Mr Whippy
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 05:30 PM |
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What's your daily driver
Hi,
Since I'm sitting here waiting on the 3d printer starting, I thought I'd do a what's your daily driver thread just out of curiosity and
plain noseyness...
I'll start with my old Fiesta which I find quite funny, as at age 17 I also had a very old Fiesta and now at age 49, I still have very old
Fiesta!  oh dear
This seems to echo my friend at the times question of "if we know so much about cars, why is it we are driving the worst ones?!?" why
indeed...
Although my first one was free and this "upgrade" cost me £230 so heading in the right direction 
Those wondering what happened to the Leaf? the wife drives that now as her own car fell apart and the Fiesta suits my commute better.
Believe or not I plan on doing a tour round Europe in this thing 
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Slater
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 06:05 PM |
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mine's a very boring but very practical 2012 VW Passat Estate, 2.0 Diesel. Quite happy with the thing and it will be kept till it falls apart.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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HowardB
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 06:07 PM |
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a 63 plate merc that has >100k miles and still turns in an average of 63mpg
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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Benzine
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 07:42 PM |
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Skoda Yeti. Great car and just nudged over 100k but need something less thirsty. Not that it's really that bad, just because 2022.
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snapper
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 10:04 PM |
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Fiesta ST150, 2 x gearboxes, 1st engine rebuilt and ready to replace the second engine, rebuilt rear axle ready to go in when I can be asked, 165k
miles
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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roadrunner
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 10:17 PM |
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Audi A6 avant tractor engined power.
Great car for what it's designed to do. But it's missing quattro drive, semi-autamatic and a super charger.
[Edited on 13/5/22 by roadrunner]
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rf900rush
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| posted on 13/5/22 at 11:19 PM |
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BMW E46 325i Touring
And one of these on dry days
With a monster 11 horse power
I do get 120mpg
 
TNT
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Simon
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 12:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rf900rush
With a monster 11 horse power
I do get 120mpg
Love the TNT - spesh the green version, but also like the Grom (not the latest though).
On topic, got my fourth (and cheapest) Grand Espace. Got bullied and paid off from last job so couldn't justify keeping Insignia Estate which
was fine as Cazoo gave me £1160 more than I paid for it with 15,000 fewer miles
Espace is great - 149,600 miles, original everything (major at least). Did have to replace part of the wiper mech as press fitted parts had come loose
resulting in driver's wiper falling off edge of screen. Could probably do with tracking. Loads of space, very comfortable handles quite well for
a barge.
Probably my favourite car (daily driver) of all time (my proper fave is SD1 Vitesse )
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belgian2b
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 07:46 AM |
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Hello,
3 weeks now that i have my BMW i4 40.
Quite different , but fine for what i do with it.
Autonomy is around 480 - 500 km . Reduced from a thirs with a big heavy trailer.
Gerardo
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indykid
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 09:50 AM |
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I run a '96 mk1 MX5 (59k miles 1.8 Harvard after an 18 month resto, retrofitted s-special accessories so it's not poverty spec anymore)
I've had a mk1 as a daily driver for the last 13 years, on my third now. First one written off in an accident, second one retired at 200k miles
after running it for 10 years.
Not really sure what else I'd want if I had to find something else. It's just a good job I'm working from home most of the time because
the fuel economy would kill me. That said, SWMBO's petrol CRV doesn't do much better.
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perksy
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 10:10 AM |
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We have a 2017 Mazda CX3 Sportive and a 2016 Mini Cooper Convertible
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 01:26 PM |
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A model B Zafira. As a family of 5 and a DIYer, the 7 seats (to accommodate friends), space for items/materials and the ability to tow made it a good
choice.
We are currently looking at a Hyundai Kona EV to replace my wife's Matiz - in which case, I'll drive the Kona for commuting, etc. and my
wife will keep the Zafira as towing/long distance/7-seat/capacity vehicle, as she drives only rarely and it'll cost very little in fuel.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 03:06 PM |
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Kia e-Niro (fully electric). To put it simply, it does exactly what I want it to do - no more, no less.
It's been a while since I've been happy with a car, but this is very, very close. I used to have a second-generation Nissan Leaf, and I
hated it. This one is just fine and I enjoy driving it (I haven't owned many cars I can say that about).
My wife now has a Renault Zoe and I must admit that it's a good car - a little small for me, but ideal for her.
