Who has a daily, and what is it?

[xforddriver]

Had a knee reco done not long ago, my VZ SS is a M6. So i thought i buy a cheap daily driver in auto between $2500 to $4000 as there are plenty with RWC and REGO out there. So what do people have as a daily if there LS1,2,3 is there weekend car. Plus might be a good idea to have a daily as i do 500 to 600ks a week, good way to keep ks down aswell.

[Solone]

Id say you cant beat a e series ford or a vs commodore for that $4000 mark. May even find one with under 120,000km and top condition. Plenty of power those cars.

The commys are better on fuel but the fords have excellent v8 like torque.

[tmob]

If you can live with the colour,
http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/carsales/car/private/cp5074514415575985259.jpg

1995 VS Statesman V8 - 150,000k's. If your gonna do it, do it in style & comfort....
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/holden-statesman-1995-11523759?ref=RecentItem

[macca_779]

Just a shitter CBR600 F3. It's quicker than the car so is fun enough. Got it for a steel at 3k although I did have to fix it up after I slid it down the track at hidden valley so $500 went on it there. She's tuff though. Remained straight and only cosmetic damage.
As can be seen here. Looks brand new with the new fairings.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/macca_779/5bd17130.jpg

[VXSS346]

Sh*tter VZ Exec.

Nice car but boring to drive.

[IJ.]

CX8 Adventra, bought it as a donor car for a project and decided it was too good to scrap, best decision ever :)

[steve_t]

1996 Subaru Liberty (Legacy in NZ) RS twin turbo and a 2009 Kawasaki ZX6R as personal vehicles. Maloo is my work vehicle :driving:

[BLACK 346]

2000 Nissan Navara ute, bought for $4300, now insured with Shannons for $6000. Dont know how I survived for the previous 5 years without a ute lol.

[MTC]

2003 VY SS Wagon on LPG
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g57/MIKEVYII/291.jpg

[deano23x]

mike nice car wanna sell the brakes? lol, i got a compant ute as my daily, best thing ever!

[WPN-383]

My SS is my daily :) 225-250kms to a tank full and loving driving it :)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SLK-200/DSC_0533.jpg

[HSV590]

This is our daily. Can't see the point in having one and not driving it, well the missus drives it everyday anyway.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc100/sv865/001-3.jpg

[charlie15]

Nice days - Monaro comes out
Every other day - Mazda MX5

[phat_6ltr]

1996 1.3l carby fed Suzuki swift, drive it to work and on it's days off it doubles as a starter motor for the SS ;) cost me 700 bucks and rego was 800, put 20 bucks in the tank and it gets me to work n back all week..

[AVENGE]

I just bought a 1990 pulsar Q for 1900 with rwc and a couple months rego. Got sick of driving the Maloo 100ks + each day.

Got the bike (gsxr) but don't use it to get to work as its mainly hwy driving and ****s the tyres to quick.

[planetdavo]

Most of your early 90's Jap small stuff are good options in this price range. As always, check them out well.
For local stuff, pretty hard to go past a VR V6. Engines are near bullet proof (better than VS Ecotec's), not much goes wrong, and what does is usually cheap to fix with easy access to cheap new/used parts.

[El Narros]

2010 Kluger, great car.

[TRY000]

lx8 adventra on 19's, cheaper to run than cammed ute.

[Marco]

ZC Vectra V6 for driving to work and general running about, SS on weekends - but then, my wife and kids have the SS as a daily on weekdays...

[awesome _vzss]

Well my daily/work car is a 2008 citreon berlingo 1.4L manual,while its a slow pos it gets 650k's to a tank(55L) and has been extemely reliable.

[private9]

Can't go past an AU wagon for a cheap banger!

[Souljah]

5L VQ Stato.

Cheaper than a cammed VY to run :D

[VenomX-87]

My old 94 VR Acclaim V6 with 367,000 on the clock and still going altho the trans has been playing up for the last 6k but if youre looking for a cheap run around car cant go past one of these. This one only cost me $1k two years ago back when it had 263,000k on it and even now gets about 580K's to a 60L tank.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/Venom1987/VRside.jpg

[jono0309]

I got a 1998 Golf VR6, 6 cylinder motor in a golf. It beats standard VE L98 powered cars.

[xforddriver]

Yeah plenty VR/VS Commodore, saw a EF falcon GLI for $2500 RWC, 12 months rego,220000ks. Saw a immaculate 1989 Corolla 1 owner with books plain as anything so less things to break for $2400 and auto.

[feistl]

http://i41.tinypic.com/ilw3ue.jpg

Just spent $1700 rebuilding it (Original driveline lasted ~20,000km which is amazing), but has no fuel or rego costs so works out pretty damn cheap. (Plus is usually faster in peak hour traffic and a lot less frustrating).

[team illucid]

Series 1 R8 Tourer

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[vxssblown]

2000 Rodeo duel cab

327,000 ks running on BBQ fuel never misses a beat great ute.

[Super_Matt]

VE SSV company work ute.. Don't own a car anymore sold it to buy a house since I never drove the thing.

