benefits of a daily driver

[Crispystork]

I've always had the one car.. pretty practical cars at that.. (golfs, audis).. so i've never needed two cars

i love driving my 981 bgts, but i'm getting fed up of driving it in heavy traffic to and from work (its a manual), and the mileage is creeping up each week.

Does everyone here have DD? If so what would ya recommend? paying for 2 cars seems greedy to me, because i dont have a mrs to share them with..

dont wanna spend more than 5k ideally

[Porsche911R]

there are very few benefits of a daily

the cost will be more than the cost of putting miles on your car, and then you spend all your life in a £5k stter.
and you might be dead in 12 months !

saying that I have a daily, but it's a fun thing, A golf CS, but that's more to do with the big miles I do and not turning up at clients in a £160k car.

The Boxster not special enough imo for a Sunday fun car, so just daily it imo.

[Zarco]

Porsche911R said:

there are very few benefits of a daily

the cost will be more than the cost of putting miles on your car, and then you spend all your life in a £5k stter.
and you might be dead in 12 months !

saying that I have a daily, but it's a fun thing, A golf CS, but that's more to do with the big miles I do and not turning up at clients in a £160k car.

The Boxster not special enough imo for a Sunday fun car, so just daily it imo.

Agree with this 100%.

[Twinfan]

Depends what your commute is and whether you need a car for lugging stuff about etc and despite what 911R says, I think the 981 GTS is a special car that will hold its own in the future.

I'd consider a cheap hot hatch - Clio 172 perhaps?

[bcr5784]

Crispystork said:

I've always had the one car.. pretty practical cars at that.. (golfs, audis).. so i've never needed two cars

i love driving my 981 bgts, but i'm getting fed up of driving it in heavy traffic to and from work (its a manual), and the mileage is creeping up each week.

Does everyone here have DD? If so what would ya recommend? paying for 2 cars seems greedy to me, because i dont have a mrs to share them with..

dont wanna spend more than 5k ideally

Swap to a PDK with a bit fewer miles?

[Crispystork]

Porsche911R said:

there are very few benefits of a daily

the cost will be more than the cost of putting miles on your car, and then you spend all your life in a £5k stter.
and you might be dead in 12 months !

saying that I have a daily, but it's a fun thing, A golf CS, but that's more to do with the big miles I do and not turning up at clients in a £160k car.

The Boxster not special enough imo for a Sunday fun car, so just daily it imo.

True, it's not like it's a 100 grand car.. ferrarri or 911..

I never keep my cars longer than a year and aim to get an R8 V10 next year. I guess the extra 3k mileage wont hurt when i sell it.

[LordGrover]

I drive a Toyota iQ for the daily grind. It's rubbish but I quite like it - dead handy for parking, 50mpg and zero tax.

[PaulD86]

I wouldn't even consider running just my Cayman. I run a Mondeo as my daily. Why? Well, 2 seats is not enough for me as I often have more than one passenger, I can park the Mondeo anywhere and not worry about it (I have friends all over the country and don't worry about where I leave it, handy when some of them don't live in the most affluent areas), it uses much less fuel which is handy when it does 15k miles a year, it's much more comfortable, it's quieter inside which is nice on long runs, I don't worry about it dissolving if it gets road salt on it (the corrosion on stuff like exhaust clamps and wheel nuts on the Cayman is extremely poor), it holds more which is handy as I'm a mountain biker (I have a roof rack for the Cayman but only for summer as I wouldn't get into it while covered in mud after a winter ride), it has cruise control, it is cheap to service, brake pads and discs cost next to nothing vs Porsche parts, a set of Michelins cost half that of the Cayman, it can get over the speed humps at the local airport which are absurdly big (the Cayman can't), it can get down rutted tracks to bike or walking trails without being damaged and it doesn't attract unwanted attention. And that's not an exhaustive list of benefits.

