Post your Daily Driver

[getdowngranny]

Show some love to your daily driver. The car that gets you around day to day but doesn't get the love the Turbo Regal gets. Post some info, pictures, or whatever else you want to share about that special ride in your life.

The "Red Dragon"
1998 VW Jetta TDI 5 speed
1.9 AHU Turbo Diesel Rocket Chip 2/3 tuned
EGR Delete with no Cat
50 MPG avg!!!!!!!!!

This is honestly the worst looking car I have ever owned. I really dont like the way it looks but I LOVE this car. It's not the smoothest ride but the gas milage is incredible. In the past 2 years I have driven this car HARD up and down the east coast. FL, VA, MS, NC, SC, and GA. Lots of road time and has never let me down. I keep the maintenance up on her really well and she is 100% mechanically sound with 208k miles. The VW diesels are really impressive with their torque, reliability, and fuel economy. I bought this car as a purpose car to drive a lot and save money on fuel and it has paid itself off a few times over. I will always own a diesel daily driver from this point on. I get made fun of at work because people do not picture driving this car and honestly neither do I but I dont care. She has treated me well and I would like to show her some love. Here are some pictures of my "Red Dragon".

 

[turbo39151]

Sweet... 50mpg is spectacular!

My dd is a 97 Honda Civic HX - at only 43mpg
It's name is "Honda Power" (yes, I know. I'm very creative)
I'll have to get a pic later.

I'm in a similar boat. I've never liked Hondas but I needed reliability and mpg for my long commute. This is one of the uglier cars I've owned. It has some rust, It's not stylish, it's not fast, it's not very comfortable, it doesn't handle very well and yet I, too, find myself really loving this car.

It starts every time. It's easy to work on. Parts are cheap. Everything is relatively well made. And at 243,000 miles I am confident enough to drive it anywhere, anytime.

My plans for it are to try some ecomodding and see if I can squeeze 50 mpgs out as well.

 

[vader87]

1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon
90k miles
LT1

Soon to have a LS transplant!!!

 

[79transam]

nice VW she looks good gotta love them diesels..
My DD is a 2002 chevy 2500 diesel. 132K love this truck I average 16-18MPG in the city and 22-24 on the highway depending on how heavy my foot is that day lol... PPE chip intake and exhaust all is good

 

[TurboDave]

12 Lincoln MKT. Ecoboost twin turbo 3.5 (365hp). 5000 lbs and still runs 9.2 in the 1/8th!!

 

[Gary Wells]

50 MPG, huh?
This thing is good for about 8 MPG around town, maybe 12 MPG freeway.
Now on the other hand, it gets me to where I am going pretty quick.
650 RWHP, 630 RWTQ on 91 pump, 680 RWHP, 650 RWTQ on 91 pump & E-85.

 

[fast86gn]

This is to easy. lol

2005 Buick Rainier V8 5.3 Tuned Cold Air Kit and 3inch Catback exhaust

When it had the Boyd wheels on it.

The other DD before I sold it.

 

[turbojay]

2005 Cadillac Eacalade. Bought in 2006 with 11k miles on it. Now at 10 years old and 150k miles. Still looks and drives like its new. I did a mini restoration last summer. New grille, new rims from a 2015 Escalade, and new suspension. Only repairs have been a power window motor and an airbag sensor replaced. Driven 52 miles daily. Love this thing almost as much as my GN.

BTW...the gas mileage is around 14 MPG...but I don't worry much about that.

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[LIVE4RDO]

07 TBSS 6.0 LS2

 

[Mike T]

Let me lower the bar a little

97 s10, 4 cylinder, stick and no ac.

 

[theCATman]

07 Altima. 124k & counting.

 

[supr91tt]

Here's mine, there is a 2005 SantaFe gathering dust as a backup if I break this one ;-)

 

[Venus]

Let me lower the bar a little

97 s10, 4 cylinder, stick and no ac.

Hope you take the rear driveshaft out when you pull your GN like that....

 

[Mike T]

Hope you take the rear driveshaft out when you pull your GN like that....

I towed it 2 miles to my other place to pull the motor.

 

[achalmersman]

2003 Duramax. 335,000 miles and counting. And yes....I was stuck in this picture lmao. Trailer was heavy, ground was much softer than I thought and I was stuck before I realized it. Once stuck 4wd was worthless lol

 

[cork]

87 Regal limited. It's a V-8 car. Gas mileage not the greatest but it looks decent and has been a reliable daily driver.

 

[V6sleeper]

 

[BuickMike]

Currently this: 2014 WRX

Before that I rolled in this: '90 CRX Si

And before that I rocked a 2005 Saab 92X Aero:

Wife drives a 2014 F150 Ecoboost FX4

Before that was the 2010 Flex Ecoboost:

And before that she drove a 2006 Trailblazer SS:

We kind of have a habit of going through cars pretty quickly.

 

[CzyKats44]

'05 LJ and C-130H

In front of Champlain Canal Lock 5 on the Hudson River in Schylerville, NY

 

[motrhed87]

2013 MKS Ecoboost with some bolt ons and a tune.