What does everyone daily drive?

2005 Mazda MPV-ES.  Daily driven 160k miles since new.  The perfect vehicle.  Just big enough to get the job done and it doesn't drive like a van.  I'm disappointed that no equivalent vehicle currently exists.  Most likely successor is the CX-9.

I split my driving between these two vehicles. It really depends on what I gotta do that day and the weather.

As of last month, I DD a 2008 Mazda GT convertible with premium package and a manual.

My wife gets the nice car a 2011 Lexus GX460.  It’s a sweet sweet ride. 

My daily is a 2000 Mazda Protege 1.6/auto. Great little econobox, gets at least 30mpg on my daily commute. Have seen 37mpg on a pure highway trip. 

Just got a new tow rig/hauler a few weeks ago, 2016 GMC Sierra 3500HD 6.0/6L90. MPG sucks but I don't drive it that much and didn't need the diesel.

Wife's DD is a 2004 Mazda 3 but she got a 2018 Dodge Durango a couple months ago that she drives occasionally. Trying to keep the miles off of it because she's going to keep it a long time.

A 1985 Mazda b2000 extra cab (badged and sold as a ford courier)

In reply to loosecannon :

Doesn't the power wagon average like 12 mpg?

I don't have to commute a lot so my V8 Miata is my DD as long as I don't have my bike or need to take customers around. 

It's so much fun and my normal drives aren't that long. The down side is leather seats and TX summers make it not the greatest. Oh and the MPG is laughable but I really don't care. Most of that is my fault. 

If the weather is nasty or I need to take clients, I do drive my G37. 

MrChaos said:

In reply to loosecannon :

Doesn't the power wagon average like 12 mpg?

That's about right. My daily commute is 12 miles round trip so I use a gallon a day, unless I drive my old Harley or classic Beetle

2014 Buick Verano.  I needed a car quick and the price was right.  My commute is 80 Miles each way if I don’t take the train and for the first 130,000 Miles it was bulletproof. Now I have an occasional cel that is proving to be difficult to cure.  

The wife is currently between victims.

2003 GMC Sierra Denali with quadrasteer.  Reliable as gravity and through the magic  of the quadrasteer it can turn like a Corolla.  The other bit of magic is the electronic shocks that normally make it ride like an early 70s Cadillac but push a button and you are instantly driving a truck. 

Wife has a 2003 H2.  

2018 Porsche 991.2 Carrera when I work locally. 

Whatever "luxury" rental Enterprise has when I work more than 20 miles away (currently a 2018 Cadillac XTS Luxury)

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk for my wife to go mall crawling in. 

Current daily beater is a 1981 VW Rabbit Pickup, but anytime that it's above about 40 degrees and not totally pissing down rain I ride a 2009 Yamaha WR250X.

Daily is half and half between these:

2003 Mercedes e55 amg with complete Brabus K8 conversion done by the orig owner. Cuz there is more to life than gas mileage and also I appear to be kinda stoooopid.

2001 Toyota Camry 4cyl 5spd manual. Ice cold AC, and  30ish mpg on the freeway. 

219000 miles on the body. Swapping in a motor with 95000 miles. 

should go another 200,000+

With the black paint, window tint, wheels, and 5speed It's the coolest Camry in the Grocery store parking lot. 

GRM Camry suspension upgrades on the list.  It may even see an autocross someday.

when the Snow flies or its icy out, it is my 1986 Toyota Tercel 4WD 5 speed.

It  has 220,000 miles gets 20 somthing MPG with mixed driving has a good heater 

is as slow as a turtle... maybe slower. Dominates in the snow however.

USERNAMETAKEN said:

In reply to ShawneeCreek :

Is that Candy Blue?  I adore that color!  On a clean car I could stare at it all day!

Blue Candy Metallic. And, yes, it's a beautiful color. We had to get both that color and the manual transmission when we were searching for this car.

In reply to ShawneeCreek :

Yeah, that's the one.  Such a cool color.  Looks nice in your picture there, but it's a whole different dimension in-person.  I'm thinking about painting my TVR that color.

Also, that new Mazda red is completely amazing too!  You are a paint-color ninja for sure!

My new daily as of last month:

nderwater said:

Jaguar XK coupe. Man I love this car, it's 9/10ths of the experience of owning a DB9 at much lower cost. I chose it because it's the most beautiful thing I could find in my price range.

This is how I ended up with my first wife, she is also my current wife.

My daily is a 2001 330ci 'vert.  In the summer I add a motorcycle and '68 GTO to the commute rotation.

Wife drives a '08 odyssey.

It's a split between my 2018 F150 (daily, tow pig, only street car)

and WMATA

My commute right now M-Thu is 50 miles round-trip, so keeping miles off the leased truck and not dealing with dumb DC drivers/traffic is not all bad. Assuming the Metro is not actively smoldering when I ride it, that is.

Current DD is a 2006 Mercury Milan 5-speed.

Why? It was $1600

What do I like about the car? With 226k miles on it, it starts when I need it to and gets me to work on time. That is all I can say for it.

What don't I like about the car? Everything and nothing. This thing is as bland as cardboard. It does nothing exceptionally well, nor does it do anything exceptionally bad. It is not quick, it is not good on gas even with a 2.3 4cyl and manual. It is not particularly good looking. It is not quirky in a good or bad way. It does not move me to tears with it's handling prowess. It is a car. That is all it is. It is equal to the sum of it's parts.

If it's nice out I ride the '92 Nighthawk 750, it's everything the car isn't.

90% of our miles are either the Volt or the Accord. My wife will drive her FJ Cruiser if she can concoct a reason or I somehow convince her I need the Volt. I drive my '07 Silverado if I need to do a truck thing or the R63 if I'm taking the whole family somewhere, but the Accord uses half the gas of either and it's more fun in a "I'm going to beat on this and I don't care" way. 

DD?  The answer is, the Answer

NOHOME said:

2013 FRS. 

Yeah, one of these...may switch to a Leaf or Volt in a few months and save some $.  Have the right commute for full electric power & other vehicles for distance needs.