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fekkinell Wolfsburg Wizard

655 posts · joined Jun 2005 ·

#449536
So how many people here drive their dubs as their daily car?

So often i get comments like "but how do you handle driving such a big van everywhere" or "doesnt it break down"... of course the answer to both of these is "easily" and "no actually... its never let me down yet"... unlike my 2001 hyundai (poo poooooopoooooo) which collapsed the battery twice, and my '99 commondore which died smack in the middle of Collins St. Gladly both of these cars are no longer dirtying my driveway.

So yeah... do you dub it every day? 👍

[ Edited on 22-1-2006 by fekkinell ]
"Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is? Why don't you tell it like it REALLY is?" - stereophonics

VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.

3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#449537
yep, drive my 56 oval everyday
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
One man's junk...

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#449538
Fleur drives one of her dubs either 75 bus or 71 beetle every single day.

One of the guys at her work asked if she had aircon. When he found out there was none, he said "That's what you get when you drive a s&!tbox"

She came back with. "At least I own my car, and it's worth more now than when it was new"

He owns a new Conformador S ute on finance, so he had no answer back. 🙂
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#449540
my sbug is my daily
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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buzzbug Praise the lowered

1,992 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#449546
i dirive mine daily.
i even drive it when the wifes forester is parked in the garage.

though my favourite thing is seeing the people that win "best daily driver" awards in cars that are clearly not daily drivers.
as far as i am concerned if it is only taken out on weekends when there are no rain clouds in sight, it is not a daily driver
If you did not drive it to the event and it came on a trailer, it is not a daily driver.
A daily driver has scratches and signs of ware and tare.
Not pristine and unmarked duco.

Lee.

It is even the car i take on holiday.







[ Edited on 22-1-2006 by buzzbug ]
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs

PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#449552
My PBB is my daily driver.... and to the above comment, she has a few stone ships but that's it. :P

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#449586
Unfortunatly due to the number of ill adjusted people we have in society and the fear of having my soft top slashed my cabrio is no longer a daily driver. I only drive her if I know that the end point will be a safe destination for parking (I don't drive her to work and shopping centres). The richer half does drive her to work when the weather is fine as he has secure parking.
🤘

sikdub Wolfsburg Wizard

571 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#449605
My squareback used to be my daily but is now sitting in the shed while the Mk3 VR6 Golf does the daily duties...

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#449606
26000km worth of daily driving this year

buzzbox Seriously Crusin Dubber

149 posts · joined Dec 2005 ·

#449607
My square does a 20km round trip every weekday,maybe that on weekends too(for a year and a half now) and never fails to get there.
Driven to Gosford a few times and Newcastle ,from Sydney without a hitch.

I can't bring myself to worry about the paint job (previous owners' wonderful coat
of..ahem..acrylic housepaint)
Think I'll check the oil and tyre pressures before tootling up to euro day for a looksee.
👍👍
bog'n'grumble

Hertz www.melburgluft.com

1,080 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#449610
The great thing about driving a ratlooker, if you park in the wrong spot and your car gets scratched, or a bird shits on it, or it starts to rust, it only looks better. A car is for driving, it gets you to the place you want to be. It should not become a statue that never moves.
Click the Beetle

77bay Seriously Crusin Dubber

181 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#449612
My bay is the daily for me. She clocks up 160km a day round trip to work up and down the bruce highway. Works out around 45000km a year, and she doesn't miss a beat thanks to Gary at Conti Engines.👍

ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#449633
my bay is my daily, and before i had the bay my beetle was. used to travel up and down bulli pass to get to work, and has never skipped a beat.
love it

StenGuns Veteran Volks Folk

2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#449634
71 Dual Cab.. Takes me to work daily.. And occasionally actually goes and does some work around the airport

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#449640
Daily. Helps me relax.
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
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jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#449673
Daily! And she's never stranded us... had problems while driving, but always gotten us home!

butidontunderstand Insano Dub Head

783 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#449679
my baby is a daily...shes great, i love her :kiss
🙂

56astro Custom Title Time!

1,772 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#449689
Yep, mine is.

Over 200km each day, 4 days in every 8.

VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
35MPG on 101.3kPa

Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#449692
Yep, my beetle does 65kms a day 5 days a week and usually take it out for a cruise with thewife & kids on the weekend.
Cheers
Brendan
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#449699
yep the split is my daily and has never let me down(touch wood)
but when i have finished the bay the split will be my weekend warrior and the bay the daily.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#449706
Up until not long ago, our Baja Bus was our only car, therefore was a daily driver, now I have two kombi's to choose from and the wife drives an air-con camry.
The Baja Bus has done over 100,000klms since we've owned it, and the only real dramas have been broken gearboxes, but it does run 31x10.5R15's on the rear and I flog the crap out of it......
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab

77bay Seriously Crusin Dubber

181 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#449716
Hey Bob, I get I kick seeing your bus in the mornings when I'm finishing the night shift. It keeps me awake looking for it in the traffic. 11cab is yours a purple bus? I've spotted that one a couple of times and had some nasty ideas for mine, or the next project!:thumb

lohoon Wolfsburg Wizard

466 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#449717
Yeah, our 68 Baja does a little over 40ks each day to work and back an then any shoppin dutys,travelin to friends an relos places.Have broken an accelerator cable twice in five years.Still wasn,t stranded,twiched a bit of fence wire an away we go!
She has covered 40000miles since we Bajad her.

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#449720
Nah this is mine

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65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab

VWMA Editor Custom Title Time!

1,086 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#449721
Yep, 7 days a week.

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#449722
love that pic of your bus graham:thumb
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#449727
Yeah Bob, and this is my other favourite

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65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab

bugbum Commited Dubber

56 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#449743
Sure do. Its never let me down. I don't think i'll ever go back to a 'normal' car. Its too much fun in the bug!