Daily drivers
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From: Los Angeles
That's a few miles my 02 isn't even at 100K
I hear u on this one. But when you gotta start work at 5AM that's far enough lol
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2000 with 140k on it. Not only is it my daily driver but its also my tow truck for my Jeeps. I bought it specifically to make my Wrangler a dedicated trail rig and tow it around but I have a cherokee too!
I drive roughly 30 miles a day to work and back + whatever else.
I drive roughly 30 miles a day to work and back + whatever else.
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From: Long Island USA
Mine has recently (back in March) become my daily commute vehicle.
Round trip of 44-47 miles depending on which way I go. One full tank per week. Works out to around $360 per month in gas, at around 10-11 MPGs. Most of the trip is under 40 miles an hour, and stop-and-go, only about 5 miles of it is highway speed.
No matter how I cut it, even if I got a vehicle that got 22 mpgs (NOT HIGHWAY, but stop-and-go around-town), I would only save $180 or so a month. So I'd still be spending $180/month on gas, plus the payment for a new vehicle, which is bound to be more than $200/month.
Meanwhile, I get to drive a V10
Round trip of 44-47 miles depending on which way I go. One full tank per week. Works out to around $360 per month in gas, at around 10-11 MPGs. Most of the trip is under 40 miles an hour, and stop-and-go, only about 5 miles of it is highway speed.
No matter how I cut it, even if I got a vehicle that got 22 mpgs (NOT HIGHWAY, but stop-and-go around-town), I would only save $180 or so a month. So I'd still be spending $180/month on gas, plus the payment for a new vehicle, which is bound to be more than $200/month.
Meanwhile, I get to drive a V10
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From: Ceres, CA
Mine is also a daily driver. I only drive 5 miles to work but I go home for lunch so about 20 miles a day. But it gets much better milage then my wifes car. Of course a 428FE never was about MPG but how fast can it move that big ol Thunderbird down the road.
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From: Somewhere in Alaska
Daily driver here, too (except for when I can ride the Shadow). For the past year and a half my commute was about a 4.5 mile round trip. But, we just moved the office last month. So now, it's less than two miles round trip.
What sucks is that my fuel economy is way down. I doubt I'm getting 6 mpg going back and forth to work. I was thinking that something was wrong with the truck until I realized that the poor thing never gets a chance to warm up now, unless it's idling in the driveway in the morning. And that's not helping things, either. But, it's still getting 14-15 on the highway, so I don't think anything's wrong with it. I guess I'll just have to suffer with buying two gallons of gas a week for my commute.
What sucks is that my fuel economy is way down. I doubt I'm getting 6 mpg going back and forth to work. I was thinking that something was wrong with the truck until I realized that the poor thing never gets a chance to warm up now, unless it's idling in the driveway in the morning. And that's not helping things, either. But, it's still getting 14-15 on the highway, so I don't think anything's wrong with it. I guess I'll just have to suffer with buying two gallons of gas a week for my commute.
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i'm also a self employed carpenter/contractor. my X is my daily driver and gets anywhere between 6 and 60 miles per day depending where i'm working. Some days it tows a 16x8 enclosed trailer. I love the truck.
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From: Somewhere in Alaska
That's hilarious! Best description of Alaska I've heard in a long time.
By the way, I'm stealing the quote.
By the way, I'm stealing the quote.
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Its not even winter here its clear skys and im gettin 8.5-9. my foot is a bit heavy plus the weight of steel toes not a good combo lol