How Old is your Daily Driver?

[isuzurover]

Out of interest, how old is your daily driver (car, landy, etc...)?

Ours is either a 1968 IIA or a 1987 110...

I will allow multiple choices for families with more than one.

[series3]

At the moment it's a 2007 Mitsubishi Ralliart Colt, but will soon be superceded (in all ways imaginable) by a 1971 series 2a SWB as the vehicle of choice (for me, at least)

[samuelclarke]

1993 200Tdi Defender 110

[isuzurover]

Thanks! - please vote in the poll.

[Rayngie]

What's the poll for??

[isuzurover]

What's the poll for??

Just interest. JD posted in another thread that older vehicles do fewer km per year. I was just interested to see how old everyone's DD was.

[samuelclarke]

Thanks! - please vote in the poll.

When I posted my reply I didn't see any poll! Have done so now. :)

[Phoenix]

until saturday, it was my 1981 Series 3

[paulthepilot_5]

I also drive my 1981 Series 3 as a daily driver

Paul

[BigJon]

10/87 Range Rover.

My daily driver that I don't drive every day. When I am at work I drive the work Landcruiser.

Having said that, to go to work from home is 430 km or thereabouts and I do that at least once a month each way.

[JDNSW]

Just interest. JD posted in another thread that older vehicles do fewer km per year. I was just interested to see how old everyone's DD was.

With the unspoken assumption that your daily driver does more kilometres than your other vehicle! (if any). My daily driver is the 2a - it is a rare day I don't drive it somewhere, although not often more than 10km. But the County, which I drive usually once a week into town, plus several (often interstate) trips per year, does probably at least five times the mileage!

John

[isuzurover]

With the unspoken assumption that your daily driver does more kilometres than your other vehicle! (if any). My daily driver is the 2a - it is a rare day I don't drive it somewhere, although not often more than 10km. But the County, which I drive usually once a week into town, plus several (often interstate) trips per year, does probably at least five times the mileage!

John

JD - this is just a bit of fun, and hardly scientifically rigorous. However, the average motorist would clock up most of their km driving to work.

You must admit that your case is highly likely to be a statistical outlier.

[Killer]

1978 S III, round trip of 60km each day.

Cheers, Mick.

[Disco_owner]

1993 RRC my daily driver but I don't drive it into CBD everyday , I catch the train in .

[Hymie]

92 200 Tdi Disco.
I do over 1000 K a week in the old girl and love every minute of it.

[stevo68]

Smokey's my daily driver....6 yrs old...does around 5-700kms a week on average,

Regards

Stevo

[Gavin]

Mines a 2009 ford g6e turbo. Best car i've owned

[Offender90]

In our household:

1989 Daihatsu charade - my daily driver (~20km/day)
1997 Saab 900 - my better half's (~70 km/day)
1986 LR 90 - weekend toy
1984 LR 120 - touring

The daily drivers definately do more kms than the hobby cars, but considering that I haven't started either of the landies in > 6 months, that's doesn't say much.

When both landies are going, I estimate doing:
~3,000kms/year in the 90 (weekend fun & short 4WD trips)
~7,500 kms in the 120, (long 4WD trip(s) + assumed yearly round trip to Adelaide)
~6,000kms in the Charade (daily commute)
~21,000 in the Saab (daily commute).

Loosely based estimates. Even assuming that we will always take a landy on our yearly pilgrimage accross the Nullabor, the daily drivers still win hands down.

[Newbs-IIA]

Daily is my 1977 HZ Kingswood, gets driven probs 200-300kms a week to and from Uni at St. Lucia. More if i am going out to the property. I change the oil every 3000kms which equates to at least 3 times a year, coming up to my third this year in about a month so maybe I have done a bit more this year.

My 1970 ex-mill IIA gets driven on weekends to work and to mates places, it probably does around 1/4 the mileage that the kingswood does - basically if it's not peak-hour traffick I'll drive the IIA around. Gets driven 4-5 times a week at least to various places, take the dog in the back too. And of course if i'm going camping or 4WDing I take the IIA.

I love my old cars, they have all been VERY relyable, especially the kingswood as it gives me no troubles whatsoever even though I abuse it a bit driving through brisbane peak hour traffick :angel:

[Zute]

Anyone riding a motorbike to work daily ?

[isuzurover]

Anyone riding a motorbike to work daily ?

