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MG MGA - What is your 'Daily Driver'
| I'll start... Audi A4S |
| skip |
| Right hand drive 1967 MGB GT. When I get my '65 MGB rodaster's engine back together, it will once again be my daily driver as it has been for most of my life. |
| Steve Simmons |
| An '05 F-150, but I frequently drive one of our four MGs on local errands or sometimes the '64.5 Mustang Conv. Funny thing is that the '06 BMW 330i Conv. sits in the garage most of the time. Cheers - Dennis |
| Dennis & Pat Rainey |
| 98 Ranger, but when I get one of the As running, hopefully this summer, I will use it a lot (I hope) |
| mike parker |
| 97 Audi A4Q w/125k mi's |
| JohnB |
| In winter, a 94 Toyota Camry. In spring, summer, autumn, my 56 MGA 1500 roadster, always top down! Glenn |
| Glenn |
| 66 MGB, with a 53 TD as back up. The only other vehicle we have is an old Toyota pickup that is only used for hauling. Cheers - Dave |
| David DuBois |
| 1997 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L. |
| John H |
| The A of course - it's my only car. Is anyone else in the same position, or am I the only one....? |
| dominic clancy |
| 97 Sable wagon and 73GT for 12 month daily drivers. 67B for top down weather. |
| carl w french 1 |
| '06 Toyota Tundra - easier to get into but not nearly as much fun to drive. |
| Randy Myers |
| 2003 Lexus IS300 |
| Andy Bounsall |
| Monday thru Friday: NYC subway (#2 or 3). Saturday/Sunday: The A, of course! |
| Joe Cook |
| Batavus - 0 BHP Bike :) |
| Wim Betzel |
| Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.0 |
| Jason Ogelman |
| '96 Nissan 300ZX in summer '95 Nissan Pahtfinder in winter rick |
| rick ingram |
| 68 MGBGT or 81 GMC Pickup. Depends on mood and conditions. |
| Bob Muenchausen |
| 1998 Dodge Ram PU, (318 Magnum V8) My Daily Driver 2002 Ford Windstar Mini Van (Wife's) 1980 MGB LE (Selling soon) 1958 MGA |
| Danny T |
| 2004 Toyota Sequoia. 1997 Infinity Q45 (when it snows, wife gets the 4x4 in the snow) |
| R J Brown |
| Daily driver = '02 PT Cruiser I've thought of using my A as a commuter but had two issues with that. 1st: I had a daily commute of 79 miles in Chicago area rush hour traffic. Not real fun for the A or for me. Now have a 20 mile daily commute and can see this a bit easier whch leads me to.... 2nd: How does everyone rationalize (I or clean up)the drips of oil left where you park? At home it is easy, the place is mine and I can tend to it as needed. But if I used the A and parked at work, the space would rapidly become a EPA SuperSite. How can I address this without drastic engine changes etc? Chuck |
| Chuck Schaefer |
| Chuck... Depends. :-) Frank |
| FrankenTroise |
| Way to go David and Dominic. I don't drive daily, but my MGA gets more miles than everything else put together, by about 2 to 1. |
| Barney Gaylord |
| '04 PT Cruiser in the cold months, '06 Kawasaki Nomad in the warm months. |
| Jerry Murphy |
| 1999 Jaguar XJ8 VDP and a 75 TR6 (The A is for weekends) |
| R Egge |
| 02 dodge ram hemi wife drives 02 mercury sable wagon ......one day.....one day..i(might)(maybe) wanna new mini covert for my work car... but until then im stuck in a truck ...cc. |
| c calllaway |
| Toyota Hilux Ute with flatbed tray and side boards. Ian F |
| Ian Fraser |
| 1979 MGB LE or 1968 MGBGT. Wife has a 2003 Mini Cooper. Older daughter's daily driver is a 77 MGB. We also have a 1980 Bronco and a 1977 I-H Scout II for when we need to pull a trailer or carry bulky loads. But, day to day, we drive Brit cars as our daily drivers. (OK, younger daughter has Jap car because good midgets are harder to find than Miatas--but the MGA is hers when the restoration is finished.) Les |
| Les Bengtson |
| Sometimes the '57 A roadster, Sometimes ( when I really HAVE to get there)the '01 Honda S2000. Both great drives. Steve |
| Steve Meline |
| Right now it's the '56 A, my Blazer is having fuel problems. The A is a lot of fun, not real practical, but who cares? The weather here is great, mid to upper 60s. Nothing could be finer than to be in... |
| Wray Lemke |
| I dirve a 79 Pontaic Formula Sunbird (mini Trans Am)with honeycomb wheels v-6 with a 5 speed, 79 Olds Starfire GT, 84 Benz, 83 Ford Econo van, and of course my 61 MGA Judson supercharged. I still have a 58 Magnette which is my next project. I think I am a glutton for pusnisment by having so many cars. |
| JEFF BECKER |
| MGA. Got soaked this morning. Going to have to keep spare suit at work. Refuse to put that hood up! Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| Ian, good to see you are keeping up the Foot Rot Flats tradition - with a ute - how many sheep can you get in the back? My work car is Holden Commodore Calais (these are a GM car made in Australia - nick named Conformadore as they are are the standard company car here - you know the ones - you don't have to wash or maintain!) |
| Mike Ellsmore |
| '01 PT Cruiser |
| M Gannon |
