Daily Driver

[fathomfive]

I'm mulling over a few options for my next car, and am wondering what your opinions are of the Chimera / Griffith as daily drivers.
And also, if you could pass comment on these two, I'd be happy as ants.

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[V8 GRF]

Well I've used my Griff as a daily driver and had absolutely no problems what so ever. It even lives on the drive uncovered.

[fathomfive]

Nice one, the one thing I had in mind was the fact I don't have a garage, just a drive.

[big_treacle]

I used my old Chimaera 400 as a daily driver & it lived on the drive. Was fine. But expensive on fuel & servicing as I was doing a lot of miles. The torquey V8 made for an easy drive but the clutch was a heavy bd in traffic. Wouldn't want to use Cerb for daily drive as its even more expensive & a bit too mental & hectic for the everyday commute, but plenty of people do.

[WazzaL]

My Chim was used as my only car for a year, lives outside and when I remember, I do put a cover over it.

Very comfortable to drive around, so don't let that put you off unduly either.

[Chris71]

I think a good car cover is nearly as good as being in the usual damp, draughty lock-up garage. Probably better if it's run regularly.

Planning to use my S semi-daily once I've got a shower cap to go over the hood when it's parked. Only annoyance I can see is the 'mansize' clutch effort in traffic.

[so called]

Used my Chimaera as my dailey for about three years and parked on the drive. Very reliable and enjoyable to drive.
Great for long drives to. I drive back and to, to Germany a couple of times a year.
Before that I used my Wedge and now doing the same thing in my Tuscan.

[Jasper Gilder]

I did 150,000 miles over six years in Griffs as my daily driver - no real problems at all

[bsdnazz]

My Chim 400 has been my daily drive for the last 4 years and was a frequent drive for the year before that. I've had a few bits go wrong or fail - hole in rad, damper broke, immobiliser replaced - but nothing that's kept me off the road for more than a day.

I'll expecting to drive it for many more years.