It is definitely cheaper for me having two cars. And yes I did cost it out at one point. But finances aside, I can do things with both cars I can't do with the other. If I could afford a Panamera Sport Turismo then I could move to one car. Or maybe an E63AMG estate, But I can't so the two cars is a no brainer.

Everyone's requirement of a car or cars is different and it is what works for you. If you only go from your garage to work and for the odd fun blast and don't carry lots of friends about or large items then one car may make absolute sense. But as a Fiat 500 would be useless to a Piano removal firm, just my Cayman would be no use to me. Horses for courses.

[Crispystork]

PaulD86 said:

I wouldn't even consider running just my Cayman. I run a Mondeo as my daily. Why? Well, 2 seats is not enough for me as I often have more than one passenger, I can park the Mondeo anywhere and not worry about it (I have friends all over the country and don't worry about where I leave it, handy when some of them don't live in the most affluent areas), it uses much less fuel which is handy when it does 15k miles a year, it's much more comfortable, it's quieter inside which is nice on long runs, I don't worry about it dissolving if it gets road salt on it (the corrosion on stuff like exhaust clamps and wheel nuts on the Cayman is extremely poor), it holds more which is handy as I'm a mountain biker (I have a roof rack for the Cayman but only for summer as I wouldn't get into it while covered in mud after a winter ride), it has cruise control, it is cheap to service, brake pads and discs cost next to nothing vs Porsche parts, a set of Michelins cost half that of the Cayman, it can get over the speed humps at the local airport which are absurdly big (the Cayman can't), it can get down rutted tracks to bike or walking trails without being damaged and it doesn't attract unwanted attention. And that's not an exhaustive list of benefits.

It is definitely cheaper for me having two cars. And yes I did cost it out at one point. But finances aside, I can do things with both cars I can't do with the other. If I could afford a Panamera Sport Turismo then I could move to one car. Or maybe an E63AMG estate, But I can't so the two cars is a no brainer.

Everyone's requirement of a car or cars is different and it is what works for you. If you only go from your garage to work and for the odd fun blast and don't carry lots of friends about or large items then one car may make absolute sense. But as a Fiat 500 would be useless to a Piano removal firm, just my Cayman would be no use to me. Horses for courses.

My daily commute adds up to 70 miles a week and I dont have kids to ferry around nor deliveries. I think i made my mind up after reading why you need one .

[croyde]

If you enjoy it and it is a nice place to be (Had a 987 back in 2005) just use it as a daily.

I know I found my manual a pain in London stop start traffic, because just like any performance car it wants to go

My Mustang GT was also a pain in traffic for the same reason.

So if it's a nice commute, use it, but if it's London, yes! get a cheap snotter.

I'm back in my bought in 1998 e36 BMW 2.5 and love driving it in London traffic. Light clutch, quick when needed yet battered so everyone keeps out of my way

[ooid]

I had beetle Turbo previously. It was a Golf GTI with beetle skin really and great for parking and etc..

Currently Lexus and I would not pick any other manufacturer in terms of reliability and comfort.

[PaulD86]

Crispystork said:

My daily commute adds up to 70 miles a week and I dont have kids to ferry around nor deliveries. I think i made my mind up after reading why you need one .

Exactly. It's what suits you and it sounds like one car works for you. I'd love to drive a Cayman everyday but it just wouldn't work for me and what I require of a car.

[rabbitstew]

I use my 997.1 turbo as my daily driver and have done for the last 3 years. 14,000+ miles a year.

I considered buying a crappy old diesel for my daily and use the turbo at the weekends, but when I factored in having 0 NCB on a 2nd car, servicing, repair, tyres, depreciation and cost per mile for running 2 cars over the 1 it just didnt make financial sense to have 2 cars. Even looking at so called "multi-car insurance" the cost was still too much.

Another big factor for me, is as im married with kids, I have absolutely zero spare time at the weekends to go out for a "play" in a weekend car. I have 3 superbikes in the garage which have done about 30 miles in the last 5 years because of lack of spare weekend time.

