What's your daily driver now. - Page 8

strange1 · 04-03-2011, 03:50 PM

I drive a nice one owner 58,000mi. 1993 Cavalier Z24 that is also my bracket car for local races. Won last night!! Heck yeah!!

Robert
Stk 2061

goinbroke2 · 04-03-2011, 06:07 PM

Wife drives a 06 freestar 4.2L 25mpg or so and about 160,000 on it so far. I've changed the brakelight switch....original brakes even!

I drive the junk, 93 F-350 4 door with 8ft box. 7.3diesel with 656,000km's and counting on the original engine. Second tranny and it's not shifting right! LOL!
Oh, 25mpg at 120km's and about 28-30mpg when on back roads at 80kmph!
Empty or loaded doesn't really change the milage, only rpm.
Looks like absolute crap...but I love it.

Joe Pinkston · 04-03-2011, 07:52 PM

My daily driver 2002 Nissan Frontier, 4cyl-5speed with over 250,000 on the clock. Done nothing but routine oil and filter changes and brake pads, still has original plugs & wires. 22-24 MPG.

Wife's driver is a 1999 GMC Suburban. 350 with 190,000 miles. I just bought this last Nov. for $3200. Nicely maintained with all new A/C components recently installed. It gets 16-18 MPG and can haul us and our 4 kids that are still home + 2 grandkids.

A project I'll get around to one day hopefully is a 1983 Malibu wagon 305 with unknown miles. I bought this car from Danny Waters, Sr. probably 4 years ago and one day I hope to do some type of partial restoration on it and have a street driver and occational bracket race car for when the mood strikes me. It is drivable and my oldest step daughter used it recently for about a month while her vehichle was being repaired.

My race car is towed with a 1988 UltraStar motorhome 454/Turbo 400. At 65,000 it has the fewest miles of everything I own. Gets 7 MPG towing the car on a open trailer.

Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham

Conway Witten · 04-03-2011, 09:51 PM

2004 MINI Cooper

X-TECH MAN · 04-04-2011, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1664SSJA

God forbid word got around the USA that a car can actually get good mileage.... can't let THAT cat outta the bag!

My 2010 Corvette w/auto gets 29.8 MPG on a trip at a steady 75 to 80 MPH. Usually around 26 MPG running around. Beats driving a small jap car any day ! The Harley gets 50 MPG but you get wet when it rains. The Dodge Hemi truck gets (UGH) around 19 usually.

Trevor Weiss · 04-04-2011, 12:37 PM

1958 Chevrolet long box truck. Every day rain or shine for the last 12 years

smracer2002 · 04-04-2011, 12:50 PM

98 Mustang 3.8/5 speed/2.73 gears(my daily,32 mpg @ 75mph with the a/c on)
94 Mustang 5.0/AOD-E/4.10s(wifes street/bracket car soon to be a real racecar,
still gets 20-22 mpg)
01 F250 7.3(puller,20.5 mpg from SA to Valdosta)
07 Honda Civic(wifes car,over 40 mpg from SA to Tallahassee)
02 Miata (wifes weekend car, 27 mpg,has 4.10s from the factory)

Shawn Blair · 04-04-2011, 01:45 PM

09 Challenger R/T 6 speed
01 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 6 speed

Travis Miller · 04-04-2011, 01:53 PM

My daily driver is my 1997 Chevy Express van. It currently has 411,000 miles on the body. Last year at 367,000 miles its original 350 Vortec laid down on me. (You just cannot get anything to last these days.) It was running great but the plastic intake gasket blew at the water passage and dumped antifreeze internally into the engine making a chocolate milkshake out of the oil. Instead of rebuilding it I opted to buy a brand new 350 Vortec in a crate at the Chevy dealer for $2300 and installed it myself.

My other driver is a 1991 Lumina 4dr that my Mom bought new. I inherited it after she passed away in '04. It recently turned over 100K miles so it has a lot of life still left. It gets 26 MPG on the highway so I see no need to buy a new $20K car that gets the same mileage.

My wife drives our 1996 Formula Firdbird which we bought new. While it was still under warranty I played with it at the dragstrip running 8.73 1/8 mile and 13.80 1/4 mile.

My toy is a 1995 Corvette LT-1 automatic that I bought 3 years ago. It only has 53K miles on it. It has all the whistles and bells. I have pictures of it on my Facebook page.

