Define "daily driven".

[OSSHWA]

I've noticed that alot of people on the multiple forums i'm a regular on throw the words "daily driven" around when referring to their car's duties, when in reality, those cars are a far cry from being a "daily driver". Its not that I hold a grudge against said people, but it kinda irritates me honestly.

First off, my car is a daily driver. Its an '07, picked it up brand new in October '06, and it currently has 65,xxx on it. Its been driven through rainstorms, hail, snow, has been backed into 3 times, has had multiple visits to Dent Masters thanks to shopping cars/idiots who don't know how to open doors, has had a bent/destroyed wheel, replaced several tires due to nails, broken wheel studs, and sees regular 400+ mile trips (one way) to visit my rents down in SC. The half ass silver interior trim that came standard is begining to chip/peel and my driver's side floor matt now has a full on hole worn in it from heal wear, and the carpet is actually begining to wear now in that spot.

Its my only car, as in my current situation I can really only afford just the one car, and to me, is the defenition of a daily driver.

However, alot of guys throw that term around pretty loosely just because their pristine garage bubble kept $50,000 cars see's occasional road time, and god forbid, they might actually break those windshield wipers in over the course of a year. Guys.....thats not a daily driver. Thats just you manning up and driving your overpriced toy, lol. The word "daily" refers to "daily basis". I see show cars at HIN with widebody kits, sitting an inch from the ground with "daily driven" stickers on them......yet somehow the underside of their bumpers are still mint and theres not a scratch in sight, and the wheels are still flawless. There is NO WAY those cars are daily driven. I take good care of my car, but I also drive it alot, so things are gonna happen.

This rant isn't againt anyone on here neccesarily, its just.....well.....a rant. I'm bored at work and I saw someone on here (no names) refer to his car as daily driven, and to be honest, I just have a hard time believing that. I'm sure he/she has some busted ass Camry wagon or something thats his REAL daily driver.....and the other car is just a toy that sees occasional road time....when the weather is right of course :rolleyes

[bataangpinoy]

my e30 is/was my daily. i drive it whenever its not on stands, and i drive it hard.

but its summer so i put it on stands to finally rebuild it.

[87e30]

I know what you mean.

Some people do go to extra lengths with their daily cars though.

You know, parking at the end of parking lots, being really gentle, and cleaning it compulsively.

Personally, I drive and use mine everyday like it's a 22 year old scratched car. It's not a show car, it's my daily fun car. Works for me.

[SeanDub]

Daily driver... Driven daily.

Very self explanatory.

[frink84]

both my e28 and my mustang can function as daily drivers. usually the e28 is the "true" daily, but if/when it breaks/gets mods, the mustang takes over. then the process reverses itself. both cars have been in the rain, though the mustang gets a little "exciting" so i tend not to drive it in rain.

i consider both daily drivers

[OSSHWA]

Daily driver... Driven daily.

Very self explanatory.

Exactly, but alot of people don't seem to understand this.....lol.

[TheNeek]

Teh E21 does not equally daily driven.

Eye fucked on the regular though.

[BADwayz]

^ ha, so true, I eye fuck it on the webs everyday.

I usually have 2-4 cars at a time, all of them that are able to run/stop/drive are daily driven. I drive one for a week or two, then park it and drive another for a few. Rain/sleet/snow/sun I dont care. I am even driving my W210 right now with the paint half way sanded off and the bumper is body filler color. This way I keep miles low and still get to enjoy all of them.

[WhiteStripes]

Teh E21 does not equally daily driven.

Eye fucked on the regular though.

:rofl Nice.

Every day I go somewhere it's in the same car. My Tib. E38 sits in the garage needing a water pump a gas tank, and stance :(

[mojocoggo]

Mine is the only car I own, so I pretty much drive it. Not always every day because I have no life and usually sit at home on the computer. And because it's not fun to drive a black on black car with no A/C blower motor when it's 100º+ outside.

[TheNeek]

And because it's not fun to drive a black on black car with no A/C blower motor when it's 100º+ outside.

Twas 107° today and this is another reason why I don't take my car to work.