I usually ride a mountainbike if that helps ;)

I know someone who commutes on one of these though. It sort of looks like a motorbike if you squint hard enough:
http://www.thebikergene.com/gallery/cache/PiaggioMP3/-9.jpg_w450.jpg

[B92 8NW]

I'd like to get a motorbike licence but I'd be too **** scared to ride daily in Melbourne CBD traffic. Think I'd prefer touring outside of Melbourne, maybe I could find a Royal Enfield diesel for up Strathbogie:D

[StuRR80]

My current weapon of choice is 2003 Jeep Grand Gherokee (150kms/day @ 15l/100km) but soon to be my 1981 Rangie as soon I fix some leaking seals, get it tuned and sell the missus car (she then gets the Jeep).

[isuzurover]

I'd like to get a motorbike licence but I'd be too **** scared to ride daily in Melbourne CBD traffic. Think I'd prefer touring outside of Melbourne, maybe I could find a Royal Enfield diesel for up Strathbogie:D

Surely one of these would be preferable?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M1030m1.jpg

Yanmar makes a bunch of small direct injection diesels which would be great in a bike... (even better with a turbo).

[3 Sisters]

If it's close by I ride my pushie, if it's close by and I'm in a rush or need to carry stuff or people, my 53 Willys jeep, if it's longer, my 91 Disco on 33s, if it's longer still, my 04 Hilux but I'm trying to sell it.

[Rob Bruce]

Daily driver, as I work from home I have a choice as general runabout which depends on the weather, and how long the trip may be. So mostly 1988 HJ75 ute, The 2a is off reg at the moment waiting for me to do some work. so the other choices are, 1924 and 1949 these choices need fine weather and a tail wind,

Cheers
Rob

[dobbo]

Mountain bike is fairly new and the train is from the late 60's

[The ho har's]

ho har - '97 Disco about 10 kms round trip to work

Mrs ho har - '03 Defender about 24km round trip to work

Mrs ho har - '78 series 3 88" - soon to be registered:D

[Redback]

1997 Toyota Camry, 2001 Discovery II, 82ks round trip:D

Baz.

[Sprint]

3/94 ED Falcon XR8 Sprint..... 309,600-ish k's, and to my knowledge, its never had the heads off.....

[Defender=1st]

1996 130 Defender

[jerryd]

I use my 85 Isuzu County as my daily work machine / workshop ;) and I usually use it for fun trips too.

Other car which I rarely use is a 2004 Ford Territory with all the mod cons fitted, in fact I really should have stood my ground and got a new Defender :mad:

[George130]

I use my 130
or the wifes magna

Min of 160km a day.

[crl]

1999 Disco 2 accompanied by the 3 Amigos!

[Vern]

09, vw transporter (mine), 96 300td1 d1 (hers) there the daily drivers, got my toy RR aswell:)

[justinc]

1992 RRC as my DD, about 100 to 250 kms/ week, but is the touring rig for FNQ, WA or anywhere else on the big island roughly once a year. It might see up to 15K on one of these trips over 4 to 5 weeks.

1991 Lexus LS400, SWMBO DD, about 500KM's a week on school run and weekend shopping etc etc. Also use it sometimes for low flying around the state when we need silence and comfort, EG the opposite of a 4BD1T in a RR!:D

1993 RRC LSE. Currently in bits awaiting Tdi transplant, this will then be SWMBO vehicle, and the LS400 will be moved on:( (apparently, I want to keep it actually)

JC

[Scouse]

this is just a bit of fun, and hardly scientifically rigorous. Ooh goody. What a surprise.

1975 Peugeot UO-8 3-4 days per week.
1962 Morris Minor 1000 2-3 days per week.
1987 Range Rover for towing or AULRO trips.
1948 Morris Minor on club runs.



Now, let's see how this information gets manipulated used to suit whatever end you're looking for.

[JohnR]

Either a 1960 MkI Austin Healey Sprite or a 1971 A65 BSA Cafe Racer or a push bike. Alison gets to drive the Puma most days :)

Cheer,

[alien]

My current daily driver is 40+ years but at least she picks me up in her car after work.(7Km round trip).

2005 Suzuki Swift.....SHMBO's
1999 Disco2 ............Mine in bits.

2005 International 9900 Eagle, Tipper with super dog.(Boss is kind enough to let me do 500Km a day in).


Cheers.

[Sprint]

3/94 ED Falcon XR8 Sprint..... 309,600-ish k's, and to my knowledge, its never had the heads off.....

forgot to add that i average 700-800km a week

[UncleHo]

Daily Driver, 1/85 RRC manual,(Management's) mostly,or my 86 ex mil 2a, average 2-400klms a week.

JohnR Nice A65 cafe racer, a-la-40's Cafe-M1 ;) paul dunstall and all that jazz


cheers

[incisor]

12/85 county with 4BD1-T and i do from 1k-2k per week on average

is cheaper to run than a 3y powered hi-ace btw :P

[andrew e]

Either the 86 isuzu county or my 06 yammy xvs250. I do just under 600kms per week, on my daily commute.

