Potential new job may require quite a bit of mileage, so I'm thinking of getting a daily whilst the scoob sits to the side awaiting fun times.

For the people that are running non-scoob dailys, what are you running?

Please don't make this a thread about "omg i daily mine, you *****" and "dont make it a garage queen". I could be doing upwards of 20k miles a year and I don't want to ruin it.

I was thinking an R56 Cooper s for which you can pick up for 6k. Pretty good investment and I would still get a decent chunk back after 3 years.

What are you running?

 

Mk5 Golf GTI

Does what exactly what I need, and is still good fun

 

BMW 118d Msport munches the miles keeps the wife happy and away from the Impreza

 

I'm tempted by the Golf GTi, but my friend had one and he spent a lot on it even though it was a standard looked after model. Heard they have a few issues.

What are they like on fuel for you?

 

Nice. Realistically, is it expensive to run two cars. The scoob would do 5k a year and something like a mk5 gti wouldnt be a lot to run itself really

 

You need to add more for your requirements i.e. Diesel ,petrol, hot hatch, est etc.
But I run a b8 avant 2.0tfsi Quattro mapped, lovely to drive and still can compete with the boys

 

I have a Fiat Panda 100HP. It's on kw coilovers. You may mock but it's silly amounts of 950kg fun!!

 

The honda civic EXGt for the daily works run of 20 miles a day
38mpg
petrol engine
Nice luxury car
Once a week I take the Nismo for a change
Never use the Greenwagon for the work run as its a garage queen

 

Ford ranger aka the skip. Perfect for me for work and around our small farm. Probably not the sort of daily you need though.

 

Obviously it boils down to taste and budget but anything that gives you a ridiculous amount of MPG and relative comfort is a definite.

Performance shouldn't matter, in fact the lack of will make you appreciate the Scooby even more come weekend time.

I don't have a commute any more but the daily I have for the more economical side of things is a 207 1.4 sport which does roughly 45-50mpg. Which I think is perfect for what I need, I'd recommend something along the lines of Audi or BMW which is what I'd go for if I had a commute of any decent length. The comfort in them is second to none.

 

I run a 998cc S Reg Polo, no electric windows, no PAS, no AC, no CL. Basic, sips fuel but just keeps going. It does have a BT hands free head unit but by fewk it makes me appreciate the Leggy

 

In the car pool at work we've got a volvo V70 D5. The cabin isn't that smart (but tough and well laid out) and it's not very exciting to drive but the seats are very comfy, it's quiet, it's very reliable and doesn't use much fuel. The police use them for motorway cruisers which is always a good endorsement in my book.

 

Nissan Leaf (electric car) for the trudge to/from work, and local trips. To do the same number of miles for what I pay in electricity, a petrol car would have to do 200+ mpg. Sure it's not very attractive to look at, but it's smooth, quiet, surprisingly quick out of the blocks and very cheap to run. And my wife likes driving it!

 

And the cost of the car is?

 

Ours is on PCP, we paid £1000 deposit and just under £200 a month, over 2 years. So ~£5800 over 2 years. Spent £384 on electricity (fuel) for 16000 miles. And £100 on servicing/maintenance. Then handed it back and got a new one earlier this month, same deal but for a bigger battery and the top spec model instead of the mid-range.

If you wanted to buy a brand new Leaf you could probably get one for £18K, but they are much better on finance. Nearly new ones can be had for around £14K if you can find the right deal(er).

 

Why not get a ep3 type r, you can pick one up for under 4kish but with high mileage.

 

My Polo cost £800 from an old lady two years ago and is only just breaking 34k and it's mine

Can't do PCP

 

Got 400bhp Cupra R for my daily.


its up for sale as its more than I need. have a 2004 Vectra 2.2 petrol estate I bought 18months ago for £800. Flew through its MOT after first 6 months and think I will be using that until it decides to die on me tbh.


Ryan

 

I run an E46 330i as a daily. Quick enough to be entertaining, does decent MPG when required and is easy to work on and fix.

