Curious what's the estimate of people who drive it daily to those who don't I'd be a daily when I get one. About 17.2 miles one way to work everyday luckily at 415 in morning it takes me 25 minutes. N I leave at 3 which takes 35 minutes. Occasionally I work till 5. Then it's at least 1 hr.
The '06 NA was my daily driver, with it down now, the blizzaks are on the GXP, my only running vehicle! So no matter what the weather, it is it. First significant snow arriving tomorrow, pulled the retractable front plate bracket off in late October, didn't want it ripped off and lost. or doing damage to the front fascia.
Never daily drive with the GXP. I use a 2007 Kia Rondo, wife uses 2010 Honda Insight. On nice days, one of us will use 2007 Mazda MX-5 roadster. GXP is for weekends, cruise-ins and carshows.
Daily driver in heat, cold, rain, snow, ice, salt - except the rare occasion when I carpool with my wife. Just over 49,000 miles since purchased new in 2008. 40 mile roundtrip commute. I had a parade of nice Trans Ams I sold with ridiculously low miles, and then I realized that the next owner was having all the fun. Driven the wheels off everything new since that revelation, but I do still have an old GTO that sits patiently in the garage. Also keeps me from having a "nice" driver to buy, license, insure, and be bored in.
Me too, but wishing today it wasn't my DD.
I get up this morning and the ABS, Traction Control and Stability Control Systems all got a good work out. I never made it out of 3rd gear, even on the highway. It felt like driving a toboggan on the highway when I tried to change lanes. :willy::willy::willy:
I have had a couple of moments, but we seem to have short bursts of bad weather that are quickly cleaned up. That, plus I am also on a school district schedule which tends to keep me from driving on the worst days. I have used snow tires on other cars (Mazdaspeed Protege and Mustang Mach 1) that definitely make a difference, but I haven't brought myself to get different wheels for the Solstice to do it.
I live in Toronto too. Daily driver since I got her new in '08. 225/55/16 Nokian Hakkapellitta RSi tires in the winter. Definitely gotta at least put traction control in competitive mode. The traction control is just too heavy handed otherwise.
I drive it every day. 28 miles each way. Has the GM tune and CAI, best damn commuting car I ever owned (Last car was LS-1 6 Speed 1999 Z-28 with minimal options which was fun to merge onto the freeway at 5 AM).
Life is too short to "Save" your car for someone else to buy it from you with low miles. My daughter has had cancer twice, it changes your mind on "Saving Things" for another day. She is 14 now and has taught me much about the concept of time and what is important. Sorry for getting too deep.... But I really believe this, enjoy your loved ones, stuff and time you have today.
Drive it, thrash it, get a new one in 5 years, life is short....
DD since I bought it, only rare occasions do I need another ride. I drove in the snow the past few days even. As long as the snow isn't deep the car handles the ice and slipperiness quite well.
Daily Driver, 110 or so miles per day, just crossed 110,500 this week. This is a great DD...I get great mileage and enjoy the heck out of the drive, especially in the spring/summer/fall when the top can go down routinely.
I have a company vehicle, so I just drive the Sol if I have to go out when I get home from work or weekends when I'm in town. Only 5k miles since June.
Daily driver for me too. I'm pushing 114,000 miles and only stop driving her in the winter when the snow gets so deep her front fascia starts to act like a snow plow. I don't know any other seat I want to sit in.
DD here, my wife drives ours about 160 miles a day. I think her trip is ~79-80 miles one way. She says it needs a nice, throaty exhaust system on it lol
MBRP makes a great one (that is what I have...sounds awesome, they have video clips of them for you to listen to) and has great deals...they're trying to sell their Solstice/Sky inventory and have been for a while so I think you'd get a great price
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DD here as well. Should have taken a picture of the car before I gave it a spray down at the carwash. Would have made all you "no rain" pansies cringe. :lol: :chill:
anyone daily with the DDM 2871 upgrade, mpg's and driveability? i drive 80 miles a day so i decent mileage, going from my geo will be bad enough
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