370Z: Daily Driver or Weekend Car?

yellogixxer · 02-14-2012, 08:10 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, 08:30 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, 09:37 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, 06:17 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.

christian370z · 02-16-2012, 01:05 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, 07:56 PM

Daily driver, 50 mile round trip comute.

864Zbeast · 02-16-2012, 08:01 PM

Daily driver and garage kept.

gr8ness97 · 02-16-2012, 11:17 PM

Weekender for me, garage kept too.

houkouonchi · 02-17-2012, 08:59 AM

Daily driver Here! 40 miles (one way) so 80 mile round-trip commute for me to work. Hasn't even been two years yet for me and already like 35k miles =P

mick · 02-17-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by houkouonchi

Daily driver Here! 40 miles (one way) so 80 mile round-trip commute for me to work. Hasn't even been two years yet for me and already like 35k miles =P

i drove mine for 4 months and then turned it into a garage queen. it currently has 5k miles

i am thinking about about getting a camaro ZL1 and turn this 370z into a DD.

onzedge · 02-17-2012, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by houkouonchi

Daily driver Here! 40 miles (one way) so 80 mile round-trip commute for me to work. Hasn't even been two years yet for me and already like 35k miles =P

How many gallons of windshield washer fluid does that equate to?

Rockcrawler · 02-17-2012, 09:12 AM

DD, driving it makes me smile.... I prefer to smile every day

I've got a megacab when i need it but you'd be surprised what i can stuff in the Z.

The Z replaced my big dog bulldog, both fun, one has 4 wheels, some skins around me and airbags. I don't feel pressured to wear a helmet and "she" (whoever she happens to be) still looks hot dismounting and her hair did not get messed up.... at least not from the wind....

so it's perspective, it might as well be station wagon regarding utility compared to the Bulldog.

roplusbee · 02-17-2012, 05:49 PM

Daily..............until I can source a nice used Titan or maybe a 240SX that hasn't been hacked up!

moto_italia · 02-17-2012, 06:00 PM

Kind of wish that this poll had divided 'Daily Driver' and 'Weekend Car' by Coupe and Roadster. My guess is that an even higher percentage of Coupes are Daily Drivers, and that a higher percentage of Weekend Cars are Roadsters.

View Poll Results: How do you use your 370Z?
Daily driver	109	75.69%
Weekend Car/Race only	35	24.31%
Voters: 144. You may not vote on this poll

02-16-2012, 01:05 PM	#5 (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

02-17-2012, 09:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Rockcrawler Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 141 Drives: 09 6MT, tr, spt, nv Rep Power: 14	DD, driving it makes me smile.... I prefer to smile every day I've got a megacab when i need it but you'd be surprised what i can stuff in the Z. The Z replaced my big dog bulldog, both fun, one has 4 wheels, some skins around me and airbags. I don't feel pressured to wear a helmet and "she" (whoever she happens to be) still looks hot dismounting and her hair did not get messed up.... at least not from the wind.... so it's perspective, it might as well be station wagon regarding utility compared to the Bulldog. __________________ 2009 silver sport, 6MT touring and nav, 8700 miles when I got it, "almost" a daily driver now... bone stock aside from tint and Gemini CBE, PC'd Rays black stardust and running 275/295 DWS rubber

02-17-2012, 05:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 23	Daily..............until I can source a nice used Titan or maybe a 240SX that hasn't been hacked up! __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

02-17-2012, 06:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
moto_italia Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 131 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 14	Kind of wish that this poll had divided 'Daily Driver' and 'Weekend Car' by Coupe and Roadster. My guess is that an even higher percentage of Coupes are Daily Drivers, and that a higher percentage of Weekend Cars are Roadsters. __________________ Kevin Borla CBE + Z1 Post-MAF Tubes + AFE Dropins + Llumar CTX35

02-14-2012, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
yellogixxer Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Reading, Pa Posts: 248 Drives: 07 C6 M6 Cpe Rep Power: 14	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, 08:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 19	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, 09:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
mayday813 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 143 Drives: 11 370Z spt tour 6mt Rep Power: 15	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, 07:56 PM	#6 (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, 08:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
864Zbeast Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Walhalla/Clemson, SC Posts: 874 Drives: 09 BS 370z Rep Power: 16	Daily driver and garage kept.

02-16-2012, 11:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
gr8ness97 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 77 Drives: 07 Infiniti G35S M6 Rep Power: 15	Weekender for me, garage kept too.

02-17-2012, 08:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	Daily driver Here! 40 miles (one way) so 80 mile round-trip commute for me to work. Hasn't even been two years yet for me and already like 35k miles =P

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