[Moose]

My 944 is my daily, has done quite a few road trips too. The other car is even less practical :rofl

[Mscire2]

Mine is driven everyday and beat on hard, then see's the track or autox on the weekends.

[OSSHWA]

Mine is the only car I own, so I pretty much drive it. Not always every day because I have no life and usually sit at home on the computer. And because it's not fun to drive a black on black car with no A/C blower motor when it's 100º+ outside.

Unemployed? lol

[JSanders]

Daily driven = nevird yliad


:shifty

[Tuck&Poke]

ill keep it simple, 03' passat, 107K miles. Its daily as fuck

[Dr.AK]

Heh.

Bought the Bimmer with 180k kms in May 2008. Now it's sitting at 211k, so all in all 31k kms in 14 Months, yeah, I'd say that it's daylied.

[OSSHWA]

Heh.

Bought the Bimmer with 180k kms in May 2008. Now it's sitting at 211k, so all in all 31k kms in 14 Months, yeah, I'd say that it's daylied.

Put 33,000 miles on my car the first year I owned it :stickoutt

[Byron]

I have 3 e30's and a saab. I only drive the saab if I have no running e30's. The saab gets 30k a year...

[M.Burroughs]

It was daily driven and it has the scars to prove it.
Paint conidition showed it wasn't stored in the garage every night though. :(

http://blankmediagroup.com/Pictures/Mike/Boro%20Meets/toolow.jpg

[southpaw]

I put about 2,000 hard miles on it a month. And autocross it monthly.


Yet i baby her and treat her well.

[nyy42]

my e36 gets 1200 miles a month. i drive it two days a week.

[OSSHWA]

my e36 gets 1200 miles a month. i drive it two days a week.

lol wow. Out of town for work I assume?

[Digitalwave]

Daily driven = it's my only car and I drive it everywhere, daily.

[M.Burroughs]

Daily driven = it's my only car and I drive it everywhere, daily.

Or if you do have another car, you don't drive it all too often. Like my e28.. I drive it out and about maybe once every two weeks.

[schroedin]

I have 3 e30's and a saab. I only drive the saab if I have no running e30's. The saab gets 30k a year...

:rofl

[B Rod]

Or if you do have another car, you don't drive it all too often. Like my e28.. I drive it out and about maybe once every two weeks.

Same with my E36 right now. :( I've been driving my E28 everyday since I got it though(besides the 2 days I thought it was messed up, only to realize it was out of gas :rolleyes:rofl). 217k miles and counting!

[M.Burroughs]

I have 3 e30's and a saab. I only drive the saab if I have no running e30's. The saab gets 30k a year...

Oh my god how did I miss this? :rofl

[OSSHWA]

^^^Damn, 217k?! :confused

[M.Burroughs]

217 is weak as hell. I've never owned a sub 275k e28. :rofl
Except the parts car.

[Dutchy]

40,000kms a year, drifting through canadian blizzards at 3am, and hauling my ass to work monday-friday.

Daily raping the bigass speedbumps at my work :(

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/dutchy_623/DSC_0062-1.jpg

Fuck it, I love being low :D

[Stolzy]

i only have one car...1972 Toyota Carina

I put about 900 miles on it a year :)

thats it

[525iT_Feen]

193k on my car and its my only vehicle. Thats how I define daily driven.

I make an effort to keep it clean but at the rate I drive/where I drive its nearly impossible to keep it THAT clean.

[Royal_T]

Shoot this is the only ride I own other then my R1. Got it in 06 and have 80K on it already. So if you only drive your ride like 3 to 4 times a week it's not daily driven,,in my book

[TRiCC]

Daily driven = it's my only car and I drive it everywhere, daily.
+1 mines takes me everywhere even places that my car doesnt want to go (fucked up road) scrappeeee... the pain of hearing that sound on the regular just hurts haha but what can we do?!?
GO HARD OR GO HOME!

[ProjektONE]

I have my 02 M3 with 103k Drive it everyday! I also own a 99 323 that only gets driven when I need to make a parts run when working on the M.

