Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:02 pm

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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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by EcurieEcosse » Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:54 pm

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!

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:38 pm

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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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by RS6JJL » Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:31 pm

mine was a garage queen totally mint! :cry:

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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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:40 pm

Oh yeh! I remember that I think - earlier this year?
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by bam_bam » Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:46 pm

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by audi_driver79 » Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:01 am

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. :beerchug:
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by davethedesigner » Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:17 pm

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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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by ahoooga » Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:52 pm

MattV8 wrote:and my landrover for when towing or dump runs are needed.
How far away is your toilet then ? and why would you crap in a Landy ? they aint that bad ! .....are they ? :jump_clap:

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by mavada » Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:02 pm

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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:51 pm

I was a little concerned about clicking on that for fear of gazing on something that would burn my retinas. But all is fine. :biggrin3:
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by Ian_C » Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:29 pm

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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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by blm70 » Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:33 pm

I don't have a garage :boohoo: 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 :mrgreen:
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by ChrisRS6 » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:05 pm

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!
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Re: Daily Driver or Garage Queen?

Post by SchrickRS6 » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:52 pm

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.
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