Thread: Daily Driver?

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Our stage 1 was our daily driver for about 18yrs...the one with the least distance to go used to drive it due to the amount of petrol the V8 guzzled We loved it

Best thing is how quickly you run out of 1st gear...at the lights there is always someone right up your clacker

haha i get this ALOT, I also 'rock' backwards just as i have pulled up on a hillstart to stop the car behind me getting too close - generally scares them off

Originally Posted by Newbs-IIA

I also 'rock' backwards just as i have pulled up on a hillstart to stop the car behind me getting too close - generally scares them off

I do this too!

I don't drive Ambrose every day, but the Mrs and I share the Falcon so at least once a week (often more) it gets pressed into service to get me to work.

If I can drive a bloodbox through Sydney traffic, you can do it in a GS.

I drive a LWB diesel every day in traffic. If this is possible with the second most underpowered Land Rover, then you will be fine.

As said before, leave adequate braking distances, and anticipate the other clowns taking this as in invitation to change lanes right in front of you, just so they can be the first car off the line when the lights go green. Standard brakes will pull you up well, but it will test the strength in your braking leg.

Aaron.

Originally Posted by Aaron IIA

it will test the strength in your braking leg.

...and if you fail said test, your "braking leg" becomes your "broken leg".

my 2a shorty is my dayly driver and has been for 7 years. It has a 250 ford, c4 auto, early rangie diff centres, lwb brakes and booster but still looks reasonably standard. Before the brakes where updated, we had some close calls with sudden brakeing. The problem being it needed double pumping and the natural reaction is to hit the brakes hard to avoid collisions with fools.
I like the fact you can see a track off the side of the road and investigate.

when I first bought it the missus hated it, back then it was our only carI probably spent to much time, and money, for her liking getting it sorted. But now we have so much fun in it we'll be passing it down to the kids.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Best thing is how quickly you run out of 1st gear...at the lights there is always someone right up your clacker

Yeh, must admit, the auto in ours makes a big difference to driveability.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I have two cars, the 110 and the 2a - I drive the 110 on long trips and to town about once a week - but I drive the 2a almost every day, but usually not long distances (rarely over 150km).

John

Much like JD, we have a IIA and 110. When I was at uni the IIA was my only vehicle, and therefore daily driver.

The 110 was off the road for a while for a turbo install, and again now for some repairs and upgrades, and the IIA is our daily driver again.

Well I will learn all these things soon I suspect.."zara" is a S3 but she will be on the road regularly soon...she runs fine just needs some minor adjustments like a bit of rust prevention, new radiator installed and brakes looking in too.

looking foward to it



Mrs ho har