[OSSHWA]

Shoot this is the only ride I own other then my R1. Got it in 06 and have 80K on it already. So if you only drive your ride like 3 to 4 times a week it's not daily driven,,in my book

Yeah, my car sees about 40 miles a day on a regular basis. It's usually parked on my days off b/c I just sit at home and whore it up on COD5 all day :rofl

[Burn535i]

when I am back home from school on my work terms the 5'er goes 140 miles a day. Except for winter when i drive the FJ Cruiser. So daily I guess would depend on the season.

[Zombie247]

i drive my hatch daily. drag exhaust out of the driveway and all the way down the road up until the interstate. i add a quart of oil every week and working at a honda/mazda dealership as a technician helps. i've put over 20 k in a year and just got back from 1350 mile trip to nashvegas and back

[schroedin]

i only have one car...1972 Toyota Carina

I put about 900 miles on it a year :)

thats it
I thought I read somewhere you have an 850? :confused

[mimalmo]

25k miles last year. I plow snow in the winter with the ride height.

[Geoff.T]

My 944 is my daily, has done quite a few road trips too. The other car is even less practical :rofl

I've always have been meaning to ask you but overall, are you happy with your 944. I've always wanted one.

[obm330ci]

Put a little over 42k in the last 2 years.

[SofaKingCG2]

My accords a daily. I think I put close to 20,000 miles on it in under 2 years. 80% of them in the summer though.

[Ficarra]

188k on the E36. And I live 2 miles from work. :D

[KMFDM28]

IMHO, the key to keeping a DD clean/nice is where it's parked most of the time. If you garage it daily & your place of work has a parking garage with co-workers that aren douches (don't ding your car with their doors)...It's quite possible to keep your DD very nice. Next is general road conditions of the routes you normally "drive daily". Lastly, IMHO a DD doesn't need to be driven daily but if it's getting over 12k miles anually, it's a DD IMHO.

Edit: One more thing...If it never/rarely snows where you live, the chances of keeping it nice are increased.

[ginger_snaps]

my shits daily driven, my only car, got it new has 40k now. Takes me to school, and work and were ever else i need to go. It hits bumps, pot holes, dead animals etc etc. Ive had my tranny replaced twice (not me lol) ive had the usual were and tear and only now is it seeing a garage thanks to the house im renting with friends in college. Shit is daily driven with only 2 threads left up front and everything out in the rear all the way down.

[OSSHWA]

My accords a daily. I think I put close to 20,000 miles on it in under 2 years. 80% of them in the summer though.

Damn, thats awesome. I put 33k on mine the first year :(

[JSanders]

DD here, the only time it sees the inside of a garage is when theres work being done. It takes me to work, to school, in the rain, hail, and summer heat. It sees it all.

160k+ on the clock too!

[Digitalwave]

IMHO, the key to keeping a DD clean/nice is where it's parked most of the time. If you garage it daily & your place of work has a parking garage with co-workers that aren douches (don't ding your car with their doors)...It's quite possible to keep your DD very nice. Next is general road conditions of the routes you normally "drive daily". Lastly, IMHO a DD doesn't need to be driven daily but if it's getting over 12k miles anually, it's a DD IMHO.

Edit: One more thing...If it never/rarely snows where you live, the chances of keeping it nice are increased.

Exactly why my car has gotten beat to shit :rofl It's outside 24/7 and I live in an apartment complex with tiny parking spaces.

[JSanders]

I have a dirt driveway and no garage.

[KMFDM28]

Exactly why my car has gotten beat to shit :rofl It's outside 24/7 and I live in an apartment complex with tiny parking spaces.

LOL me too. Outside 24/7. Some of my apt parking spaces are FTW though :cool but the neighborhood kids sit on it & throw shit at it. FML :( One of these days, some kids are gonna go missing...:shifty


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/EricWillman/pics100708002-1.jpg

The white ford van along with a few others (not shown) are on my "Do not park next to" list. That's why I'm parked like that.

[wkohler]

My 535 is my daily driver. Bought it in October, 2007 with 240,132 miles and it has about 289k on it now. Since January 1, I've put 19k on it. It's a good-looking car, but it has a ton of rock chips, etc and it wasn't perfect when I bought it, so it has it's share of dings. It disappoints me with how it looks often, but at the same time, I don't have to feel as though I need to stay with it at all times. That said, I'm very careful. There are a lot of daily drivers that look nearly immaculate. I think a lot of it comes down to how you care for your car. Also, some folks don't have to go anywhere - like Dylan.