[throttlehappy]

i might have to get another vr. mine had 375000 on the clock when some fool smashed into it. would get from high 7s to low 9s per 100k

[vxssblown]

The ecotechs must be different on fuel i just sold a vs with 196,000 on the clock and it was really bad on fuel my camed ss is better

[Alex81]

94 CSX Wide body camry, 600k's to a tank around town, 263K on the clock

[VL Executive]

My daily driver / work hack is a 1999 4x2 V6 Rodeo single cab trayback. Its comfy enough around town and on trips, has good performance, Hi ride suspension gives 4x4 like clearence. Bad points are its only has an open diff - needs LSD, and it has a thirst worse than the town drunk. I was getting about 500 km to a 75 ltr tank when I first got it. Now Im flat out getting 400 - 450 to a tank

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/87vlexec/Rodeo3.jpg

[VenomX-87]

If the VR is really babied it gets around 640 to the tank but 580 is my avrage fuel usage, not too bad since it has no O2 sensor left on it for the lean cruise.

[blackbettyhsv]

this is my daily THE PIG named when my sisterinlaw owned it was always a mess, she gave it to me for painting her house, when the pig is mentioned everyone knows the carhttp://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii286/black_bettyhsv/jackspig001.jpghttp://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii286/black_bettyhsv/jackspig002.jpg

[vxssblown]

it has a thirst worse than the town drunk


Your got that right they drink the fuel like nothing else

[Smashfist]

CBF having a nice car and then spending 90% of my time in a shitter. I only have the Clubsport and drive it everywhere I go. No plans to lower it or put a huge cam in it though.

[zorro]

5L VQ Stato.

Cheaper than a cammed VY to run :D

thats good to know as im looking at vs ss for a daily to drive to work

[macca_779]

If the VR is really babied it gets around 640 to the tank but 580 is my avrage fuel usage, not too bad since it has no O2 sensor left on it for the lean cruise.

It doesn't use the o2 sensor for lean cruise mate. Leaner than stoich is always open loop.


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[A PSYCHO]

About to re register my trusty old VL. Was my main car before buying the HSV and have kept it sitting around for the past year and a bit. Time to get it back on the road and stop putting K's on the good car, more so than the fuel usage difference ect.

[Aus8]

No shitter here either. I have a phobia of having a accident in a older daily when my modern 5 star safety rating car is sitting at home in the garage. I always want the car I drive daily to be my best car.

[xforddriver]

Well going to look at a VH SL 1 owner on duel fuel RWC and Rego. Nice set of interceptors and lowered and should be sweet. Very very clean. Well thats what they say?

[VenomX-87]

It doesn't use the o2 sensor for lean cruise mate. Leaner than stoich is always open loop.

ah ok, when i first removed it the orange check engine light kept coming on shortly after the t/c locked up and everyone i asked said it was just there to adjust the mixture for lean cruise and nothing else.

[macca_779]

ah ok, when i first removed it the orange check engine light kept coming on shortly after the t/c locked up and everyone i asked said it was just there to adjust the mixture for lean cruise and nothing else.

Come to think of it I don't even think they had lean cruise back then. O2 sensors provides feedback to the PCM to ensure stoich fueling is being commanded. Better to have it than not to

[Samurai Trader]

vs ss. dead standard... except exhaust.

[zorro]

vs ss. dead standard... except exhaust.

What sort of economy you get out of it?

[rizzle68]

Preferred daily drive is my '04 Cross8 on gas.
Although I do have a '97 WRX Club Spec rice burner if I feel like a bit of nippy fun.

[Ripcell]

2011 Hyundai iLoad as my daily, works too so fortunatly it comes with a fuel card too :D

324rwkw 2006 VZ Maloo R8 weekender :D

[GTS_365]

I drive my 240 cam, 4600 stall VZ clubsport everyday rain hail or shine and love it. It's been tuned so well, that I never get sick of it. I couldnt imagine having a shitter and miss the torque of what im used to. I don't see the point of spending all that money to just stare at it in the garage.

[BLACKVE]

Cammed (232/234) VY II SV8 manual with 3.9 gears runs at 10 to 11l per 100, i do 70km to work and 70 return everyday 6 days a week always 650+ km's a tank, thought about a little runaround but i'd lose money and nice to have the power for overtaking etc.

Funny guys mention VR/VS commies as i see a few on my run everyday, like a few said goood on fuel(the ones i see are gas) and parts are easy to get and cheap and the motors don't die if serviced well

[Antcortez]

I've had a shitty little Astra runabout but found I was spending more money on it to keep it on the road than it was worth! Now I just drive my vy ss everywhere and appreciate my beautiful ls1

[LSONE]

Vx Calais gen3 of course love the luxury standard just lowered and 19s

[LewyCX8]

http://i41.tinypic.com/ilw3ue.jpg

Just spent $1700 rebuilding it (Original driveline lasted ~20,000km which is amazing), but has no fuel or rego costs so works out pretty damn cheap. (Plus is usually faster in peak hour traffic and a lot less frustrating).

My daily is similar, do about 150-200km a week.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/lewy110/IMAG0145.jpg

[Drewie]

We have had our VC Commodore for the past 16 years and it has not missed a beat, still on its original motor, trans diff etc. Mainly gets used for shops, going to pubs, daily chores etc.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg59/Drewie47/RIMG1197.jpg

[VL Executive]

^ Looks good too. Rare to see any in that original condition anymore.

[Marco]

+1 on the VC, you've done a good job keeping it looking nice.

[Ruger]

My daily / work hack is a bf falcon wagon :0 just needs a turbo hanging off it.

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[PC12]

2003 Daihatsu Terrios. Had it since new and would have to say I couldn't ask for a better little run about. :thumbsup: