

Mine is garaged and under a car cover. Only use it on nice sunny days

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by blm70 » Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:08 pm

Chrisniss91 wrote: Only use it on nice sunny days
So that's roughly....... never then :lol:
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Chrisniss91 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:43 am

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by bam_bam » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:35 am

Chrisniss91 wrote:Image

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Yep. That's photos of it not being driven.
No matter where you go, there you are.

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:04 am

The carpet is trying to escape.

Where's the cover from?
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Chrisniss91 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:57 pm

MattV8 wrote:The carpet is trying to escape.

Where's the cover from?
Had to move over and screwed carpet lol only fits front as garage very long.
The cover was £79 indoor cover called Sahara but can't remember where from

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by G pat » Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:34 pm

[quote="MattV8"]The carpet is trying to escape
I went out with a lady once who had that problem........

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by bam_bam » Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:52 pm

G pat wrote:I went out with a lady once who had that problem........
You still got her phone number?
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by G pat » Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:04 pm

I think she started trimming it in THE ( not her ) early nineties, probably just a stipe now

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Gripper1 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:34 pm

Regular driving seems to keep mine happy. It picks up scratches/stonechips and having kids means the interior suffers. I try my best to keep it as good as possible however I don't get precious over it and its not the end of the world when I find another ding.

My friend has a 911 and it sits in the garage all year except for its annual trip for a service as mileage damages the value, driving it picks up stone chips and still paranoid about his engine going pop. Not much use as a car then! :bash:

I'm slowly sorting my garage where it will eventually live on top of a 2post lift and will see much more cosmetic and mechanical TLC. :thumbs:

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Jonno1888 » Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:58 am

Also a daily driver. Wife uses it every day, and we have 2 kids so does get a bit dirty inside, but nothing a good valet wont cure. Only time I use it is at the weekends, always trying to find excuses to go somewhere without wife and kids to give it a bit of a blast. Probably doesnt get anything above tickover in the week.

You hardly see any about do you. They are very rare. I think I've only seen one other in the last 3 years. Never had a car which attracts so many knowing glances from fellow petrolheads. Majority of people wouldnt give it a second glance but those who know, know.

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Mr Footlong » Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:19 am

We have four cars, the 6 can get driven once, maybe twice a week. I tend to drive the 4 by choice more as it is more fun/rewarding to abuse. Sits on the driveway as I converted the garage to a gym, which I still have yet to use.......
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"Taz"- C7 RS6 - MRC stage 2 745PS/1095Nm
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by SuprSi » Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:47 am

Mine's a daily driver. I pamper it mechanically but cosmetically it needs some love. All the lacquer's come off the front so it's getting painted soon, and the leather needs a good clean but it's getting there.

I'm surprised how many are being used as daily's :)
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by bam_bam » Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:07 am

Mr Footlong wrote:...I converted the garage to a gym, which I still have yet to use.......
Get to it, if I had a home gym I'd be fcuken hench, no excuses.
No matter where you go, there you are.

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Shoppinit » Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:09 am

But then you'd have to give up your BDSM lab. Life is about choices.
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