So, I use my turbo as a daily. As a daily it is fantastic. Whether that is hammering down B-Roads, or poodling round town, or on a 4 hour drive to a clients site "up north". I can fit both kids in the back, a weeks shopping in the frunk and I can park it either on the street or in tesco car park without it standing out too much.

The other month I took both kids, their scooters, and all their going away suitcases, toys, duvets, food etc for a sleep over at the in-laws. The whole lot fitted in my car no problem. When they came back, the in-laws struggled to get it all in their Ford Fiesta for the return journey.

Not only that, every drive is still a special event. Just walking up to the car, admiring its looks, starting her up, you never forget what you are driving and the feeling of being different when you are in traffic full of mondeo`s, bmw`s etc reminds you of how special the car is. Not to mention rare. I have only seen 2 others on the road during my daily commute in the last 3 years!

[PaulD86]

rabbitstew said:

Another big factor for me, is as im married with kids, I have absolutely zero spare time at the weekends to go out for a "play" in a weekend car. I have 3 superbikes in the garage which have done about 30 miles in the last 5 years because of lack of spare weekend time.

May I ask, do you have another car in the household and what will you do when the kids are too big for the back. We used to have a gen 1 997 and you can't be very big to fit in the back sadly. Impressed you get all the stuff in the car, the fronts of these cars are a decent size but that's still good going.

[rabbitstew]

PaulD86 said:

May I ask, do you have another car in the household and what will you do when the kids are too big for the back. We used to have a gen 1 997 and you can't be very big to fit in the back sadly. Impressed you get all the stuff in the car, the fronts of these cars are a decent size but that's still good going.

To be fair, the wife has her car which she uses for her work & it is a more practical car for going away on holiday etc. when you would pack more than normal - or if the kids wanted to stick their bikes in the back etc.

I have taken the rear seats out on mine and have a couple of kids seats fitted instead so there's a bit more room. The kids seats I have are apparently good until the kids reach 13 years old. The eldest is 5 years old atm. So I will have to see at what age he is too big to squeeze in the back. The wife rarely goes in the car (yippeee!) , so I guess once he is too big for the back, he can sit in the front and the youngest (2.5 years) can stay in the back for longer.

[krispe]

I have a 981 CGTS which I originally planned to daily but then with crappy weather and it also transpired that on occasion I might need 3 seats, I recently bought a Clio RS197 to use as a daily and winter hack when the roads are covered in salt. I have to say I thoroughly enjoy thrashing around in the Clio on a daily basis, can't help myself as its so much fun. I also think the 197/200 clios look pretty smart and more grown up than the 172/182.

[130R]

I have in the past but ended up never driving the "daily" because I wanted to drive the fun car. If I were looking for a pure weekend car now I would rather have something like a 996 GT3, Elise/Exige or a Caterham. A Boxster/Cayman is a daily driver IMO, but I don't do huge miles for work (much more than 3K miles a year though!).

[Crispystork]

rabbitstew said:

To be fair, the wife has her car which she uses for her work & it is a more practical car for going away on holiday etc. when you would pack more than normal - or if the kids wanted to stick their bikes in the back etc.

I have taken the rear seats out on mine and have a couple of kids seats fitted instead so there's a bit more room. The kids seats I have are apparently good until the kids reach 13 years old. The eldest is 5 years old atm. So I will have to see at what age he is too big to squeeze in the back. The wife rarely goes in the car (yippeee!) , so I guess once he is too big for the back, he can sit in the front and the youngest (2.5 years) can stay in the back for longer.

Get 'er in the frunk mate where she belongs.

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

I daily the 986S; insurance £500, tax £230. Just clocked up 91k miles, still worth what I paid for it... (6K miles ago)

Edited by Bullet-Proof_Biscuit on Wednesday 6th March 12:45

[Leo31291]

I daily a 987. Be wary of always taking the long way home