| My wife has a Nissan Altima and mine is a 98 Plymouth voyager and not because I want to but the price was right. It does sort of fit the requirements of droping off kids and picking up stuff and carrying my tools and equipment. Given a choice I would prefere a pickup again. The A is of course the daily driver as much as possible from April through Nov. Kris |
| Kris Sorensen |
| '02 Mustang with mild modifications (can't get the "muscle car" roots out of my system!). |
| G Goeppner |
| Well, I drive a '97 Camry, the wife a '02 Mitsubishi Lancer for winter. [with Blizzak tires] A '94 Miata in summer. And I will, when I put it back together [again] drive my '77 MGB in summer, but only to events, as it has collector plates. We also share a '97 Chevy S10 4X4 with my son Jon. when we need to tow, or haul a load. or if the snow gets real deep, as in over a foot. We've been looking at Jaguar type X's. Nice car, but won't get the mpg of either the Lancer or the Camry. Maybe a 3 series beemer? Horror! Tuetonic? SF Dwight |
| DCM McCullough |
| 2000 Honda S2000 |
| David Ahrendt |
| S2000... Luck.. bloke... 73 911TE in UK and 90 MX5 in Oz... and no I'm not a hairdresser before you ask... PT Cruzer... sorry Mark, I'd never admit to that one... Friday Friday Friday... must be time for a beer soon... |
| Mark Hester |
| I try to split it between the '58 MGA coupe, '69 mgc roadster and the '73 MGB-GT-V8. On rainy days and trips I use a '02 Mini Cooper. |
| Tom Balutis |
| My wife and I alternate between a 91 Civic (195000 miles) and a 2001 Turbo Beetle (a ticket in search of a highway patrolman). 1966 MGB occasionally and weekends. 1994 Suburban to haul the family and the junk and to pull the 66 Airstream. |
| John Greenlee |
| '05 Lexus RX330, or my wife's '05 Mercedes SLK350 if I ask nicely :-) |
| Mark Lambert |
| My '03 GMC Sonoma 4cyl Pickup--because it gets better gas mileage. |
| R. L Carleen |
| 2001 Olds Alero, soon to be a 1958 ZB Magnette. |
| Mark |
| 94 Saturn SC2 58A 71 E-Type SIII |
| Larry Hallanger |
| 03 Jag X-Type, but with any luck my 68 B will become my daily driver. |
| Bill Boorse |
| 300 BHP 1988 Fiero GT ;-) |
| Bill Spohn |
| 1991 Mercedes 300E: safe, comfortable, fast -- all the things the MGA is not Likewise the MGA is fun and sexy, which that Mercedes will never be... |
| Jim P |
| Ford Trader 4 toner. Drives just like the A. no power steering, so the trucks sometimes a bit lighter lifts the inside rear wheel too suspension travel much the same Just cant get the roof off Martyn |
| Martyn Dunn 1 |
| I'm sorry to say it's a 96 Jeep. I'm looking for an MGA here in Colorado. Not many for sale at this time of year. Wish there were more... |
| steven loe |
| MG ZR - I like to see the badge on the steering column! |
| tony goodall |
| '94 Isuzu Rodeo that just turned over 200,000 miles today. '98 Honda Civic EX, bulletproof but nowhere near as fun as...... '58 MGA, pride of the fleet!! Hey Bill Borse, what has been your experience with your X-Type? I'm about that close to buying one. Can't decide between it and the Volvo S-60. Anyone else have any experience with either of these two cars? Clayton |
| C. Merchant |
| '04 Cadillac CTS |
| Frank Nocera |
| Daily S80T6 Volvo Pleasure 56 MGA |
| mark lanctot |
| 03 Isuzu 8 tonne truck with a concrete pump on the back. The weekends long drives in the countryside with the A. Bob |
| B WALKER |
| The A of course. |
| S P Rossetto |
| 2003 (red of course) Mini Cooper Cheers Jean Marc |
| Jean Marc |
| Boxster :) Dan |
| Dan Barton |
| 1980 mgb roadster, around 40-50 miles a day |
| Bill Haglan |
| Infiniti G35 F150 (for all the dirty work) |
| Scott |
| Usually my 73 Mini 1000 Rick |
| Rick Brown |
| Was an MR2, then when the baby came I bought a 1996 Toyota Carina ED (Extra Dressy) I cannot make this stuff up! |
| Tom Baker |
| Chevy Trailblazer. [Little finger to corner of mouth:} An *Eeevil* SUV. I run over every dolphin, eagle and manatee I see in the road! I import and melt permafrost! And I don't recycle! Bwah-hah-hah-hah! |
| David Breneman |
| '93 Ranger 4x4 to go to Tahoe and back in the snow, '98 Saturn SL2 to go to Tahoe and back in the dry, '67 Cooper S to scare the locals with, '58 MGA FOR THE BIG GRIN IN THE SUN!! |
| R.A. Carnes |
| Ford F150 |
| Thomas Koch |
| In the rainy Washington state winter, a 99 F250 diesel crewcab - or the wife's 99 Camry. When not raining, 1 '79 vermillion "B" roadster/tourer Later this year (hopefully), the '57 orient red "A" roadster. Or - a 2005 Vstar 650 Silverado bike whenever I don't need to haul someone or something. |
| Howard Battan |
| 2005 Mustang convertible |
| jtm maguire |
| BUICKS cheers Gary :>{D 79 MGB |
| gnhansen |
| It used to be my '79 MGBGT until I retired and sold it and bought the A in 2003 - this is now a fair weather car. Every day driver is the '02 Rover 75 CDT Tourer which my wife and I share. Cheers Cam |
| Cam Cunningham |
This thread was discussed between 09/03/2006 and 25/03/2006
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