[grippymonkey]

my STI is daily driven...

I drive up from LA to SF nearly every month. It's been through a few Vegas trips, and I drive it to work everday (which luckily is close). I also have a 2nd car that I put some of the extra miles on when I don't feel like adding another 1k from a LA to SF trip.

[das]

my IS300 is my daily..and only car

wake up, drive to work, 9 miles there and back, drive to friends houses, drive to school, 15 miles there and back, drove it all through the winter as well, chicago winters as well.

ive owned the car for a year, bought it with 64k miles on it and now it has 83k miles on it now

that to me is a daily driver

[Digitalwave]

LOL me too. Outside 24/7. Some of my apt parking spaces are FTW though :cool but the neighborhood kids sit on it & throw shit at it. FML :( One of these days, some kids are gonna go missing...:shifty

The white ford van along with a few others (not shown) are on my "Do not park next to" list. That's why I'm parked like that.

Damn there are some nice spots in there! There is a 15 passenger white van in my parking lot that I try to avoid as well. He ALWAYS backs it in and the parking spaces are barely wider than the width of the van! Makes me so nervous when I see that van parked next to my car.

[OSSHWA]

I have a dirt driveway and no garage.

I lived off a dirt road a few years ago. Holy shit that sucked. I would spend 2 hours cleaning my car, and then creeeeeep down the road to avoid getting it dirty.....but right as i'd be coming up to the end of it.........something......like a UPS truck for instance.....would come barreling down the road and kick up a huge dust cloud..........which would all stick to my freshly washed/waxed car.

[Schieldrop]

My 535 is my daily driver. Bought it in October, 2007 with 240,132 miles and it has about 289k on it now. Since January 1, I've put 19k on it. It's a good-looking car, but it has a ton of rock chips, etc and it wasn't perfect when I bought it, so it has it's share of dings. It disappoints me with how it looks often, but at the same time, I don't have to feel as though I need to stay with it at all times. That said, I'm very careful. There are a lot of daily drivers that look nearly immaculate. I think a lot of it comes down to how you care for your car. Also, some folks don't have to go anywhere - like Dylan.

I agree that it has to do with how one takes care of the car.
I drove my old M3 daily (work, friends, roadtrips, cruising, etc...) for 8 months one year, due to lack of a "daily"... But it wasn't really all that much fun in the long run. Keeping more distance between me and other cars, washing it down all the time, ****** to take it out in bad weather. And of course the total lack of ride height (pic to illustrate), made me realise that I needed another ride aswell. Massive props to those who do drive a hardcore daily, but in the long run it's not for me.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y41/perkrs/20_05_07_022.jpg

[dO-bOy]

to me, daily driver suggests you have another car strictly for racing/show/sunny days. so if you have one car, its not your daily driver, its your car.

[BreakMyWallet]

my daily driver is a 77 celica or a 89 supra turbo. LOL

audi will be the garage queen

[gumballer_80]

My Peugeot has been a daily driver for 8 sure years & will be for a very long time.

Mileage does not do it justice as a daily driver though: It's done 55K genuine miles but it's really hard to rack up major miles on an island which is 40Km/24miles long x 20Km/12miles wide you know... :rofl

[Russell_G]

I cheat...I have a winter daily that goes in the summer and my summer cars sit when it snows. If i dont want to drive either i have the other batch of DD's Right now im down one summer car tho :(

87 toyota for big snow and summer fun(rockcrawler)
02 highlander(other winter daily)
95 maxima the fuckit i will drive it another 300+k miles even in a foot of snow
New summer car....coming soon?

[OSSHWA]

My Peugeot has been a daily driver for 8 sure years & will be for a very long time.

Mileage does not do it justice as a daily driver though: It's done 55K genuine miles but it's really hard to rack up major miles on an island which is 40Km/24miles long x 20Km/12miles wide you know... :rofl

lol........very true. My morning comute used to be longer than the span of your entire island :rofl