Who has the oldest daily driver here?

[ckissick]

The '83 Westy gets driven the most.

Everyday I see a guy in a 1940's American car with a bike on the bike rack.

[Sonic dB]

i drove my 86 911 for 3 years from 03-06 on my sales job...3-4K miles per month...it was great, fun, tax deductible and a conversation piece... but damn it was hot inside. now i drive the 97 993 daily. much cooler car inside.

[svandamme]

and on a similar note

who IS the oldest daily driver here?

[johnco]

I recently bought a 95 Honda to drive back and forth to work when diesel went to $4.35 a gallon. up till then, I drove my 62 Olds when I wasn't in my truck. the newest vehicle I own is a 96.. the oldest a 37. and a bunch more between 57 to 90

[slow&rusty]

My Daily Driver....right here....Datsun 280Z...terrible interior, horrible aesthetics but amazing mechanicals, good ride and handler...







Love this car!
Yasin

[Scott at Pelican Parts]

My 1971 911E is my daily driver. The lack of a functioning A/C can be brutal on those hot summer days. The 12mpg in the city (23mpg on the highway) is starting to be more noticeable.

I've thought about getting a second car and relegating my 911E to "weekend car" status, but I feel like that would be putting this great old car out to pasture. He deserves to be driven regularly.

[Don Plumley]

e30's are nice - but they run R12 so the AC repairs are quite costly. The money to do a proper R134 conversion is not worth it, and the cooling suffers. In Phoenix I would not contemplate not having a car that didn't have AC that could lower the cabin temperature. By that I mean some older cars AC will keep a car cool. But if you park it under the Arizona sun, they can't reduce cabin temperature...

[Drdogface]

Hey Joe....where are you on this thread and your '71 BMW Toaster? Then again, I guess your daily driver is a business jet

[Seahawk]

I drive my 2000 Tacoma...just gave my '90 Toyota truck to my best buddies 16 year-old son. The '90 has over 250K on it with zero problems.

They don't win drag races, but the a/c blows frigid, they haul all the guns and never break.

I love 2002s, btw. I had a Tii in High School. Me? I'd get a Toyota truck and then look for a 2002 to drive in the 8 months when the Southwest furnace is on low. Also, think off road in the places you went with your bike...take the wife

[Rick Lee]

Just went shooting out in the desert today and it was about 93 out. Getting back into the car was tough and the 330i has excellent a/c. Dunno if I can handle anything less now. It should be 101 deg. tomorrow.

[Scuba Steve]

For four years it's been my '87 924S, but my dad is buying it because his is an '03 4x4 Suburban and he wants to save on gas while still driving something fun. It's a reliable car though... always gave me some kind of warning that something was amiss so I wouldn't be stranded anywhere.

[red-beard]

Seriously, youo need A/C and you want something post mid 90's so it has a decent R-134a system. It's a daily driver. Buy a friggen Honda.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Seriously, youo need A/C and you want something post mid 90's so it has a decent R-134a system. It's a daily driver. Buy a friggen Honda.

a good 944 with one of those kuehl ac conversion could be the ticket...
i've drove my 944 daily, 10 000 km a year, no problems

got company car now, since i changed jobs, do 100 miles a day, close to 20K a year.. so the 944S get's RS'ified now... or rather, eventually will be come a rally car, when i get around to it...

[alfadoc]

My 944 is my daily driver, and the Saab is the DD for my SO.
I've driven all sorts of things over the years; old Lancia Betas, Alfa Milanos and 164s. I draw the line at fuel injection, three point belts and working A/C. I just can't hack carburetors every day, especially here at altitude.

[Jeff Higgins]

My current daily driver is a 1970 Beetle. The newest car I have ever owned is my '72 911T. I buy new cars for my wife (she currently drives an '06 Outback) but much prefer the older cars for my own use.

[Joeaksa]

My DD is an old Honda Accord. Hard to beat the old Accord and its really a pick up truck with a roof on the back.

[Dave L]

Originally Posted by Don Plumley

e30's are nice - but they run R12 so the AC repairs are quite costly. The money to do a proper R134 conversion is not worth it, and the cooling suffers. In Phoenix I would not contemplate not having a car that didn't have AC that could lower the cabin temperature. By that I mean some older cars AC will keep a car cool. But if you park it under the Arizona sun, they can't reduce cabin temperature...

I ran my last E30 as my DD and during the summer I bought one of those cheap "AC recharge" kits. It included some leak sealer and the refrigerant . The "fix" didnt last through the whole summer but I added another $7 can of refrigerant and all was good. The AC was very cold and had no problem bringing the temperature down after sitting in a hot parking lot. My wife and I put about 50,000Km on it in a year and sold it at around 330,000km. It was my second e30 and I wouldnt hesitate to get another and drive it daily.