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 fekkinell
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 01:22 PM |
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Is your dub your daily?
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
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VWFOOL
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 01:27 PM |
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yep, drive my 56 oval everyday
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One man's junk...
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 helbus
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 01:32 PM |
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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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pod
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 01:32 PM |
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yep my caravelle is my daily,and my beetle is my club run car
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barls
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 01:40 PM |
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my sbug is my daily
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buzzbug
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 02:11 PM |
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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.
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some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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PrettyBlueBug
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 02:25 PM |
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My PBB is my daily driver.... and to the above comment, she has a few stone ships but that's it. :P
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mscabrio
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 04:19 PM |
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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.
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 04:41 PM |
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My squareback used to be my daily but is now sitting in the shed while the Mk3 VR6 Golf does the daily duties...
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 04:45 PM |
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26000km worth of daily driving this year
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 04:48 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 05:09 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 05:18 PM |
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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.
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 06:34 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 06:36 PM |
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71 Dual Cab.. Takes me to work daily.. And occasionally actually goes and does some work around the airport
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 06:50 PM |
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Daily. Helps me relax.
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76camper
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 07:52 PM |
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daily :-) helps with the ladies...
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 08:02 PM |
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Daily! And she's never stranded us... had problems while driving, but always gotten us home!
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 08:12 PM |
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my baby is a daily...shes great, i love her :kiss
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 08:29 PM |
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Yep, mine is.
Over 200km each day, 4 days in every 8.
VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 08:39 PM |
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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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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 08:47 PM |
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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
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11CAB
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:02 PM |
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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
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77bay
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:14 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:15 PM |
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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.
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11CAB
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:17 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:17 PM |
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Yep, 7 days a week.
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kombibob
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:18 PM |
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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
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11CAB
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:28 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 09:50 PM |
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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! |
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