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I'm the same. Not every car can make it on the road everyday.
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I plan on picking up a "daily driver" that'll likely be a Corolla, Yaris, or some other pedestrian vehicle - yes, even with a slushbox! I plan on driving upwards of 100 miles a day in the next year, so having a car that runs on 87 octane and gets 15mpg (or more) than my current car added up to saving close to 2500 bucks a year on gas alone. I'm not even going to factor in wear and tear on a high performance vehicle which needs to be done more often, and costs more. Call it what you will, but that 2500 in gas alone is a big chunk of money. I have a term for it too - it's called "financially intelligent"
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I plan on picking up a "daily driver" that'll likely be a Corolla, Yaris, or some other pedestrian vehicle - yes, even with a slushbox! I plan on driving upwards of 100 miles a day in the next year, so having a car that runs on 87 octane and gets 15mpg (or more) than my current car added up to saving close to 2500 bucks a year on gas alone. I'm not even going to factor in wear and tear on a high performance vehicle which needs to be done more often, and costs more. Call it what you will, but that 2500 in gas alone is a big chunk of money. I have a term for it too - it's called "financially intelligent"
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a used corolla, which is what I'm leaning towards right now, around 4k for the year I want. Adds about 60 a month on insurance, but the best part is, because I'm using it for work, it's 100% tax write off. So, it pays for itself immediately basically
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I can give you a few reasons.
My commute to work takes me 10 minutes. In that 10minutes, my Supra wouldn't even get up to operating temp so that I could go WOT. Then it would sit in an open parking garage at work where it could possibly be scratched by non-enthusiasts parking too close, opening doors, etc. It has race compound brake pads which dust more than you could believe... which really doesn't matter to me, but I'm stating it as a point of reference.
Now when I leave work, it again takes me under 10 minutes to get home, and the car is not at operating temp once again. So basically what I have effectively done is take my Supra and drive it like a Honda Civic because its not even warmed up yet on my commute. Doesn't make much sense does it?
So for that reason I have another car which I use for 'daily driving'... I term it my beater, because I do drive my Supra often, I just don't subject to what I call 'mundane driving.'
Also having a second car has other benefits. For example: my Supra is down for a clutch right now, and I don't have to rush to have all the parts in, install it in a hurry so I can make it to work, etc.
My commute to work takes me 10 minutes. In that 10minutes, my Supra wouldn't even get up to operating temp so that I could go WOT. Then it would sit in an open parking garage at work where it could possibly be scratched by non-enthusiasts parking too close, opening doors, etc. It has race compound brake pads which dust more than you could believe... which really doesn't matter to me, but I'm stating it as a point of reference.
Now when I leave work, it again takes me under 10 minutes to get home, and the car is not at operating temp once again. So basically what I have effectively done is take my Supra and drive it like a Honda Civic because its not even warmed up yet on my commute. Doesn't make much sense does it?
So for that reason I have another car which I use for 'daily driving'... I term it my beater, because I do drive my Supra often, I just don't subject to what I call 'mundane driving.'
Also having a second car has other benefits. For example: my Supra is down for a clutch right now, and I don't have to rush to have all the parts in, install it in a hurry so I can make it to work, etc.
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I can give you a few reasons.
My commute to work takes me 10 minutes. In that 10minutes, my Supra wouldn't even get up to operating temp so that I could go WOT. Then it would sit in an open parking garage at work where it could possibly be scratched by non-enthusiasts parking too close, opening doors, etc. It has race compound brake pads which dust more than you could believe... which really doesn't matter to me, but I'm stating it as a point of reference.
Now when I leave work, it again takes me under 10 minutes to get home, and the car is not at operating temp once again. So basically what I have effectively done is take my Supra and drive it like a Honda Civic because its not even warmed up yet on my commute. Doesn't make much sense does it?
So for that reason I have another car which I use for 'daily driving'... I term it my beater, because I do drive my Supra often, I just don't subject to what I call 'mundane driving.'
Also having a second car has other benefits. For example: my Supra is down for a clutch right now, and I don't have to rush to have all the parts in, install it in a hurry so I can make it to work, etc.
My commute to work takes me 10 minutes. In that 10minutes, my Supra wouldn't even get up to operating temp so that I could go WOT. Then it would sit in an open parking garage at work where it could possibly be scratched by non-enthusiasts parking too close, opening doors, etc. It has race compound brake pads which dust more than you could believe... which really doesn't matter to me, but I'm stating it as a point of reference.
Now when I leave work, it again takes me under 10 minutes to get home, and the car is not at operating temp once again. So basically what I have effectively done is take my Supra and drive it like a Honda Civic because its not even warmed up yet on my commute. Doesn't make much sense does it?
So for that reason I have another car which I use for 'daily driving'... I term it my beater, because I do drive my Supra often, I just don't subject to what I call 'mundane driving.'
Also having a second car has other benefits. For example: my Supra is down for a clutch right now, and I don't have to rush to have all the parts in, install it in a hurry so I can make it to work, etc.
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I hate seeing shit like Vipers or Z06s or even high-end cars like CGTs lose car comparisons because you can't drive them over speed bumps without spilling your drink or because you feel potholes to mucfh or because you can't give them to a valet. That's total bullshit. BULLSHIT!
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So we have two definitions of daily driver.
1. It's your main ride and you drive it every or nearly every day.
2. A car is so beastly that a candyass (often times car review journalists) would never be comfortable driving it every day so it could not be a daily driver.
My criticism is with # 2.
1. It's your main ride and you drive it every or nearly every day.
2. A car is so beastly that a candyass (often times car review journalists) would never be comfortable driving it every day so it could not be a daily driver.
My criticism is with # 2.
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