How many daily drive?
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Drifting
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From: Victoria tx
How many daily drive?
I see such low mileage c5s and other generation for sale and I wonder who daily drives theirs like me? I understand they're great cars but why not drive em more? Yes they hold better value with low miles but enjoy em. Drive em. I may be in the minority with my logic but that's just my thinking.
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Aug 10, 2020, 07:01 PM
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How often someone drives their car really doesn’t matter to me and those that just put a few miles on the car per year may enjoy the car just as much as someone who daily drives theirs. Strange as that sounds, it happens all the time. As long as the owner properly maintains their car, I see no problem either way they use it.
I have never used my Corvettes as a daily driver yet I thoroughly enjoy my ownership experience.
I have never used my Corvettes as a daily driver yet I thoroughly enjoy my ownership experience.
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hate driving !!! our daily driver is a 2012 and just turned over 45,000 miles . have a car for 3 years my son and i share and have put something like 2000+ miles on it . her two c5's we have trouble going through one tank of gas per car per year . . peace
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I used to "daily drive", in the summer months, my C-5, as well as my Z/28, while I was working. After I retired, the "daily driving" stopped, and as much as I didn't really want to do it, I wound up selling the Z/28, a few years ago. My "situation" had changed, and I lost some of the garage space I previously had, so keeping 2 "summer driving toys" was no longer practical..........
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Mine is a daily driver and only stood idle during snow storms, though I have to admit, I haven’t been out very much lately because of all the restrictions. 260,000 miles and counting.
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Driving my 2002 A4 base today. I drive it a couple of times per week depending on what I need to do after work (other vehicles are an Acadia and Frontier so if I need to pick something up then I'm likely to drive one of them or if rain looks likely for the majority of the day), or if my wife wants to drive it, or what the weather is. I have no problem driving it in the rain but prefer not to as it doesn't handle great when it really starts to pour and there are the other drivers that don't have great foul weather driving skills.
I actually bought it to drive. My 2001 Frontier has 260K miles (and is still in great condition) but it gets 20'ish miles per gallon and I would like it to last a while longer.
The Vette is actually the 2nd cheapest car for insurance we have and it has collision and comprehensive coverage. $320 per year.
I actually bought it to drive. My 2001 Frontier has 260K miles (and is still in great condition) but it gets 20'ish miles per gallon and I would like it to last a while longer.
The Vette is actually the 2nd cheapest car for insurance we have and it has collision and comprehensive coverage. $320 per year.
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I daily drove mine for 7 years but now with 150K miles it's more an issue of preservation than anything else
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they're meant to be driven. one of the great things about the c5 now (well, maybe it's a good-bad thing) is that it's lost some of it's "wow" factor.. so parking in a parking lot, obviously away from other cars, you don't have to worry about idiot gawkers. beyond that.. it's a chevy. the parts (for the most part... dammed brake computer) are easy to find, so drive it....
Crap, I havea '67 that in the summer I use constantly, not just for rides. These are vettes… I think I read this in the c2 section (maybe here too?) not driving your car is like not sleeping with your wife so you can save her for the next guy … (I cleaned the phrasing up a bit :-) ))
Crap, I havea '67 that in the summer I use constantly, not just for rides. These are vettes… I think I read this in the c2 section (maybe here too?) not driving your car is like not sleeping with your wife so you can save her for the next guy … (I cleaned the phrasing up a bit :-) ))
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When I first bought my C5 back in 2014, it was my only car. I drove it in all weather (except snow and ice) for about a year. After that, I got a second vehicle. However, I would still say the Vette is my preferred vehicle. Anytime the low is above 40(I have summer tires) and the chance of precipitation is low, I'm gonna drive the Vette. If it's too cold for the tires or the weather is bad, I will drive my SUV. My C5 is a driver's car, not a garage queen.
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they're meant to be driven. one of the great things about the c5 now (well, maybe it's a good-bad thing) is that it's lost some of it's "wow" factor.. so parking in a parking lot, obviously away from other cars, you don't have to worry about idiot gawkers. beyond that.. it's a chevy. the parts (for the most part... dammed brake computer) are easy to find, so drive it....
Crap, I havea '67 that in the summer I use constantly, not just for rides. These are vettes… I think I read this in the c2 section (maybe here too?) not driving your car is like not sleeping with your wife so you can save her for the next guy … (I cleaned the phrasing up a bit :-) ))
Crap, I havea '67 that in the summer I use constantly, not just for rides. These are vettes… I think I read this in the c2 section (maybe here too?) not driving your car is like not sleeping with your wife so you can save her for the next guy … (I cleaned the phrasing up a bit :-) ))
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It took me 30+ years to finally have a Corvette sitting in my garage. For me using it as a daily driver is pure blasphemy. I however have put 2,600 miles on it since I bought it end of last September. That includes having it in winter storage for 5 months. I don't drive it in the rain because cleaning it to my liking just takes to much time. Hell I have yet to wash it. I just wipe it down with a California dusting brush when it gets dusty after a nice drive. It's a really nice Vette but it's definitely not a garage queen by my standards.
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First three years 01 to 03 it was a Solo 2 weapon and lived in a trailer for the most, after 03 and still a Solo and Track car it became a long distance mile eater. I'm retired and will go log 400 miles just to get a Chicago dog at Roys in Petaluma, or now with the new normal I'm logging miles and not having to wear a mask. 200k and climbing. Oh and yes it get driven every day that the snow isn't to deep.
Mark.
Mark.
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I drive mine all year round in southern Indiana, with very few exceptions. I won't take it out if there is ANY chance of snow, because it'll murder me. I also try to wait until it rains to clear road salt after a snow. If it's going to be raining a lot, I'll take my beater since the top window seals like to drip occasionally on the Vette.
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Bought mine new as a DD/commuter car - rain, snow or shine back in 1997. Tho' snow was an issue until I went with Mich A/S - they do a lot better in snow than you might think. After I retired, it was heavily used as we were building a house aways away from where we lived, and I was on site most days (unless you do that, you may or may not get exactly what you spec'ed, BTW). Once we moved to the new place, the amount of use went down - as did the truck usage. Then a couple of years ago we bought a Genesis G80 AWD, and quite honestly, that's our preference for any distance these days. An ultra quiet (think Lexus LS), very comfortable long distance cruiser, just as quick as the Vette on the road from point A to point B, 100% reliable to date and with a long warranty. Done a couple of longish road trips with no discomfort at all after a full day's driving.
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