Daily driven and autox'd every other weekend for 5 years now with over 64,000 miles in that time.

 

Meh, I love my car like the rest, but to call it more "Hard-core" than other sports cars is a poor excuse for being finicky. It doesn't drive like a z06 Vette, no, because a Vette has this thing called "Torque". It's a different powerband, but both are very usable on the track and autoX. These other "less hard-core" sports cars offer very similiar cornering speeds, acceleration times, 1/4 ET's, etc.

I don't daily drive mine only because I feel it should only be driven when it can be DRIVEN, which is not the case where I work, or in the rain, traffic, or snow.

 

It has nothing to do with being finicky. Most modern "sports cars" are more GTs than sports cars....the FD is not. The Corvette is a great sports car, but it does not have the go-kart feel of the FD, no matter what's its objective handling numbers are. All of the other cars listed above aren't even close.

Both the Viper and the Elise are even harder-core sports cars than the FD...and neither of them are for everyone either.

 

If we are going to start being picky then the FD isn't even a true sports car, since originally it was trademarked by an open top, roadster setup.

I don't mean to put the car down, hell, I own one over other cars I'm arguing "for", but to say it is more hard-core is just a sorry excuse for the matter that it needs much more attention and replaced parts than other cars "similiar" to it. And even those it surpasses in certain numbers are not always by that much, you can't argue that.

And as far as Go-Kart feel, I only associate that with even lighter/smaller cars like a MKI Mr2 and a Miata...but I guess you could argue that too..*shrug*

 

I gotta go with Rynberg on this one. Most "Sport Cars" today are only sport in a touring car sense. There are very few that feel like a race car off the show room floor. And don't mistake being fast as the same as being a sports car.

 

I bought my 7 in 1996 and it was DD until about a year and a half ago. It sure made my commutes a lot more bearable.

 

Thought I'd share my experience here. I almost gave up on my FD and move on with another car because all the headache it's giving me. But then again I bought a what? 13 years old car or so. There will be lots of worn parts need to be replaced. If not, they'd just create the tihng called 'problems on the FD'. I have yet to daily drive my FD because there are parts that need to be replaced and to avoid further damage to the FD's internal. So I'm grounding the car at the moment.

But what I can tell you is a couple months back, it has been a good car to take me to work as well as a fun car driving back from work.

I'd lost confident on the FD only IF once I have replaced all the worn parts along with reliability mods done properly but still undriveable. Only then I'll call it a '****' car.

 

I've put 30k miles on my 94 FD the past 2 1/2 years. Besides me replacing the clutch and routine maintenance my car has been the most reliable dailey driver I've had. I have 95k on the original engine and stock everything else even the vacuum lines are original (except pre-cat & new ast). Even with it's high mileage, I wouldn't hesitate to drive it comfortably cross country. Oh yea I still get 17 mpg city and 26 hwy.

 

Yea, but, you're maybe the only one driving a 13b-TT with that many miles on it...period. :P

Speaking of Gas mileage, I suppose everyone who owns an FD now is used to a Honda/Acura economy DD? I mean, if you compare the FD to a jeep, truck, SUV as far as a Daily Driver go's (Ignoring the impracticality of RWD for snow and space)...it's the same if not better.

Half of the people at the office drive SUV's that net 15mpg tops, perhaps the 87 octane evens things out a bit but driving a 18-22mpg car everyday isn't unheard of...certainly could be better too, though :P

 

Whats wrong with a college student owning a 3rd gen? Half of the members on this site are young.

 

Don't even get me started on SUV drivers. Anyone choosing to drive a full-size SUV everyday to work with only themselves in the car strikes me as an idiot. SUVs actually used as utility vehicles or for always hauling around 5-6 kids are a rare breed. Most are owned by suburbanites almost always driving by themselves who would be horrified if a speck of mud landed on their gargantuan beast.

Please read my post again and see if you still feel the need to ask that question.

 

250k~ miles should tell u the answer..........

 

Yes but how many motors? And how long was your car down for?

DD a FD= bad news IMO.

thats what teh honda if for

 

I have a reasonable budget.

I am looking at a luxury car like a CL Type S.

 

i do everyday, monday thru sunday for the past year and a half with no problems and love it every second of my life

 

 

I daily drived my FD almost with the mods now for 2 years. No problems ever, just made sure on the weekends I took it out and played a lot....hehe

Its not a daily anymore, no A/C and because of the humidity and the rain ==== Death...

 

What does it matter? They are driving a vehicle that gets similiar gas mileage to what we get in our small sports cars, yet they have space if they need it.

I'd say the Rx7/Sports car as a daily is just as impractical, purely due to gas mileage, and the RWD doesn't help in the snow (SUV's can do that easier).

But if you can get over the gas mileage and the idea that some days/trips you're not even utilizing it as a sports car (And IMO, wasting mileage)...it's fine I suppose :P

 

That's my whole point!

 

So a SUV gets better MPG than a RX7?

 

Yea, I kind of forgot your position on this whole Daily Driver idea... :P

And batman: I never said it get's better gas mileage. Read my post. They get similiar gas mileage to an FD (FD varies with mods and condition, as you all know) yet they provide much more space, and better drivability in the winter. Not a hard concept...

 

i just got a FD and i plan on useing it as a DD. the usually maintainces ur talkin about is oil changes, spark plugs/wire, adding coolent here and there. is there anything else that i missed?

 

160K, dailey driver until 2003 and now maybe 8,000 miles a year. On the second engine and tranny. It has only been on a tow truck once in 12 years. I think that's pretty good. It was also 100% stock until about 2 years ago. For a daily driver I HIGHLY recommend stock.

 

Doesn't snow in my area...........

 

yeah, the fact that its 12 year old car and simple things will fail..i mean if you cruise the 3rd gen forum daily, you'll see all the threads of problems about little stuff.. like no spark, coil failing, idle problem..besides the normal maintenance, are you ready to deal with the other stuff? well i see you got the FD already, good luck..

even though the engine is in tip top shape, it could also be the little things that puts an FD down, you will still need a DD for backup..unless you're a mechanic and diagnosing little things is what you do..