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40inches
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 03:12 PM |
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MK Indy AJ30, Sold the SAAB 9-5 as only did 450miles in the last year.
 
Description
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mcerd1
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 03:50 PM |
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still the increasingly rusty old C-Max for me...
definitely time for a replacement, but the prices are too crazy at the moment 
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
MK Indy AJ30...
^thats just showing off
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computid
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 03:58 PM |
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2010 Mazda 6 GH Sport 2.2d Estate. 6 speed manual, Bose sound package, and I retrofitted an Apple Car Play head unit. I bought it for £550 + £100
delivery in 2019 on 162k miles and parked it up. I sold my Range Rover in 2020 and just wanted a stop-gap so I put it back on the road, and found that
its actually quite a nice place to be! It's up to 180k miles now. I change the oil & filter every 12k miles, and otherwise the only work its
needed has been:
- 3x new brake callipers as the old ones had seized (£160 pattern parts, plus £30~ of sliding pins, clips, fluid, etc.)
- 4x brake discs (£120)
- complete set of brake pads (£70)
- High pressure diesel vacuum servo (£45)
- 3 Tyres (£310)
- A replacement auto-headlight adjustment rod and ball joints (made my own) (£30)
- Various bulbs (£10)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint (fixed by a garage as I was too busy) (£120)
So £895 of works, plus a £180 head unit, means that I've spent a total of £1725 on what has so far been 18k miles of motoring, making an average
of about 9p per mile in vehicle cost.
It gets 40mpg, and I've spent £3170.90 on fuel over the past 18k miles. Insurance is £220~ per year, and road tax is £220, so I've spent
£440 on insurance, and £440 on road tax. So that means so far, I've spent a total of £5775.90, meaning an average of 32p per mile over the past
18k miles all in. If we factor in the current value of the vehicle, which according to eBay pricing seems to be around £1200 given its age and
condition, that drops to around 25p per mile. Given the current average cost per mile of owning a car in the UK is apparently 47p, I'm pretty
happy with my cost!
Also, to be honest, the fact that I can throw anything in it, drive it almost anywhere, park it without worrying about it, and just generally have a
more care free view on car ownership has actually been really nice. I'm about to start commuting around 250 miles each week so I suppose
we'll see how it holds up then!
[Edited on 14/5/22 by computid]
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40inches
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 06:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
MK Indy AJ30...
^thats just showing off
No! It's the only car I have when the wife is at work
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mark chandler
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| posted on 14/5/22 at 06:23 PM |
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2013 XC70 D5
Had it maybe 7 years now, it’s been amazing fast, roomy very powerful when towing with a great stereo.
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contaminated
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 01:44 PM |
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BMW M240i vert is the daily. Bearing in mind it's a 70 mile round trip to work it's not the most sensible choice, but it's much better
than the scooby it replaced. It's done a couple of track days too.
Also have an MX5 NC (although we've effectively given that to our daughter in law as of this weekend) and a Qashqai. Might replace the NC with
another, newer one (debating the ND, but there is something about the NC I love) or a 500 Abarth cab.
Tiger Super Six Independent
www.southernkitcars.com
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nick205
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 03:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slater
mine's a very boring but very practical 2012 VW Passat Estate, 2.0 Diesel. Quite happy with the thing and it will be kept till it falls apart.
Had 2 of these myself. One a company car and one a private car. Loved them, cavernous boot, reasonable economy and they just trundled on and on.
Now unable to drive (epilepsy) so it's feet bus and train.
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b14wrc
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 03:28 PM |
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My daily is an 2008 Audi R8 V8 manual with 35k miles on it, fortunately I work from home most of the time which reduces my fuel bill and keeps the
miles off it. Just home from a Sunday blast with my 5 year old son, very pleasant afternoon out.
Have a 2016 Landrover Discovery sport HSE black edition for the family wagon.
Rob
20vt powered rear engined locost
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b14wrc
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 03:29 PM |
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What you printing today mr Whippy?
20vt powered rear engined locost
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ken555
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 07:17 PM |
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I went back to my youth, and bought a Japanese, AWD, Turbo.
Well ok a few more details, 2.5L Diesel
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b14wrc
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 07:30 PM |
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I had a mk2 fiesta as my first car, was 15 and had a popular plus, made it look like an XR2 and painted it yellow.
20vt powered rear engined locost
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scudderfish
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| posted on 15/5/22 at 07:52 PM |
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A Kia Stinger. It's quick, quiet and rare.
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