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Old 08-15-2013, 09:47 AM
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Default Weekend toy/pleasure vehicle or daily driver?

Just a curious question here. Yesterday while enjoying this beautiful weather we are having, I was having a conversation with a buddy of mine over how infrequently I drive my Vettes. I told him they are weekend/pleasure vehicles and not my daily driver. He then made a statement that he would bet that 90% of Vette owners use their cars sparingly and don't daily drive them. Of the people that I know that own Vettes this is partially true.

So I thought I'd ask the forum, is your Vette a weekend/pleasure vehicle or your daily driver?
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Mine is a daily driver and that use was my intention when I bought it. Rain or shine, it doesn't matter, I'm always cruising in style.
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Weekend toy........and loving it.
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mine sits on the jack stands right now in pieces but when it runs I only drive it on the weekends
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Mine is a nice weather weekend/date night with the wife car.
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Nice weather driver. I only get it for 6 months a year to be out so every nice day I take advantage. If it see's a little ran no big deal. It wont melt.
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Mine is a weekend, pleasure driver. However, I would have no problem making it a daily driver if I didn't need a 4-door business sedan for work.

Someday, I plan to ditch the four door sedan for good and only drive sports cars.
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Regular driver, but I am retired and do not go to work everyday, but still drive 3 or 4 times a week.
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Daily driver here. Winter in Chicago is the only time I drive another vehicle, but even then if there is no snow on the ground and just cold, I'll take it to work.
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Daily driver all the way. I've had a hard time enjoying driving in anything else since I got the vette- guess I've spoiled myself
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Summer season daily driver (I live in Minnesota so...).
'99 base coupe, bought it this past May, it replaced my previous summer car which was a '78 Porsche 911 SC (previous to that I had an '86 Porsche 951).
I thought it was time to try "America's sports car", and I really liked the C5's looks and, after driving a couple of them, I was impressed with the handling and performance, so far I'm very pleased with it.

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Daily driver here...and not because it is my only car. People at work ask if I wash it daily...I tell them a good detail job goes a long way.


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I bought mine as a DD but have since moved it to the garage. I now have a a diesel VW for my DD.
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Mine is my pleasure car, certainly not a daily driver at this point.
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I drive mine almost every day now if the weather cooperates. I have been retired since July 1 so I drive it about everyday. If the weather isn't good the '00 blazer gets driven. I just enjoy the vette every chance I get.
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Mine gets out of the garage maybe twice a month ...so pleasure and my money pit...
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Originally Posted by GTJim
So I thought I'd ask the forum, is your Vette a weekend/pleasure vehicle or your daily driver?
Yes.

(Anytime someone asks me an 'or' question, my answer is always 'yes' )

Seriously, I bought mine as my DD and as a car to enjoy on the weekends.

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Weekend, evening, good weather cruiser Now! When I initially purchased car back in 07 it was a DD.... Hence the 137K on the car...
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
Mine is a daily driver and that use was my intention when I bought it. Rain or shine, it doesn't matter, I'm always cruising in style.
Ditto.

My previous DD was a 1994 Chevy Astro and after 14 years, I was ready for something a little more stylish.
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Originally Posted by DanSavage
Yes.

(Anytime someone asks me an 'or' question, my answer is always 'yes' )

Seriously, I bought mine as my DD and as a car to enjoy on the weekends.
But aren't the weekends just two more days? That would make the correct response, "sure."


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