Drive them, its what they are for!
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king-classic-car...I think the article is more aimed at those who claim to be enthusiasts but don't want to drive their cars for fear of putting mileage on them and 'devaluing' the asset.
I have a daily driver (E46 3 Series coupe) which was my wife's old company car and I use that for a daily commute on the M4. (Motorway miles are boring) and I save my GT3 for fun days ....... like yesterday when I took it into France for a right good spanking......now i am back at work in the 3 series looking forward to the next drive.
Some 'enthusiasts' don't drive their cars because they don't want to add the mileage..... I have no idea how many miles I did in France but I enjoyed every single one of them.
I have a daily driver (E46 3 Series coupe) which was my wife's old company car and I use that for a daily commute on the M4. (Motorway miles are boring) and I save my GT3 for fun days ....... like yesterday when I took it into France for a right good spanking......now i am back at work in the 3 series looking forward to the next drive.
Some 'enthusiasts' don't drive their cars because they don't want to add the mileage..... I have no idea how many miles I did in France but I enjoyed every single one of them.
I can't help but feel I am missing the point of these suggestions.
I see the 'station car' as a pure utility. It needs to transport me from A to B for the cheapest overall cost but more importantly it needs to be reliable!
I don't want to spend money on fixing an old jalopy, I want to spend money on keeping my GT3 mechanically and cosmetically tip-top.
If my 3 series dies then it will be replaced with something like Molly's Insignia (which is pretty much perfect as everyday transportation to me)
I see the 'station car' as a pure utility. It needs to transport me from A to B for the cheapest overall cost but more importantly it needs to be reliable!
I don't want to spend money on fixing an old jalopy, I want to spend money on keeping my GT3 mechanically and cosmetically tip-top.
If my 3 series dies then it will be replaced with something like Molly's Insignia (which is pretty much perfect as everyday transportation to me)
anonymous said:
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Ah! Missed the bit where Molly is doing 30k a year! 
I personally only use the 3 series to get to the station to catch a train to London or to commute less than 30 miles each way (usually on a motorway) and for those duties I am 90% stuck in traffic and/or doing a boring run at 70mph..... not really too much enjoyment to be had there.
I once had a long contract that was 20 miles from my home and the route there and back was 100% quiet country roads....i bought a Ford Focus ST! It was fun until the service costs/fuel costs/maintenance costs/tax costs started to mount up.....so I sold it.
If I was doing 30k a year I would want something fun to drive......would probably go for something like an M5 for a do-everything car and get an Elise for fun.
I guess it depends on how much you love your weekend car and what compromises you are willing to make. I'm quite happy driving the 3 series sh*t box if it means I can keep my GT3. There are other people considerably more fortunate that can afford to run things like a new R8 as a daily or 911 Turbo as a daily with a wide and varied collection of weekend cars.....i'm not one of them
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