Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
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A good mix! My original plan was to use mine as a daily driver (I sold it to the Mrs on the basis of being able to fit baby seats in the back....), but in reality, we've kept the old hack for the baby car, I use an old MGTF as a daily driver, and my landrover for when towing or dump runs are needed. So it's quite nice having it in the "hanger" ready to go, for once, not having it in a million pieces.
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Mine lives in the garage, only comes out at the weekend.
I use my other blue estate as a daily, a tuned Volvo 850 T5 with 204k miles. Fantastic fun!
I use my other blue estate as a daily, a tuned Volvo 850 T5 with 204k miles. Fantastic fun!
Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
My other hack is a swedish barge too - although in my case it's a Saab 9-5 Aero Hot with 180K on. Bought it for 1K 3 years ago off the back of seeing one on pistonheads shed of the week. Still going strong, and everything works (even the climate control & the SID, since I repaired em both). Starting to show the odd bit of rust though. 

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mine was a garage queen totally mint!
but because of this it got stolen its alot safer to have them as a daily drivers, car thieves don't get to know where its being stored then

but because of this it got stolen its alot safer to have them as a daily drivers, car thieves don't get to know where its being stored then
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Oh yeh! I remember that I think - earlier this year?
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You're thinking of Soi Cowboy streetwalkers. I prefer Walking Street bargirls in Pattaya.MattV8 wrote:Don't forget, there's no such thing as chicks with dicks, only guys with tits.
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
Mine is garaged now it used to live here but it was a pain driving over to get it. Btw thats not bad parking there was a load of rubbish left in front of it thats why the arse end is out! Still doing around only 4k a year as I work from home/pub. 

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
Not quite daily driver as it sits on the drive most days but I generally treat it like a normal car....I don't wash it very often either. I'd like it to be spotless and drive it every minute of every day but life's not that straightforward..
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Previously S4 B5
Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
How far away is your toilet then ? and why would you crap in a Landy ? they aint that bad ! .....are they ?MattV8 wrote:and my landrover for when towing or dump runs are needed.

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Mugello Blue C5 RS6 Avant
Viper Tuning ECU/TCU
MTM Bimoto wheels 9,5 x 19 ET 30 LK 5x112 with 275/30/19 tyres
MTM exhaust system cat back 4-pipe with throttle valves in 2 pipes, control
Yellow Koni's
Porsche 959, gone but not forgotten.
Fight ALS disease https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGFDWTC8B8g
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I was a little concerned about clicking on that for fear of gazing on something that would burn my retinas. But all is fine. 

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Wow that could be good where planning permission is difficult because I imagine it would be classed as a temporary structure
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I don't have a garage
Not to worry though, as mine spends most of its time either with my local gearbox re-builder or at the home of a friendly Audi Master Tech (who is currently trying to unf**k my auto headlight levelling and washer jets for the MoT.)
Just as well my daily driver is leg-powered

Just as well my daily driver is leg-powered

Current:
TT Mk1, 225 Quattro Misano Red, AmD map
Former:
RS6 Avant 2004, MRC Stage 1+, Bilstein Coilovers, Milltek & s/s downpipes
Saab 9000 Aero 1997, GT3071, Siemens Dekka 630s, Forge 50mm i/c, 3" downpipe, Maptun stainless header, Konis, Quaife lsd, a/c deleted, 4.05 ratio 'box, custom map, 470hp & 440lb/ft.
Saab 9-3 Aero Estate 2.8 v6 2006, 3" stainless downpipe & remap, 302hp & 380lb/ft.
Rouse Sport 304R Sapphire Cosworth 1990 (stock), 260hp & 300lb/ft.
TT Mk1, 225 Quattro Misano Red, AmD map
Former:
RS6 Avant 2004, MRC Stage 1+, Bilstein Coilovers, Milltek & s/s downpipes
Saab 9000 Aero 1997, GT3071, Siemens Dekka 630s, Forge 50mm i/c, 3" downpipe, Maptun stainless header, Konis, Quaife lsd, a/c deleted, 4.05 ratio 'box, custom map, 470hp & 440lb/ft.
Saab 9-3 Aero Estate 2.8 v6 2006, 3" stainless downpipe & remap, 302hp & 380lb/ft.
Rouse Sport 304R Sapphire Cosworth 1990 (stock), 260hp & 300lb/ft.
Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
Daily driver (around 12k a year), mainly used by my wife doing school-runs, trips to the shops and pottering about with longer trips on the weekend.
I use it twice a week for my 100-mile commute when I need to ferry around my mountain-bike for after-work rides. Other days, I take the sensible diesel hatchback.
Has always been kept outside, but treated to many exotic products to keep it shiny and water beading off the paintwork!
I use it twice a week for my 100-mile commute when I need to ferry around my mountain-bike for after-work rides. Other days, I take the sensible diesel hatchback.
Has always been kept outside, but treated to many exotic products to keep it shiny and water beading off the paintwork!
*SOLD* - currently looking for a replacement
03 Missano Red Avant
Silver Leather, H&Rs, Dension iPod Connection kit
85k miles
03 Missano Red Avant
Silver Leather, H&Rs, Dension iPod Connection kit
85k miles
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?
Daily Driver also here, work is 6km away. Always take the long way round and stretch it to 8 km's....
Wife also uses it - her work is 55 km's away, luckily she is part time.
The car gets a good workout.
Still luvvin it.
Wife also uses it - her work is 55 km's away, luckily she is part time.
The car gets a good workout.
Still luvvin it.
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