Oldest Daily

[bob1179]

1989 Merc 300SE and a 1989 GMC Sierra.

And when I finally get it sorted out, a 1987 309GTi.

[MattCharlton91]

Theres a youngish chap in Stamford who use's a 20's/30's Austin in all weathers, and from what I've seen, all year round.

Propper commitment to the cause!

[George7]

Mine's a spring chicken compared to most mentioned here, but a lot of people still think my 2000 120000 mile Ford Focus really must be breaking down every other week and costing me loads of money by now, infact, it used to be my Mum's car, and she passed it onto me when it had about 97k because she thought that as soon as it hit 100k it'd start costing her loads of money. I think she kind of regrets not keeping it now.

[fushion julz]

My current daily is a 1996 BMW E36 328i saloon...young by the standards of some, but it has over 210K miles on the clock and never misses a beat...In fact it is pretty much 100% reliable...

[sparkyhx]

GadgeS3C said:

Not quite a daily but it is driven to events, not bad for 107 years old



Sadly not by me

wow that looks a handful

sunbeam alpine said:

Daihatsu Fourtrak - 1986 - 481000km

Epic

Edited by sparkyhx on Monday 1st October 11:44

[Switch]

sparkyhx said:

GadgeS3C said:

Not quite a daily but it is driven to events, not bad for 107 years old



Sadly not by me

wow that looks a handful

Defiantly having to give it a handful.

Also, top marks but it's not a daily so...

[Cerberus90]

'92 Rover Mini with 49k, so it's the tech of the 60s really, . Was used daily for going to uni, but just sits on the drive most of the time now, but will be used daily again when I've got a reason to use it,

[T16OLE]

sparks_E39 said:

1999 E39 on 147k, not as old as some on here but well over the mileage mark where Joe Public thinks it should of exploded.

Agreed...2001 330ci 162k.

I`d also be interested to see the highest mileage daily (commercials not included)

[ClaphamGT3]

1983 Range Rover here.

Chap on my commute in drives an S1 E-Type FHC.

Father has a 1979 XJ-S which is now on just over 400k miles and gets used at least weekly

[The Nur]

T16OLE said:

sparks_E39 said:

1999 E39 on 147k, not as old as some on here but well over the mileage mark where Joe Public thinks it should of exploded.

Agreed...2001 330ci 162k.

I`d also be interested to see the highest mileage daily (commercials not included)

My E36 328, 154.5k, starts with every turn of the key.

[Rollcage]

My 53 plate 9-3 Aero has done 185k near enough. Passed it's MOT with flying colours the other week. Still performs very well indeed.

[Twincam16]

Actually I know a guy who drives absolutely everywhere in a 1958 Mk1 Austin-Healey Sprite.

Race-prepared.

With flyscreen.

The way he sees it, it's no different to riding a motorcycle, something which plenty of people do every day. I think he's got a point.

[CrispyMK]

Rollcage said:

My 53 plate 9-3 Aero has done 185k near enough. Passed it's MOT with flying colours the other week. Still performs very well indeed.

Only 9 years old though

[balders118]

My puma is now 14 years old, made in 98. By no means the oldest on this thread, but I often drive to work not seeing any cars as old or older than the puma. I like the fact it's got plenty of years and miles under it's belt, and fancy putting on more miles than the previous owner. That'll mean 185,000 mile puma, it's a little way off that yet, currently sitting at 125k.

[MiseryStreak]

I used my 1970 Lotus Elan S4 to get to work for a week a month or so ago. I don't like driving it on short journeys though so I had to make my 2.5 mile commute a bit longer by driving all over the South Downs first!

The driver's side (electric!) window doesn't wind up at the moment which causes the roof to blow off at speed so it's a fair weather car until I fix that. Otherwise it would be a fine daily driver, loads of guys on the LotusElan.net forum use theirs every day.

[alsem]

I did 45k miles in my 1983 mercedes 190e this year, and 3000 miles in my 1986 w126, I don´t even think of buying a newer car!

[Dusty964]

I ran a 1966 Land Rover for just under a year and 12,000 miles.

[NLB]

Neither seeming "that" old to me, but...

Current daily driver is a 1989 GTA... total mileage unknown due to the usual GTA intermittent speedo...

Being supplanted as a commuter by a 1991 K100RS, with a fair few miles by motorcycle standards.

My father used to use a 1923 Cluley as a daily driver... in about 1953, though, so only 30-odd years old at the time.

[Fishtigua]

Dusty964 said:

I ran a 1966 Land Rover for just under a year and 12,000 miles.

I ran my 1963 Landie diesel for almost a year without a starter motor, lived on a hill and parked at work on a hill. No MOTs in the Caribbean though.

[TaRD]

Switch said:

1979 MG BGT - 33 years, 135,000miles on the clock.
Daily Driver

Same here, but with 77,000 on the clock.