Hardcore or unusual dailies

[acme]

Like many on here I run a sensible and practical daily, some would say dull, and that's a fair comment. It really does make me smile though when I see unusual commuters, such as last summer the guy in a MK1 Escort that I regularly saw, not sure it was a real mexico but looked like one. Likewise the 60's American station wagon slammed to the road, I hoped it had some ridiculous V8 underneath.

So, anyone out there like to share what their unusual/seemingly unsuitable or hardcore (think caterham etc) daily is? Doesn't matter if it's worth £500 or £500k, do share.

Good on you, rest assured it makes those of us in our Euro boxes smile!

Cheers

Edited by acme on Tuesday 24th February 23:02

[DanielSan]

Seeing a guy in snow/ice at temperatures well below zero and commuting every day in a Cateram wins it for me.

[rossi1001]

There is a older (probably late 50's) petite but always smartly dressed lady I see at my station every day parking her Supercharged Jaguar XK8. I got stuck in traffic on the way there behind her the other day and wound the window down (even though it was freezing) but the thing was so quiet!

[mattshiz]

I thought i was slightly mad for commuting in an Elise, id be way too much of a wuss to brave the cold in a caterham!

[csd19]

I've seen someone commuting in an Ariel Atom in Aberdeen a couple of times, I understand he's a PHer too

[Poopipe]

DanielSan said:

Seeing a guy in snow/ice at temperatures well below zero and commuting every day in a Cateram wins it for me.

Cambridge? Every day without fail i see a mucky black one heading out of town presumably towards the a14. doesnt get full man points as he has the tent up but pretty close.

The closest ive got was the type ra before i put a stereo in it and resolved the " exhaust fumes in the cabin so you cant close the windows" issue

[DanielSan]

Poopipe said:

Cambridge? Every day without fail i see a mucky black one heading out of town presumably towards the a14. doesnt get full man points as he has the tent up but pretty close.

The closest ive got was the type ra before i put a stereo in it and resolved the " exhaust fumes in the cabin so you cant close the windows" issue

Around Stoke-on-Trent. It appears there are at least 2 nutters in the world

[gazza285]

I used to run a Mk1 Mexico as my only car, complete with a 1300 short stroke steel crank in a 1600 block running long rods on an A8 cam and twin 45s. Not a lot of torque below 5000rpm and an AP paddle clutch with skeletal flywheel didn't do much for the low speed drive ability either. Sounded fantastic on cam, did about 17mpg on a good day. Rock hard suspension as well. Bloody awful as a daily, but good fun when having a blast.

Replaced with a Volvo 940.

[sebhaque]

The car park is full of odd daily drivers - there's a Mk2 Escort that's used every day, as well as a very old F150 pickup. Continuing the Ford trend, a bird drives a 60s Mustang in every day as well although she's on night shift so none of us office wkers really see the car.

My favourite commuter is a guy who lives about three hours from work, but works 12-hour shifts. He has a massive motorhome that he drives to work, parks up, does a 12-hour shift, showers and eats at work, sleeps in his motorhome and then repeats the cycle for the days he's on. When his few days are up, he drives back to where he lives and enjoys his mansion because it's in the middle of nowhere. That's pretty impressive.

[anonymous-user]

Living and commuting in Bristol back in 2006-2008 I ran a mk1 golf gti as a daily and regularly passed an rx7 in the morning going opposite direction and a guy in my works car park ran a M3 CSL.

My boss was very understanding of my cars 'personality' on the mornings I'd arrive late or call in whilst waiting for the AA....

Good Times!

[bennyboysvuk]

Commuting out of Guildford regularly a few years back, I used to see a chap driving a black Capri, which was always a pleasant sight. One day he even managed to spin it on a roundabout, which made me smile even more. Good chap for trying.

[Paul O]

A mate of mine has a Noble M12 as a daily. He's had it for years, done about 90,000 miles and rebuilt a few times, but it looks fantastic!

[Baryonyx]

A bloke in my village uses an immaculate R129 SL600 as his runaround. There are quite a few V8's in the village, but only a couple of V12's and he seems to use his most days of the week.

[AnimalMkIV]

4.0l XK8 for me. I now have a staff job in Warrington so am crawling down the M6 every morning but it's comfy & burbly

[Nickbrapp]

There's a 911 turbo and 2 b8 rs4s in daily use by woman at my local school.

[cocopop]

I regularly use my heavily modified RX7 as a daily. My Uncle uses his Morgan 4/4, when it's not in bits.

Edited by cocopop on Wednesday 25th February 09:29

[kambites]

Clearly some people have a very different idea to me of what constitutes "hardcore or unusual" in a daily driver!

[northwest monkey]

kambites said:

Clearly some people have a very different idea to me of what constitutes "hardcore or unusual" in a daily driver!

To be fair, most of these are pretty unusual.

My most "unusual" were a Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Orvis, a BMW 330 Convertible and a Ford Probe V6. The Jeep and the Probe I did over 30k pa in, and the BMW over 40k in a year. I must really like petrol stations

A mate of mine in the early 90s had an MGB V8 as a daily driver but replaced it with a much more sensible V12 XJS.

[kambites]

northwest monkey said:

kambites said:

Clearly some people have a very different idea to me of what constitutes "hardcore or unusual" in a daily driver!

To be fair, most of these are pretty unusual.

I wouldn't call an RS4 or a modern 911 turbo "unusual".

[donnydave]

Poopipe said:

Cambridge? Every day without fail i see a mucky black one heading out of town presumably towards the a14. doesnt get full man points as he has the tent up but pretty close.

The closest ive got was the type ra before i put a stereo in it and resolved the " exhaust fumes in the cabin so you cant close the windows" issue

I've seen the dark grey/black caterham a few times. Works in the science park down cowley road I think.

I used to commute in an xjs, a little odd for a 26yr old. Did that for nearly a year every day apart from one when the locks froze and I had no choice but to cycle instead. This year ive been to work a fair few times in my fake plastic cobra in frost/ice. That gets a few confused looks.