Ron Ortiz · 04-04-2011, 04:32 PM

My daily driver is Cheeves. For late night engagements we usualy have Sterling. For the weekend it is usually Roberto or Juan Carlos. When the kids want to go out then it is Elizabeth, she is so patient. For private affairs it is always Milt. (Bachelor Party)

And when I really want to go out and party, it is the Imperial Palace.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA the wagon is a daily driver

04-03-2011, 03:50 PM	#71
strange1 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 75 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. I drive a nice one owner 58,000mi. 1993 Cavalier Z24 that is also my bracket car for local races. Won last night!! Heck yeah!! Robert Stk 2061

04-03-2011, 06:07 PM	#72
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 892 Likes: 1,637 Liked 393 Times in 153 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. Wife drives a 06 freestar 4.2L 25mpg or so and about 160,000 on it so far. I've changed the brakelight switch....original brakes even! I drive the junk, 93 F-350 4 door with 8ft box. 7.3diesel with 656,000km's and counting on the original engine. Second tranny and it's not shifting right! LOL! Oh, 25mpg at 120km's and about 28-30mpg when on back roads at 80kmph! Empty or loaded doesn't really change the milage, only rpm. Looks like absolute crap...but I love it.

04-03-2011, 07:52 PM	#73
Joe Pinkston Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Williston, Fl. Posts: 352 Likes: 2 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What's your daily driver now. My daily driver 2002 Nissan Frontier, 4cyl-5speed with over 250,000 on the clock. Done nothing but routine oil and filter changes and brake pads, still has original plugs & wires. 22-24 MPG. Wife's driver is a 1999 GMC Suburban. 350 with 190,000 miles. I just bought this last Nov. for $3200. Nicely maintained with all new A/C components recently installed. It gets 16-18 MPG and can haul us and our 4 kids that are still home + 2 grandkids. A project I'll get around to one day hopefully is a 1983 Malibu wagon 305 with unknown miles. I bought this car from Danny Waters, Sr. probably 4 years ago and one day I hope to do some type of partial restoration on it and have a street driver and occational bracket race car for when the mood strikes me. It is drivable and my oldest step daughter used it recently for about a month while her vehichle was being repaired. My race car is towed with a 1988 UltraStar motorhome 454/Turbo 400. At 65,000 it has the fewest miles of everything I own. Gets 7 MPG towing the car on a open trailer. Hey Dan Moore, you're #1. RIP Mark Graham __________________ Joe Pinkston 2155 S/ST

04-03-2011, 09:51 PM	#74
Conway Witten Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 108 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What's your daily driver now. 2004 MINI Cooper

04-04-2011, 12:37 PM	#76
Trevor Weiss Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 67 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. 1958 Chevrolet long box truck. Every day rain or shine for the last 12 years __________________ Trevor Weiss 2891 STK

04-04-2011, 12:50 PM	#77
smracer2002 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: So Tx. USA Posts: 92 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. 98 Mustang 3.8/5 speed/2.73 gears(my daily,32 mpg @ 75mph with the a/c on) 94 Mustang 5.0/AOD-E/4.10s(wifes street/bracket car soon to be a real racecar, still gets 20-22 mpg) 01 F250 7.3(puller,20.5 mpg from SA to Valdosta) 07 Honda Civic(wifes car,over 40 mpg from SA to Tallahassee) 02 Miata (wifes weekend car, 27 mpg,has 4.10s from the factory) __________________ First On Race Day Last edited by smracer2002; 04-04-2011 at 12:53 PM.

04-04-2011, 01:45 PM	#78
Shawn Blair Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Everson, WA. Posts: 122 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. 09 Challenger R/T 6 speed 01 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 6 speed __________________ Shawn Blair 6383 SS 634 STK

04-04-2011, 01:53 PM	#79
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. My daily driver is my 1997 Chevy Express van. It currently has 411,000 miles on the body. Last year at 367,000 miles its original 350 Vortec laid down on me. (You just cannot get anything to last these days.) It was running great but the plastic intake gasket blew at the water passage and dumped antifreeze internally into the engine making a chocolate milkshake out of the oil. Instead of rebuilding it I opted to buy a brand new 350 Vortec in a crate at the Chevy dealer for $2300 and installed it myself. My other driver is a 1991 Lumina 4dr that my Mom bought new. I inherited it after she passed away in '04. It recently turned over 100K miles so it has a lot of life still left. It gets 26 MPG on the highway so I see no need to buy a new $20K car that gets the same mileage. My wife drives our 1996 Formula Firdbird which we bought new. While it was still under warranty I played with it at the dragstrip running 8.73 1/8 mile and 13.80 1/4 mile. My toy is a 1995 Corvette LT-1 automatic that I bought 3 years ago. It only has 53K miles on it. It has all the whistles and bells. I have pictures of it on my Facebook page.

04-04-2011, 04:32 PM	#80
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 989 Likes: 35 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: What's your daily driver now. My daily driver is Cheeves. For late night engagements we usualy have Sterling. For the weekend it is usually Roberto or Juan Carlos. When the kids want to go out then it is Elizabeth, she is so patient. For private affairs it is always Milt. (Bachelor Party) And when I really want to go out and party, it is the Imperial Palace. Ron Ortiz U/SA the wagon is a daily driver __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK