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Originally Posted by jjaisli
If you already have a daily driver, sure, why not!  Spring is right around the corner and soon the air will be full of pollen, pooping birds and rain showers. Keep the car protected against the elements. You'll probably be glad you did.
I actually bought my FR-S last summer with the intention of using it as a daily driver. Through a combination of adding up the miles (I have a long commute), nearly being side swiped TWICE in one day, less than a week after I bought it (in both cases by people talking on their cell phones), and sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for days on end, less than a month after I took delivery, I went and picked up a low mileage, 3 year old Honda Fit, coming off lease. It's one of the better decisions I've made.
The FR-S has been in the garage since mid November and I've only taken it out twice since then. And I miss it. But this winter has been particularly brutal. Much colder than usual, sometimes below 0*C, day and night for weeks on end, lots and lots of snow, enough salt on the roads to start an inland ocean. And now that winter is finally waning, the the streets are so full of ruts and loose gravel and enormous pot holes, it's frightening. A few weeks ago, coming to work in the wee hours of the morning, I hit a massive pot hole while changing lines on a major highway. Ridiculous. It was dark and I never even saw it. I didn't lose pressure but I probably dented the rim and I'll most likely need an alignment.
It doesn't matter if you have an FR-S or an F430 Spyder. If you have something and want to protect it and keep it pristine until you're ready to drive it, than do it. |
Thanks, thanks and thanks!
There was a comment earlier in the post something along the lines of
'it's just a 25,000 car, just drive it'
I think this is just ludicrous as to just not take care of a new car and thrash on it and not worry about it seems like a poor financial decision. We will see who's car looks better in approx. 1 year's time! I'm in my early 30s now and I want to have a pristine, classy sports car. Maybe it is just some of the younger folks who don't quite understand the value of money yet. (I agree though, a car isn't really an investment.)
To each their own...
