View Poll Results: Corvette daily driver or hobby car?
Corvette daily driver other vehicle is wifes
29
15.51%
Corvette is third car
111
59.36%
Corvette Motorcycle and two other vehicles
23
12.30%
Not married with two cars
24
12.83%
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Corvette as third car
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Racer
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 488
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From: SC
Corvette as third car
How many use their Vettes as daily drivers as opposed to weekend hobby cars. I recently leased a Honda CRV because I was taking the Vette on a lot of garbage errand short trip miles, Between the bike and the Cars I use the Vette sparingly now.
Wife loves her RAV 4 and has no interest in driving the Vette,
I have found like Harleys, low mileage Vettes hold their values pretty well because there are so many of them to choose from. High mileage Vettes and Harleys seem to drop in value quickly.
Wife loves her RAV 4 and has no interest in driving the Vette,
I have found like Harleys, low mileage Vettes hold their values pretty well because there are so many of them to choose from. High mileage Vettes and Harleys seem to drop in value quickly.
Last edited by Tbong; Jun 26, 2014 at 01:38 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 5,463
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From: Chino CA
Ours is a third car. I drive over 50,000 miles per year for work and go to a lot of construction sites so I need a small SUV as a daily driver. My wife has a small Mercedes. The Corvette is used several times each week for weekend drives, after work errands, etc. it is no garage queen but it is not used for work.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 166
Likes: 38
I had a very long wait for my first vette. wife has her car don't care about the vette
my truck gets angry every time I walk pass it going to the vette will be 72 in sept. health is very good so the vette is my DD for as long as I got left really enjoy it.bottom line do what pleases you most and enjoy
my truck gets angry every time I walk pass it going to the vette will be 72 in sept. health is very good so the vette is my DD for as long as I got left really enjoy it.bottom line do what pleases you most and enjoy
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 16,557
Likes: 2,108
From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
I had a very long wait for my first vette. wife has her car don't care about the vette
my truck gets angry every time I walk pass it going to the vette will be 72 in sept. health is very good so the vette is my DD for as long as I got left really enjoy it.bottom line do what pleases you most and enjoy
my truck gets angry every time I walk pass it going to the vette will be 72 in sept. health is very good so the vette is my DD for as long as I got left really enjoy it.bottom line do what pleases you most and enjoy
I'm a year older than you and my Vette is my DD, the wife drives her car and the pickup only gets used occasionally. In the last 6.5 years we put 118K on the Vette, 77K on her Caddy, and only 20K on the Silverado. I'm considering selling the truck. Why keep it if I don't use it? 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 5,910
Likes: 49
From: CA
St. Jude Donor '17
I had a Caddy when I got my vert and soon after it's purchase my son got rid of his Benz and took the Caddy. My only other vehicles are two motorcycles. Don't really fit your poll. I'm moving in a couple weeks and my commute will grow to 7.48 miles one way. Twenty minutes + during commute times. Thinking of a beater for work and back. Tough taking the bikes in a suit and tie.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 4,138
Likes: 171
From: Missouri
St. Jude Donor '13-'14
33, unmarried full - time dad. My Corvette is just for fun. I have a beat up Acura for daily driving/snow.
I have been seriously considering making my Corvette my daily driver though.
I have been seriously considering making my Corvette my daily driver though.
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Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Panama City, Florida
I have 3 vehicles (4 counting daughters). I drive my vette everyday, all day, unless it has just been cleaned and the weather gets bad. Then I break out the boat hauler. 1998 Ford F-150.
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Joined: May 2014
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From: Long Island New York
I daily my Corvette in the nice weather and drive a Jeep in the rain/snow and when the roads are salty in the winter (Long Island). My girlfriend has a Honda Passport which we use every now and then also
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From: SOFLA
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I daily drove my Vette for the first 4 years. Then I got another DD and already had motorcycles.
71K on the Vette, 440 miles on the Harley that I have had 2.5 years..
ouch, I need to ride more, but finding the time is the thing. I would say in the last 3 years I put 3,000 miles on the Vette.
71K on the Vette, 440 miles on the Harley that I have had 2.5 years..
ouch, I need to ride more, but finding the time is the thing. I would say in the last 3 years I put 3,000 miles on the Vette.
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