2mAns Daily Driver Thread - who knows what it is today...

[2mAn]

3 months

He’s gonna try to surprise us.

8.5 months.

Dang, so y'all think this car wont make it to 2025!?

Thats only like a few tanks of fuel in this car!...

Here it is! 2006 Jetta TDI with 230k on it and 3 pedals. Some worn interior & paint that's been baking in the AZ Sun, but she made the 500 mile drive home yesterday without skipping a beat.

Initial pics from the Ad





No plastic cover hiding this powerhaus



I didnt buy it sight unseen. I had Kevan check out the E46 wagon that had a blown motor and a buddy from the TDI Forums check out the TDI and based on their reactions and my own gut feeling I decided Sunday to buy t he plane ticket and fly out to Phoenix and get the TDI.

Already have some fun stuff coming, the usual MO based on all of my other DDs, but also cleaning up the interior a little. I will see what I can do about the paint.

Stay tuned for now!

[DEV0 E30]

3 months

He’s gonna try to surprise us.

8.5 months.

[MrBurgundy]

3 months

[2mAn]

Alright, I’ve made a decision.

In about 30 hours, I should have some pictures to show as wheels will be in motion tomorrow.

As usual, place your bets on how long this next daily will stick around. Price is right rules... closest without going over.

GO!

[DEV0 E30]

waitaminnit...

You had an e46 wagon...

So of that same vein? I'll offer another alternative.

1. Get older prius for daily duty and child transport duties. Get as new as budget allows.
2. Keep 996 for as long as you keep cars - ala, enjoy it but we know it may not stick around for long.
3. Acquire E30, sell 996 or keep it until e30 feelsgoodmannnn.

[2mAn]

Got sidetracked with moving into a house and....shingles.... but there’s been some progress.

Basically down to doing the same dumbsh!t I’m used to doing or being smart.

(1) Buy something a little boring, efficient and ready to go, OR
(2) Buy a project that will result in a badass, manual wagon... eventually

[MrBurgundy]

I think the Duratec powered models offer a massive upgrade as a DD. While the 2.3 Lima powered 89 I had in school might have squeaked out 2mpg better than my current 4.9 powered 95 F150 it was a worse vehicle in every other way.

They're not THAT bad

Doubt that number would be close on the highway.. I get like 20mpg going 70mph with a bunch of shit in the back. That 4.9 probably would get 10mpg LOL

It IS a great daily, but the duratec is way better when it comes to power, no hiding that.. but the lima is literally bullet proof...

I've been dailying my e30 the past 2 weeks and my god, it is just the best lol

[E30Bastard]

E30 will not be MY daily. I avg 25mph on my traffic and stoplight congested 8 mile commute, and I pick up the kiddo on the way home... if you’re fortunate enough to DD an E30, I tip my cap to you. Doesn’t work for me, especially in my current situation

No E30 will ever be an MY.

[roguetoaster]

E30 will not be MY daily.

Well, we look forward to hearing about your wife's E30 daily driver imminently.

[2mAn]

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E30Bastard does what’s hiding under the “drive tastefully” sticker ring a bell? 🤣😂

[2mAn]

E30 will not be MY daily. I avg 25mph on my traffic and stoplight congested 8 mile commute, and I pick up the kiddo on the way home... if you’re fortunate enough to DD an E30, I tip my cap to you. Doesn’t work for me, especially in my current situation

[roguetoaster]

I also think a 1st or 2nd gen manual 4cyl Ranger would an absolutely killer daily

I think the Duratec powered models offer a massive upgrade as a DD. While the 2.3 Lima powered 89 I had in school might have squeaked out 2mpg better than my current 4.9 powered 95 F150 it was a worse vehicle in every other way.

It's funny how much I am continually drawn to E30s. Just bought an E46 at auction this AM and fully expected to replace/sell the E30 touring when the 330i is tagged. Yet, by the time I got home from a 160 mile trip in the E30 this evening I was scoping out where to park the truck in the driveway when it loses it's spot to the E46 while the E30 remains.

Anyway, yeah E30 daily, it's the way to go.

[AWDBOB]

I also think a 1st or 2nd gen manual 4cyl Ranger would an absolutely killer daily

[E30Bastard]

This might sound crazy, ya'll, but after reading through 20 pages and 4 years of posts I have a novel suggestion:

AN E30!

They don't call it "God's Chariot" for nothin'!

Bought my second E30 in November, 2018. Sure, it spent its first year in the garage while I made everything right, but it starts up and boogies like it's 1988 every single day rain, snow, or shine. If it were to break down on the road I've got the background knowledge, a printed ETM, spare parts, and enough tools in the trunk to probably get it going again, too. What could be better than a daily you don't need to tow? Goal is a turbo DD and I'm nearly there.

*Switching to the Z3 rack made it the most limber thing. One finger u-turns in a residential.
*Classic German styling.
*Rips a canyon as good as anything else - come on, use that body roll for gains!
*It's literally the only car you'll see on the road every single day if you keep your eyes open for it, which means it was built like a tank
*If your city's road infrastructure and/or maintenance sucks nothing better than an E30 with a fkn skidplate. She'll take it all.

I'm singin' to the choir, here!

The proof is in the pudding:

I bought a cherry F80 two freaking years ago and I've dumped more money in mods into it than miles (4k miles in 2 years). It's great and it's fun in many ways, but try parking it! Try keeping your butthole from puckering up every time you even enter the parking lot. Try driving it on Bay Area or LA County roads/freeways without having pothole anxieties. It's not a DD by any means. My 1997 Suburban had a better turning radius!

With all that being said, I do have my eyes peeled for a 2016 6mt F10 M5, a true family DD saloon built to hold two children and a lovely wife. Will probably sell the F80 for it if I can find a good one. The Last of the Mohicans and, boy, are they hard to find.

*edit & P.S.: I'd still drive the E30 most days, just use the M5 for family stuff.

[E30Bastard]

I never got the idea of a daily and a weekend car. Every day is a weekend when you're tearing around in a car you actually like, and every commute can be a race. Personally, it makes me sad that my touring now just sits in the time of salt. Despite the M40 it gets bounced off the limiter, launched, slid through double traffic circles, and run to top speed regularly.

Cars aren't forever, and neither are we, enjoy them thoroughly today before you can't.

Best fkn comment of the thread. Just swap summer to winter tires and rip the living piss out of it!!