Daily Drivers
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 396
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Daily Drivers
Hey all...I was wondering how many of you out there use your trucks as daily drivers??? Just a little curious as to how many people only pull them out when the weather is nice. I couldn't imagine not driving mine. Let me know please.
Ken
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 1,558
Likes: 0
From: Inthepast
Daily Drivers
[FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="3" FACE="Veranda"]
Sunshine cruiser only.
The salt in the winter and acid rain the rest of the year would wreak havoc on the sheet metal. 
Also, it takes a lot of elbow grease to detail a chassis and driveline, but only one short drive in the rain to ruin it. I would drive it more often, but for the climate. 
[/FONT]
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/User_files/StockMan/flag.gif
[FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="+2" FACE="Bassett"]Stock Man[/FONT]
[FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="+1" FACE="Tahoma"]
[LINK:www.ford-trucks.net/users/stockman|Stockman's Club FTE Site]
[LINK:www.67fordtruck.com|1967 F-Series Registry ( www.67fordtruck.com )]
Sunshine cruiser only.
The salt in the winter and acid rain the rest of the year would wreak havoc on the sheet metal. Also, it takes a lot of elbow grease to detail a chassis and driveline, but only one short drive in the rain to ruin it. I would drive it more often, but for the climate. [/FONT]
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/User_files/StockMan/flag.gif
[FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="+2" FACE="Bassett"]Stock Man[/FONT]
[FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="+1" FACE="Tahoma"]
[LINK:www.ford-trucks.net/users/stockman|Stockman's Club FTE Site]
[LINK:www.67fordtruck.com|1967 F-Series Registry ( www.67fordtruck.com )]
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 997
Likes: 0
From: Corydon US of A
Daily Drivers
My is on call 24 7, but then again its all i got so... not to much more i can't afford to buy something that actually gets good gas mileage,(18 year old budget) so i just put everything into my truck.
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 294
Likes: 0
From: Calgary Canada
Daily Drivers
When I bought my truck I intended to only drive it in the summer and drive may chevy beater the rest of the time but now that I have all the bugs out I like driving it too much. Haven't even started the chev in about a month. I know it will wear out and rust away faster this way but what the hell its what Henry built it for, right?
These trucks aren't rare collector vehicles or anything so I figure take care of it and enjoy it while it lasts.
Thats just my opinion
These trucks aren't rare collector vehicles or anything so I figure take care of it and enjoy it while it lasts.
Thats just my opinion
Senior User
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Daily Drivers
Mine's a daily driver, and unfortunately my only way to escape being homebound when it snows. I spray the undercarriage off a lot in the winter, and when summer time is here, I pull the bed off to clean the rails real good.
. Lot of extra work, but I'm like Sedric- I enjoy driving it too much to leave it parked for too long.
(79 F-150 4x4 stepside) I'd drive it even more if it weren't for the 351M gas hoggin motor!
. Lot of extra work, but I'm like Sedric- I enjoy driving it too much to leave it parked for too long. (79 F-150 4x4 stepside) I'd drive it even more if it weren't for the 351M gas hoggin motor!
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 356
Likes: 1
Daily Drivers
I use my 77 f-150 400m almost every day. But then again it is the only car/truck that I own. I drive it every where i go unless it isn't running which is usually only whe i am working to make it better. Then i use my parents car. It's a great tuck.
David
David
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 2,838
Likes: 6
From: SD
Daily Drivers
[font color=red size=2]My '73 F100 390 2wd is my daily driver - I have too much fun driving it, to have it parked most of the time! ;-)
Marty
Marty
Trending Topics
New User
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 0
Likes: 24
Daily Drivers
Available 24/7.
It the prefered vehicle around here.
Dennis
Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving Up MY Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"
78 F-150 429CJ C6 ,Silver w/Explorer Pkge
641/2 Mustang,Pre-World's Fair Car #8092
64 Fairlane S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang.Sunlit Gold 80,000 miles
It the prefered vehicle around here.
Dennis
Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving Up MY Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"
78 F-150 429CJ C6 ,Silver w/Explorer Pkge
641/2 Mustang,Pre-World's Fair Car #8092
64 Fairlane S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang.Sunlit Gold 80,000 miles
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,956
Likes: 10
From: MD
Daily Drivers
Mine is a daily driver as well. It's not really a gas hog (F100 2wd, 302 V8) and I like the truck over cars. I don't use it a lot. I only use 10 miles daily, sometimes more whenever a truck is needed.
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 435
Likes: 0
From: Nebraska Farm
Daily Drivers
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 03-Jan-02 AT 04:56 PM (EST)]Every day, to work and into town to pick up my daughter from daycare. Hauls tree limbs, dirt, tows trailers, you name it. Its the only thing I've driven other than the wife's Explorer or Expedition. It's been 4 years since I restored it. Its due for a little freshining up though. Hard to find time to spend in the shop with an 11 month old.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 1,360
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Daily Drivers
I usually park my '70 when the snow flies. The salt they put on the roads to melt the ice really tears my truck apart. My '78 is a year round driver. It gets around better than the '70.
Jason Kendrick
Jason Kendrick
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 5,130
Likes: 8
From: Brea CA
Daily Drivers
My '68 F250 Camper Special is the daily driver now that the old 5.0L is gone. The 390 sucks the gas but with two tanks and cheap petrol (for now) it's not too bad. Weather is not an issue down here in So.Cal, it's the traffic but the commanding view from the cab really helps out.
Barry
Barry
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 1999
Posts: 24,552
Likes: 74
From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
Daily Drivers
Somebody open the windows and doors, Thom has carbon monoxide gas. :-)
Ken I drive my truck to where ever I want to go. I drove it from NC to upstate NY to visit Thom aka stockman this summer.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/jowilker/USFlag.gif
John
jowilker email me
[link:www.ford-trucks.com/users/jowilker|My Club FTE Page] Member since 01 01
[link:www.ford-trucks.net/users/jowilker/NCFTE.html|NCFTO] North Carolina Ford Truck Owners Group
In the cool still quiet of night, you can hear chevies rusting away.
Ken I drive my truck to where ever I want to go. I drove it from NC to upstate NY to visit Thom aka stockman this summer.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/jowilker/USFlag.gif
John
jowilker email me
[link:www.ford-trucks.com/users/jowilker|My Club FTE Page] Member since 01 01
[link:www.ford-trucks.net/users/jowilker/NCFTE.html|NCFTO] North Carolina Ford Truck Owners Group
In the cool still quiet of night, you can hear chevies rusting away.