370Z: Daily Driver or Weekend Car?

Zeuz · 02-14-2012, 10:30 AM

My Weekend warrior !!! Have my lifted F-250 as my DD !!

TheGreatOne · 02-14-2012, 11:07 AM

My DD unless its winter, then its stored

Work commute is about 8km lol, give or take if I park near work or in a residential area close to the train station.

I'll get groceries in her, go to the gym, Home Depot, everything I possibly can. She was made to be driven and seen.

With the kid now, I think my Z will get left home more often but the wife did say when we go to the burbs for family gatherings (shes Italian so this is like every weekend lol) once in a while I can just follow in my Z too...or I'll be sure to be somewhere else before hand so I have to drive over solo

whoady4shoady · 02-14-2012, 12:20 PM

20 mile round trip daily.

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Augustus · 02-14-2012, 02:19 PM

Daily Driver. My Z hauls groceries. And kitty litter (that actually helps in the snow...). And lumber from Home Depot.

Where I live, we get perhaps 10 days of meaningful winter weather (ice or >6" of snow) a year. My commute is only a couple of miles through city streets. So long as it's not icy and the snow isn't deeper than the front lip, I can manage, carefully.

If it's much worse than that, I just work from home. Or my wife can drop me off on her way to work. I've yet to meet a snowdrift that her Outback can't plow through or over.

DarkJak · 02-14-2012, 04:25 PM

Daily driver in the sun only, when I'm at home. When I'm gone, it's a garage queen. I don't trust anyone else driving it haha.

yellogixxer · 02-14-2012, 09:10 PM

My commute is 130 miles round trip minimum, so I only drive it once or twice per week when the weather is nice. We do many long, multi state trips during the year, so the miles will pile on quickly come spring. DD is a 2003 Honda Accord with 343k and counting.

sonic370 · 02-14-2012, 09:30 PM

DD drive it everywhere no snow in my part of Texas. She stays in the garage
at night. So a garage kept DD.

mayday813 · 02-14-2012, 10:37 PM

DD rain or shine including snow (w/snow tires). I didn't buy it to look at it! Had it a year and put 13K miles on it. Great fun to drive and it gets looks all the time!

nmjaxx9 · 02-15-2012, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic370

DD drive it everywhere no snow in my part of Texas. She stays in the garage
at night. So a garage kept DD.

garage kept is the best, no worries about your car being vandalized and/or stolen.

KORRUPT · 02-15-2012, 08:03 PM

Daily driver through all four seasons. Pay for it may as well enjoy it.

Drex · 02-16-2012, 12:58 AM

DD, only vehicle. 13 mi round trip work commute daily

christian370z · 02-16-2012, 02:05 PM

Daily driver, however I don't put many miles on it (just passed 7,000 this weekend). If I had a real DD, I would be perfectly happy making the Z into a fair weather car or a weekend car.

dennis26 · 02-16-2012, 08:56 PM

Daily driver, 50 mile round trip comute.

864Zbeast · 02-16-2012, 09:01 PM

Daily driver and garage kept.

gr8ness97 · 02-17-2012, 12:17 AM

Weekender for me, garage kept too.

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02-14-2012, 11:07 AM	#227 (permalink)
TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 46 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 21	My DD unless its winter, then its stored Work commute is about 8km lol, give or take if I park near work or in a residential area close to the train station. I'll get groceries in her, go to the gym, Home Depot, everything I possibly can. She was made to be driven and seen. With the kid now, I think my Z will get left home more often but the wife did say when we go to the burbs for family gatherings (shes Italian so this is like every weekend lol) once in a while I can just follow in my Z too...or I'll be sure to be somewhere else before hand so I have to drive over solo __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

02-14-2012, 02:19 PM	#229 (permalink)
Augustus Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 146 Drives: 2011 370Z Touring M6 Rep Power: 13	DD Daily Driver. My Z hauls groceries. And kitty litter (that actually helps in the snow...). And lumber from Home Depot. Where I live, we get perhaps 10 days of meaningful winter weather (ice or >6" of snow) a year. My commute is only a couple of miles through city streets. So long as it's not icy and the snow isn't deeper than the front lip, I can manage, carefully. If it's much worse than that, I just work from home. Or my wife can drop me off on her way to work. I've yet to meet a snowdrift that her Outback can't plow through or over. Last edited by Augustus; 02-14-2012 at 02:22 PM.

02-15-2012, 08:03 PM	#235 (permalink)
KORRUPT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 75 Drives: 09 MB 370Z Rep Power: 14	Daily driver through all four seasons. Pay for it may as well enjoy it. __________________ AFE / HPS / STILLEN CBE / AMS SS

02-16-2012, 12:58 AM	#236 (permalink)
Drex Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 498 Drives: '11 370z MB 6MT SP Rep Power: 14	DD, only vehicle. 13 mi round trip work commute daily __________________ 2011 Nissan 370z \| 6MT \| Magnetic Black \| Sport Package

02-14-2012, 10:30 AM	#226 (permalink)
Zeuz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 290 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 14	My Weekend warrior !!! Have my lifted F-250 as my DD !!

02-14-2012, 04:25 PM	#230 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,397 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16804	Daily driver in the sun only, when I'm at home. When I'm gone, it's a garage queen. I don't trust anyone else driving it haha.

02-14-2012, 09:10 PM	#231 (permalink)
yellogixxer Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Reading, Pa Posts: 248 Drives: 07 C6 M6 Cpe Rep Power: 13	My commute is 130 miles round trip minimum, so I only drive it once or twice per week when the weather is nice. We do many long, multi state trips during the year, so the miles will pile on quickly come spring. DD is a 2003 Honda Accord with 343k and counting.

02-14-2012, 09:30 PM	#232 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	DD drive it everywhere no snow in my part of Texas. She stays in the garage at night. So a garage kept DD.

02-14-2012, 10:37 PM	#233 (permalink)
mayday813 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 143 Drives: 11 370Z spt tour 6mt Rep Power: 14	DD rain or shine including snow (w/snow tires). I didn't buy it to look at it! Had it a year and put 13K miles on it. Great fun to drive and it gets looks all the time!

02-16-2012, 02:05 PM	#237 (permalink)
christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 432	Daily driver, however I don't put many miles on it (just passed 7,000 this weekend). If I had a real DD, I would be perfectly happy making the Z into a fair weather car or a weekend car. __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

02-16-2012, 08:56 PM	#238 (permalink)
dennis26 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 314 Drives: 10 370z roadster Rep Power: 14	Daily driver, 50 mile round trip comute.

02-16-2012, 09:01 PM	#239 (permalink)
864Zbeast Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Walhalla/Clemson, SC Posts: 874 Drives: 09 BS 370z Rep Power: 15	Daily driver and garage kept.

02-17-2012, 12:17 AM	#240 (permalink)
gr8ness97 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 77 Drives: 07 Infiniti G35S M6 Rep Power: 14	Weekender for me, garage kept too.

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