Couldn't afford it as a daily driver at 11-12mpg highway :eek: plus the maintenance stuff.

:cheers:
Pat Kunz

 

Hey Stephen when did you do the engine swap? Are you going to make it to Hooters this Saturday?

Oh yeah, I drive mine on a daily basis (as long as it isn't raining or snowing) :D :D :D :D

 

I know I will probably get some flak here, but go with the 82 for a daily driver. EFI is a wonderfull thing and if you talk to the right people, the crossfire can make a decent amount of power. I don't drive mine everyday because I hate to put the big miles on. I do drive one of them at least once a week though. I just couldn't stand to see them in the garage and not drive them! Plus, all the attention!

 

I drive my 82 21K miles a year since I got it. 150K on odometer now. And, I drive with a heavy foot, all the time. Even though it may be low on HP, my high miles, and the hard driving have not kept it from performing - every day!

 

I've only recently "babied" my Corvette because I've had a spare vehicle handy. Now I try to keep it in the garage with bad weather because cleaning it seems to be a bit of a chore for me anymore (I've got to get over that). Of course, I'll be losing my spare car in less than a year, so the Corvette will go back to full duty.

Anyway, for the first 6 years I owned it, it was my everyday driver. Only left me stuck once (wood :smash: ) with a dead battery.

Is there some reason you don't consider your '77 or '84 up to the daily driver task?

 

Mines a daily driver except when there's ice on the roads. It's a PITA to keep clean and speaking of which my car drastically needs a bath right now. Luckily tomorrow it's supposed to get into the 60's so I'll be able to wash it and put another coat of Zaino on it. My cars got roughly 100K miles on it and keeps on going.

Matt

 

I drive my 79 daily. Cars are meant to be driven especialy a car as beautiful as the Corvette. My car is very reliable and I've got quite a heavy right foot.
Fuel over here is very expensive and I'm not in the habit of driving economicaly. Tune up parts are peanuts over here and obviously even cheaper in America. I say drive it and enjoy it !!

Also I think cars that are not driven regularly are more prone to problems.

 

Maybe I'll start driving mine on a daily basis. I got my truck stuck in the mud yesterday and had to leave it in BFE until today when a buddy of mine help me get it out.
:lol:

 

Mine is the only car i have and once i finish the engine hopefully this week I will feel completly comfortable driving it anywhere. I wouldnt take it in snow but i dont have to worry about that where i live. :cheers:

 

I have driven my 1970 for 3 years as a daily driver and have never broken down. I did get rear ended and was without my car for 4 months, which is one of the dangers of driving it everyday. It would be nice if I had 2 cars to be able to pull it in the garage and work on it from time to time and still have transportation, but I don't want to spend the $$$$$ for a 3 car right now(my wife has a car too).


[Modified by Warp70, 11:00 PM 1/7/2002]

 

I've put over 5000 miles a year on my '70 in the past 2 years I've owned her. Some of that time she's been a daily driver (between when I sold the Rustang and found my C4). There's nothing different about a shark daily driver from any other one. You need to get them into sound mechanical shape and address all the problems as they arise, not let them develop into BIG problems which will leave you stranded. In those 10,500 miles I've had to be towed home once - when my starter solenoid completely failed. Then again, in my C4 in 10,500 miles I've been towed home once too - when my ignition went suicidal and the rotor self destructed. ;) In both those cases I knew I was on borrowed time with the new parts already purchased and sitting on the shelf in the garage. :eek: I just hadn't gotten around to installing them yet! :rolleyes: (Do what I say, not what I do). :p:

It's a blast driving a C3 in commuting conditions. Somewhat more nervewracking at times, but people really do give me wider berth in the C3. In the C4 they seem to want to cut me off more. :crazy: As for the bumpers - you can't even tap them without it showing up. So you'll have to be more careful where you park so that you don't get folks parallel parking using the braile method etc. :eek:

If you can handle the lack of creature comforts in the early C3 - no cup holders, hotter cabin and the lower gas mileage then I'd say go for it. :hat Just give yourself some time & $$ to get the car into excellent mechanical shape!


[Modified by Juliet, 11:08 PM 1/7/2002]

 

Mine's a daily driver...when the water pump works. ;)

 

mines a daily driver.... 76...

pushing well over 80K of my own miles (much more than that on the car though :) )

been driving it daily for over 6 years now....

its the only car i own.

i have never broken down on the side of the road(towing..).....

an occasional problem but i limp home (this rarely happens though...) like when my brake booster blew up on vacation..... but i limped home and swapped it out.

:cheers: :cheers:

so what is the secret to making a C3 a daily driver???

SWAP OUT ALL THE PARTS!!!

then check EVERYTHING like once a month...

:lol: :lol:

 

My '74 was my daily driver, but alas, I now have a '95 S10 for a driver (I sold my 88 S10 to get the Vette, should of kept it). I love driving the Vette, but it is by no means even close to finished and stuff was always going wrong. So much so that everyone (mainly coworkers and my wife) always made fun of my poor baby. I'd think twice about having a project daily driver. A restored C3 with new brakes and very sound engine (and things like a new fuel pump) would make a fine driver. Also, consider the weather... There's a lot of rain where I live and the Vette (especially being an automatic) is tricky to drive on slick pavement.

-dath

 

Daily Driver here. Bought it to drive abd hve fun with but of course you need to maintain it .
But it is a Blast to drive.
Later
Ken

 

My 77 is going through a frame off resto, and I love my 84 but it has to be the worst riding car in the world. My 77 and my fathers 80 rides better. Plus, my 84 is all original with low miles and I would like to keep it that way. Also, I think the C3 looks a whole lot better. I would prefer a crome bumper C3 over a c4 or c5 anyday.

 

Thanks for all the commits. I think that I'll be looking for a good C3 instead of a c4 or c5 toward the end of this year.

 

This is the first year mine has been off the road for any extended period of time (finally doing the engine and driving the Exploder :jester ). The 75 was basically a daily driver for 8 years plus some long distance (croos-country) road trips. I found it be just as relaible as any newer car if taken care of properly.

 

A restored '77 and an original '84, plus another C3 as a daily driver. Now that's a nice garage-full :cool:

Nothing against C3s, obviously, but before you discound any more C4s, isn't the '84 one of the tightest (and harshest) suspensions put on a Corvette? I guess I'm thinking they toned down the ride in later models.

 

My 84 with beet you to death, but it handles like a dream. I believe the car came the the upgrades suspention. It is like riding in a wagon..