How many people drive Yank V8's as daily drivers

How many people drive Yank V8's as daily drivers

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shovelheadrob

1,564 posts

172 months

Thursday 8th September 2016
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Ford F350 dually, not strictly my daily as I use my Transit most days for work but it is my other main mode of transportransport.

fttm

3,691 posts

136 months

Monday 12th September 2016
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Yeap x2

bridgdav

4,805 posts

249 months

Monday 12th September 2016
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As I live in the US.. It's rude not to.. 2015 Mustang GT...
Only get 17mpg, but being $2 / Gal, I can just about cope.

LuS1fer

41,135 posts

246 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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I drove a Corvette C4, 3rd gen Camaro Z28 and a 4th gen Camaro Z28 as dailies up to 2004 but then I bought a new yank and kept it as a garage ornament for 12 years and used a normal car - mainly becaiuse the Yank is modified so insurance became an issue and business use was required plus parking was the third issue.

if i could, I would.

HappyMidget

6,788 posts

116 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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swerni said:
HappyMidget said:
Commute 20 miles each way in my Chevy LSA Supercharged 6.2L V8. Works out cheaper than my previous commute by train into London.
That's a Vauxhall.
Go back to the council thread
And your traffic lights are any less council? wink

johnny-55dnj

1 posts

92 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Grand Cherokee ST8 driven pretty regularly, avg 16mpg or 3 if you're going over 100mph smile

westfield

23 posts

250 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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I got a 5.7 litre ram on gas/petrol can't believe how economical it is

chevy-stu

5,392 posts

229 months

Sunday 2nd October 2016
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I used to use my 86' IROC Camaro as a daily for 7 years 93' to 2000, even fitted a tower and dragged my work trailer around a few times a month for last couple of years...

croyde

22,942 posts

231 months

Thursday 6th October 2016
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I drove a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis as a daily a couple of years ago and now use a Mustang GT S550.

The crazy thing is, is that it's still cheaper than using the train.

Says a lot about our public transport ticket costs.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

191 months

Thursday 6th October 2016
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Andy-lhbz2 said:
I did until 2013 (when the fuel was nearly £1.50/litre) now considering it again. Just wondered if I was in the minority?

My T-bird does about 26mpg on a 50 mile/day commute mainly on the motorway, which considering its a 4.6 I don't think is too bad.

Do you have a cut-off, either on fuel prices (when it goes over a certain figure), or commute distance?
I'd love to run a V8 daily and would if I commuted less.

I do about 14,000 miles a year commuting. And another 10,000 miles a year socially. The 10,000 miles is normally on low mpg cars as is. I just simply cannot afford to do the 14,000 miles a year at low mpg.

Last time I took my Camaro to work it did about 22mpg, much worse than normal running about it in, I think sitting in traffic kills the mpg. Plus the roads are too busy to actually enjoy the performance too, so sort of wasted.

Current daily steed is doing 44mpg+, so half the fuel costs.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

191 months

Thursday 6th October 2016
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Matt Harper said:
My wife work commutes in our 392 Challenger - only 5-6 miles each way - but urban stop and start. I consider it my duty to blow the cobwebs out at the weekend.
That's rather cheating... given your geographical location wink

optimal909

198 posts

145 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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2002 Crown Vic Police Interceptor, commuting about 25 miles each day.

croyde

22,942 posts

231 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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optimal909 said:
2002 Crown Vic Police Interceptor, commuting about 25 miles each day.
I so regret selling my Mercury Grand Marquis (A variant of the Crown Vic) even tho it was the only car I made money on. Free motoring for a year, including fuel and insurance.

I hope to have a Crown Vic or similar again one day.

ReaperCushions

6,031 posts

185 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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I run a 2016 V8 Challenger every day, wife drives a V8 XC90 everyday.


Also 'cheating' like Matt in this game though smile

AdeTuono

7,254 posts

228 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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Either an F150 Raptor (6.2), C6 Z06 (7.0) or, if sunny, a '59 Cadillac (6.1). 14/18/12mpg. Raptor does the lion's share, but is on LPG, so around 22mpg equivalent.