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Time to FESS up, Daily Driven or Garage Queen/ Weekend Warrior?

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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:40 AM
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Time to FESS up, Daily Driven or Garage Queen/ Weekend Warrior?

Hey there fellas! And gals.... As I look through this great forum, I come across SOOOO many SWEET looking rides and can't help but wonder.... are these machines driven on a daily basis? Mike
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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driven every other day
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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I drive it about 80 mis everyday
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 06:04 AM
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I got this car to take the miles off the other one... I'm at 53k miles in about 18 months. 100% daily driver, and it will continue to be until the wheels fall off...
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 06:14 AM
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i can't afford to garage this baby.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 06:20 AM
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I'm with you Pete... I can't either! Thats what I was looking to hear!
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 06:30 AM
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this is my baby drive it daily to school everywhere lols
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:16 AM
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Daily driver here.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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Daily driver plus a lot of interstate driving. My car is 9 months old and I am already at 29000 miles.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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Use to be a weekend, now a daily
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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i travel for work every week - so i drive a hertz rental mon->thurs - my max is my baby for when i get home on the weekends

bought it about this time last year because i was tired of my '96 camry sucking more than the ford taurus i usually rent

i love the max more and more with every new car i get - the past few weeks i've gotten upgraded to the volvo s80 - cadillac sts - ford mustang (all were the pretty much base models though) - the only car i liked as much was the fx35 - i'd consider buying one next time i'm looking
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:58 AM
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I would feel quilty if i didnt drive my Max everyday.....plus it would'nt be fair to everyone else who doesnt have a Max not to get it out and let them drooolll over it.LOL! Not meant in a big headed way!
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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WELL! I'm drooling now! LOL! SWEET WHEELS!
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:21 AM
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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Daily, about 50-70 miles a day!!!! (and I agree with what Maxchef said!!)
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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Daily, about 50-70 miles a day!!!! (and I agree with what Maxchef said!!)
DAMN J! How do you keep it hot looking? You get alot of nicks and rocks on the front end/bumper?
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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I push my whip every day I drive about 70 miles a day. Besides every one needs to see the car that is why I bought it.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Daily driver!!! I have over 38K on my 04 and she is rolling strong. I put about 60 miles per day on her.

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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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99% of people bought it to drive it, some cars that are too rare and expensive to subject them to daily wear and tear; this isnt one of them. But If you consider this car something to be garaged and rarely driven..more power to ya i guess!
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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daily driven. at LEAST 40 miles a day...but i'm avg about 50-60.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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I guess mine would qualify in all 3 categories. Sometimes I drive it a few days in a row, and other times it would stay garaged for days too. Plus the occasional road trips.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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daily driver. i also agree with maxchief.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 04BlackMaxx
99% of people bought it to drive it, some cars that are too rare and expensive to subject them to daily wear and tear; this isnt one of them. But If you consider this car something to be garaged and rarely driven..more power to ya i guess!
VERY TRUE! BUT....daily driving, especially on a highway as I do, can REALLY wreak havoc on the hood paint and bumper, due to stone kick ups and other unforseen garbage, and when you get to such a point of extreme customization as many of the guys here on the org, do you want to expose your ride to that kind of harsh "sandblasting"?
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:39 AM
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Drive mine everyday, but wished i had a "beater" in the winter for those bad snow days.......
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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Weekend ride... I own a small business and I drive a full size van all day. I may get it out a few times during the week for short errands. Other than that I roll it on friday nights and the weekends. Its also insured as a "Pleasure Vehical" which lowers my premiums quite a bit.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by nyjohnny
this is my baby drive it daily to school everywhere lols
Same here!
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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all day everyday, and woudlnt want it any different.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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Definitely a daily driver. I usually put 60-70 miles on her each day.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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i got a lil 1990 camry to drive to work... helps keep the mile down on the max which by the way only has 15000 miles on it brought it well over two years now brand new tryin to keep the trade in value-up max cost me to much to just let it get run down
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Daily driver here. I love it too much to do otherwise.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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Everyday. My SE-R reserves the title of trailer queen/track *****/weeknd toy/etc.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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Daily Driver!!! I put about 200 miles to work every single day...
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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daily driver.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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I put 57,000 miles on it in two years. I only use it to travel, go to meets, shows and weekends now. I use my wife's car must of the week to run errands.

Old Apr 5, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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daily driver for me. got 8500 miles and got the car october 29, 2005.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by NVRSATISFYD
DAMN J! How do you keep it hot looking? You get alot of nicks and rocks on the front end/bumper?

Well, I clean my car about twice a week it seems. I have a few minor nicks on the front but barely noticeable...
(and once my bumper get jacked, my sponsor gives me a new one!! )
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drive it hard everyday, and put her away wet...nah just kidding
drive her hard, but make sure she is clean and dry before i put her away for the night. I wouldnt have it any other way.

DAILY DRIVEN MAX!!



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