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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by carguy98, Jun 16, 2009.

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  1. carguy98

    carguy98 Formula 3

    Apr 27, 2009
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    Cleveland, Ohio
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    Grant
    I thought it would be interesting to see what everybodys' daily driver is.

    So, what is it?

    --Grant
     
  2. Mowgli

    Mowgli Formula Junior

    Feb 28, 2009
    435
    Bristol, CT
    99' Infiniti Q45t. Black on black.
     
  3. SSNISTR

    SSNISTR F1 Veteran

    Feb 13, 2004
    8,046
    SFL
    Have two dailies, a 2008 Infiniti G35 S and a 2007 Pontiac G6 GTP. Whatever one I don't use the women uses.
     
  4. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 30, 2007
    91,685
    2006 Porsche 911 C2S - my only car. have a motorcycle for going really fast :)
     
  5. Choptop

    Choptop F1 Rookie

    Aug 15, 2004
    4,455
    Carmichael, CA
    Full Name:
    Alan Galbraith
    several....

    99 Volvo V70R
    01 C5 Corvette
    76 Pacer
    73 Ford F250 with a built 390
    02 Yammy FZ1
     
  6. UroTrash

    UroTrash Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Jan 20, 2004
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    Clifford Gunboat
    '96 Dodge Care-o-Van.

    Raised white letters.

    Dont' be lookin

    Hey! What I said?
     
  7. GatorFL

    GatorFL Moderator
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    Nov 18, 2005
    16,334
    Wellington, FL
    Full Name:
    Duane
    '05 Acura TL
     
  8. Roell

    Roell Karting

    Oct 31, 2005
    57
    Milwaukee
    05 Cadillac CTS-V
     
  9. futureowner

    futureowner Formula 3

    Mar 24, 2006
    1,469
    Brookfield, WI
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    Thad
    02 Acura RSX
     
  10. Viper 10

    Viper 10 Formula Junior

    Nov 16, 2003
    618
    Manhattan Beach, CA
    Full Name:
    Brad Chang
    Viper GTS Coupe...
     
  11. Blue@Heart

    Blue@Heart F1 Rookie

    Jun 20, 2006
    3,889
    Yellowknife, NWT
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    David
    '01 Jetta VR6
     
  12. rob

    rob F1 Rookie

    May 22, 2002
    4,129
    Vt
    03 Tacoma 4x4 extended cab and when there is too much snow for that 2003 Yamaha sx600r.
     
  13. kmeighannj

    kmeighannj Formula Junior
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    Feb 21, 2006
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    Bedminster, NJ
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    Kirk M
    2008 Audi S6
    2006 Jeep SRT8
    2004 Porsche GT3
     
  14. tundraphile

    tundraphile F1 Veteran

    May 16, 2007
    5,083
    Missouri
    #14 tundraphile, Jun 20, 2009
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2009
    A couple of years ago my commute went from 6 miles to 100 miles per day. Spring '08 I was spending north of $500/month in gas alone to drive my ML500 everyday. I got to a point where I was like "*** this bull****, I'm pi**ing away thousands and for what?" I resolved to find the absolute cheapest way to get to work considering running costs and depreciation.

    I concluded an old Honda Civic would be ideal. Depreciated out, good gas mileage, extremely reliable. I found a '95 Del Sol Si (SOHC VTEC, not the fun one) for barely more than what the sales tax was on my ML. 120k miles. After spending a perhaps $300 on replacing a few parts like the driveshafts and rotors & pads and tune up, the car runs well and gets about 32-ish no matter how I drive it. Had it now for 26k miles and 15 months, will probably keep it another 5 years or more. As long as it runs and everything works I should get most of my money back. Wish it were a stick for better mileage, but the auto is so easy when I'm half asleep in the mornings. There is some weird satisfaction to driving a car that is 1/20th of what you could afford, people where I work cannot figure it out.

    Do I like it? No. It is a complete P.O.S. But someone in my family does. Disabled the airbags because my daughter (4 y.o.) rides with me. She loves to take the top off and ride and unlike car seats in the back, she can hold hands with me in this two-seater. She doesn't know it is a piece of junk, she just likes how the two of us use it.

    Still drive the ML when the weather is bad or I need to haul something, but it only snows a few days each winter here.
     
  15. Kds

    Kds F1 World Champ

    Smart car.
     
  16. Mrpbody44

    Mrpbody44 F1 Veteran

    Jul 5, 2007
    7,899
    St Augustine Florida
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    Steve Metz
    2004 Honda Element I put over 250,000 miles on it no problems just replaced brake pads and spark plugs. I love this car and think I will replace it with another one.

    I had German cars for daily drivers and they were complete junk.
     
  17. ryalex

    ryalex Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Aug 6, 2003
    24,957
    Las Vegas, NV
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    Ryan Alexander
    When did you get that? Grad school must be paying better these days??
     
  18. parkerfe

    parkerfe F1 World Champ

    Sep 4, 2001
    12,887
    Cumming, Georgia
    Full Name:
    Franklin E. Parker
    Mazdaspeed3 and Hayabusha
     
  19. rdefabri

    rdefabri Three Time F1 World Champ

    Jun 4, 2008
    33,571
    NJ
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    Rich
    Lexus GS400 and Honda Pilot (wife's)
     
  20. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 30, 2007
    91,685
    In Socialist America, Grad School pays you! :)
     
  21. Scotty

    Scotty F1 Veteran
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    Oct 31, 2003
    9,849
    Oregon
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    Scotty Ferrari
    '07 Cayman S
    '98 M3 Sedan
    '05 MDX
     
  22. big.bryant

    big.bryant Formula Junior

    Sep 17, 2008
    681
    Boulder, Colorado
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    Bryant
    2001 Dodge Dakota V8 5 Speed :D
     
  23. tundraphile

    tundraphile F1 Veteran

    May 16, 2007
    5,083
    Missouri
    Sadly I made more during grad school & contract engineering than I do now, five years later.
     
  24. tl731

    tl731 Formula Junior

    Oct 13, 2004
    640
    Staten Island , NY
    Full Name:
    Thomas L.
    08 honda pilot
    08 acura mdx
     
  25. #Lennard

    #Lennard Formula 3

    Aug 26, 2006
    1,073
    Zeewolde/Netherlands
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    Lennard
    #25 #Lennard, Jun 24, 2009
    Last edited: Jun 24, 2009
    2004 CBR600RR :)

    I'm considering a litre bike. I've driven a friends Honda SP1 to work recently and it was much more relaxing with all that torque :D
     

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