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Aug 28, 2011 | 04:42 AM

#81

ZBoater

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Originally Posted by teenVette

Who uses their corvette as their daily driver?
I purchased mine last year with the intentions of doing that, but the more I think about it, I'm up in the air about purchasing another car as a daily driver and keeping the corvette as my weekend toy

I did that with my first Corvette 06 C6. What a waste. I traded it and never got to REALLY enjoy it. This time around, I'm driving it like I stole it, into the ground, rain or shine, and putting 100,000 miles on it the first year (or at least try to). This time around, I am having a LOT more fun with it!

Aug 28, 2011 | 05:21 AM

#82

teenVette

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Originally Posted by ZBoater

I did that with my first Corvette 06 C6. What a waste. I traded it and never got to REALLY enjoy it. This time around, I'm driving it like I stole it, into the ground, rain or shine, and putting 100,000 miles on it the first year (or at least try to). This time around, I am having a LOT more fun with it!

Aug 28, 2011 | 09:32 AM

#83

SRQStingray

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Every day. Back and forth to work. 50 mile round trip. Vettes are great daily drivers.

Aug 28, 2011 | 10:00 AM

#84

Snake.Oiler

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From: F'burg VA

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Originally Posted by journeyc6

it's funny how some Corvette owners think the car will just disintegrate if they drive in rain. BTW DD here!

I think it tends to lean towards how much cleaning needs to be done afterward. I know I like to keep mine clean; interior, exterior, engine compartment and underneath.

I'd just rather not drive it in the bad weather. It's not a daily driver, it's a weekend joy machine.

Aug 29, 2011 | 01:55 PM

#85

PetroniDE

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From: Richmond TX

Three cars. 2011 GS Convertible, 2008 350Z Convertible, 2004 Monte Carlo LS. None of them are true daily drivers. Each one will be driven at least once each week. Mix it up based on errands to run and after work personal schedule.

Errands done with the Monte Carlo.
Road trips done with GS.
Will use 350Z for both.

Aug 29, 2011 | 02:00 PM

#86

HalfMoon

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Originally Posted by PetroniDE

Kinda the same here. I picked up a new 2011 VW GTI as a commuter yesterday for a good deal. Now my '11 GS and '11 Xterra get a new partner in the rotation. Driving ~75 miles each way to work is better spread over a few vehicles and will let me appreciate the GS more when I rotate over to it.

Aug 29, 2011 | 04:16 PM

#87

Shangreer

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All of my Corvettes have been daily drivers. When I bought my '06, I had an Avalanche that I was keeping for driving during the Winter...in the Spring I sold it since I used it once. With the new one, I am going to go ahead and sell my second car...not even going to bother pretending I can walk past the Vette to get into a 4-door Sedan.