Andy

[RobHay]

My daily driver, mainly to work and back, is a 1985 Ford/Mazda Telstar Ghia, bought on ebay for $242.50, 3 years ago.

Apart from a new set of tyres, I would have spent under $200 on it in repairs....still have it in battleship grey undercoat, my cousins who drive around in red and blue fast cars with pretty lights on top have stopped pulling me over for a chat :D they just wave to me now.

Went through a very severe hail storm where just about every car in the staff carpark stuffed moderate to extreme damage.....my damage......not one dint and no broken glass.

[numpty]

At home it's the Defender and the missus does most of the k's. At work (50% of my life...2 weeks on 2 off) it's either the LFV (Large Fire Vehicle), Nissan Navara or Cub Car golf buggy :D

[350RRC]

1974 2 door RRC, 2nd owner fitted Chev and gas at around 100k k's, drove it towing a van around Oz for 150k k's.

Someone else owned it in the interim doing unknown k's. I've had it for 10 years. Did about 120k k's then did a body swap from a red 81 2 door. Re-coed and fitted the Ritters C9 / LT 95 trans that came with the 81.

Have done another 60k k's with this combo with no hassles. Goes anywhere I have to, including interstate and central Melb.

So it's done about 400k on this motor and costs about 10 - 12 cents per km on gas.

cheers, DL

[Rudolf]

is cheaper to run than a 3y powered hi-ace btw :P

600Km ave p/week. Fuel and service spares combined also cheaper than 4Y Hilux(Surf).

D2 10Km/l:D, 4Y carb - 7.5 Km/l:(, 4Y EFI 8.5 Km/l:twisted:.
Wife, Citroen C3 1.6L '06, 16 Km/l.

[Ace]

my daily driver is the disco, a 98 Tdi Disco, manual. Wouldnt have anything else :D

[Ace]

ok maybe "i wouldnt have anything else" isnt a true statement, a Range Rover Vogue would be nice :D

[AussieAub]

Piaggio 125 Fly. 8 weeks old. July 2009.
125cc of pure 4 stroke power!!! :twisted:
$7 fuel (full tank to almost overflowing) lasts me close on 150km's
WAY cheaper to run as a daily driver that the V8 Disco. :D

Now just need some LR stickers on it so you guys in WA know I'm really a Landy owner and don't try running over me!

Cheers,

..:: KIEREN ::..
2000 Disco II Auto V8
Object Of Mass Consumption
AussieAubs Disco Page (http://aussieaub.blogspot.com)

[Discodamo]

'94 Corolla AWD wagon: economical but no power.
'91 Disco 3 door V8i: plenty of power but not so economical
2006 Giant Talon mountain bike: Most economical of all... only powerful downhill or when in the back of the disco.

:)

[rovercare]

09, vw transporter (mine), 96 300td1 d1 (hers) there the daily drivers, got my toy RR aswell:)

And I reckon your toy has done atleast 1000km's...............behind my rangie on the trailer:D

[rovercare]

86 RR:D

Ocassionally 84 120"

Very rarely 71 Jag

[Bearman]

86 County dual cab 110 4BD1T

[Tombie]

2007 Suzuki M109R
2008 Suzuki M50 (when I pinch the wifes bike for something different)

or if its raining...

2000 Disco 2 TD5 or 1997 Delica :cool:

[Jeff]

At the moment I am using my 1999 Suzuki Bandit to get to work (3km). Before I injured myself seven weeks ago (herniated disc) I was riding my Giant mountain bike, the 3ks to work is all up hill so quite a bit of work, but the 3ks home is therefore downhill. If I ride the pushie now I struggle to walk for about five minutes afterwards but slowly recovering so hopefully soon will be back riding it.

Wifey rides a 1996 Suzuki Bandit to work but was driving the Defender until recently, as parking sucks at her new work.

Jeff

:rocket:

[Vern]

And I reckon your toy has done atleast 1000km's...............behind my rangie on the trailer:D
Looks like it will be doing a few more, back to your place so you can finish it for me, i got no time:(

[DEFENDERZOOK]

i drive a 1978 mazda capella.......only a 1600.......
gets me around 9 - 10 litres per hundred kms........and thats with the throttle always open......

[Bushie]

Now the Defender has ceased to be the wife daily driver,

she has a 2008 Mazda 3
he has a 2009 Toymota HiLux courtesy of work.

The Defender's still doing it tough though with 2 kids learning to drive :eek::eek:



Martyn