 

My daily is a SportKa. Nippy enough, 35ish to the gallon, not a completely terrible interior since I've got the SE with the leather seats and trim, parts are cheap and generally it's easy to work on. Picked it up with a full years MOT and 68k on the clock for £500 in August. Got a bit of the standard Ka rust around the filler cap and just had to replace the clutch slave cylinder (not fun) but other than that it's not a bad little car. And since it cost sod all, I won't lose a load on it when it dies.


It will be making way for a Scoob soon enough when I get some money together which will become the daily, but I've got plans to make it into a cheap track car. If I stuff it, it doesn't really matter.

 

A 2005 Clio 182.

180bhp, handles like a go-kart and fun to drive, 35mpg average (that's with some "spirited driving" as well), has gadgets (cruise control, auto lights/wipers etc), cheap to insure and cheap to replace parts when they inevitably break given that it's French!

Oh - and it only cost £1000!

 

He He He. My "Daily" is a 2006 Renault Espace. 2.0DCi 175 FAP. got it with 145,000 miles on the clock. Cost me £300 every month in repairs and other problems and is worth F**K all. Still, I can sleep in it. And it gives me 40-50mpg on the motorways.

I've basically changed everything except the engine and gearbox. The M9R goes on forever so not too bothered. Now it's comfortable, London diesel compliant and has sat nav, hands free and CD autochanger all working.

Scooby just sits under an cover.....

 

if you are trying to preserve your car i undestand that , my daily is a fsti getting 35 mpg , the newer fsti has slight longer gears so maybe even better , it's on around 155k miles now , good all rounder not much more price wise to run than any thing else , i'm finding it expensive running too many cars and it's not always cost effective buying some thing more economical to run as it still costs to run that v what i wound have spent on fuel etc any way

 

My current daily is a 2012 Audi A4 TDi SE, Very comfy car, Good on fuel & is only £30 road tax.

My next one will either be a Lexus CT or Newer shape 520d

 

Yep, you get what you pay for though! Bangernomics is definitely a viable way to keep moving for cheap, but you do miss out on creature comforts.

 

Have you actually looked at the numbers? The cost of buying another car, taxing it, insuring it, servicing, MoT, tyres, fixing repairs, depreciation etc; against simply spending all that money in keeping your Scooby in tip-top condition that the additional mileage of using it daily would require?

Unless you don't actually enjoy using it as a daily, then 20k a year is not going to ruin a Scooby. It will just cost more to run and maintain each year. Still less than buying and running another car though I bet.

 

as above cheaper to use what you have as i've tried other options and it just costs you more , if it's rare and you are preserving it that's different

 

320 CLK Mercedes, petrol. Had it 5 years and it has cost almost nothing to run other than servicing, which is dead easy to do yourself. It's cheap to insure, has never missed a beat and does 33/4 mpg.

 

I somewhat disagree.

So I would service it 4 times a year with my car over once with a normal car if it was 20k miles a year. That would also be a set of tyres too, and as I run Michelin Super Sports that's a fair bit of money. And no I don't want cheaper tyres on it. Fuel is also worse in the STi then something like an Alfa Guilietta, plus you would tax the scoob every 6 months which makes up for the tax on a cheap car for a year. Yes, fixing a car costs money, but 60k on the scoob in 3 years would also warrant parts to be replaced. The only massive additional cost is insurance, but it's not a normal STi and they're getting rare these days.

Yes you have depreciation, but mine has 98k and would see 160k in 3 years. It's a Blobeye Widetrack STi so the money would be level or would go up if I park it for the winter.

I honestly think it's about the same and I'd get to keep it longer and in better shape. No brainer if you ask me.

 

I had one for a year, great VFM and fun! The seat and over asisted brake servo (pre 2009 model) got on my nerves though and I changed it for a modified 500 Abarth.

It's as economic as the Panda (or better if taking it easy) while still being fun and doesn't burn any oil.

To the OP watch out cambelt tensioner rattling from the Cooper, otherwise a fun car to drive.