The car you are looking at is not even remotely for daily driving. And it will absolutely cost the earth to operate and maintain. It is a recreational sports car in every sense of the term.

 

The car you're looking at for a DD is a no.

I would recommend a freshly rebuilt car (with the following):
aluminum radiator
aluminum ast
new coolant lines (11) and spring clamps
a nice downpipe/hi-flow cat
rats nest vacuum hose job
add some grounds
coolant flush
oil change
new oil/gas/air filters
new spark plugs
new spark plug wires
rear end oil change
tranny fluid change
grease all the suspension components
new brake pads
new brake fluid
new belts
new thermostat
new pressure caps
new fuel pulsation damper
fire extinguisher in the trunk

((((((OPTIONAL)))))))) (dependent on the parts condition)
new fuel pump
new fuel lines
clean the fuel injectors
new battery
new water pump
brake lines
clutch line
wiring harness(es)

((((((Check)))))))
tires
clutch
clutch fork
bushings
alignment
etc etc

Stay stock until this is all done. Then just keep her running cool and keep up maintenance on a ahead of schedule time. This is solely a mechanical diagram, the rest is up to you. I know I have forgotten some extra stuff but this should help.

 

Thanks for all the help guys.

I guess the car I mentioned above really isnt suitable for a DD after-all, I will keep my eyes peeled for something less tuned and with similar mods to those ledgebmx mentions (thanks for that )

Unfortunately I cant really afford to run two cars, so the FD would simply have to be a daily driver, that being said, I dont live too far from work and it would have plenty of chance to get warmed up and then cooled again before being parked in the work car-park.

So it seems the general consensus is that an FD is suitable for a DD as long as it is meticulously looked after and cared for (which it certainly would be) and as long as it is not modded too heavily and has all the reliability mods and cooling protection?

Again, thanks for all the help

Nick

 

Choose wisely where you park your FD, avoid parking next to Vans, or beatup cars. I got several dings by others opening their doors, some jerks do it on purpose. Usually pick the end parking spaces

 

They are reliable as long as the owner takes care of it. But since they are old cars, stuff sometimes break. I don't think these things are any less reliable than other high end sports cars from early 90's.

 

Since you are in the UK, you probably can get newer cars than we can in NA. For a DD, I would go for one that is as new and as stock as possible.

 

Yeah, the problem is that these cars have a bad reputation for being high maintenance and having the car look so damn awesome can give you a big problem in deciding what to do. I just went ahead and bought one. Just like everybody is saying, get it and keep a close eye on it. Treat it like a gold and diamond money drain. Have fun with it.

 

ive had my FD for about 3 years now and its been a DD. It's had its problems but i still wouldn't not want it to be my DD. But before this past summer (Feb) I decided to get a rebuild and go single. So right now I still have a lil CRX and cannot wait to ditch it. I miss my FD and think it is the coolest DD ever. Who cares about gas and broken parts. You buy the car to enjoy it. So enjoy it all the time as a DD.

BTW, does anyone wanna buy this CRX Si from me soon...$2k.

 

having an fd as a daily driver mainly depends on the milage and how it was previously treated. i have known of people having very few problems that are running stock fd's with 50k miles and less.

 

Treat your motor well and itll treat you well

i use mine as a dd, and just about every day im thinkin it wasnt a good idea. Right now i got an oil leak and blown struts, and some little things that are eating away at me that havent started until about 2 weeks after i owned it... and rigt now im only 19 working 35-40 hours, trying to go to school, gf eating every ounce of my spare time draining my wallet, and im too far in the hole right now to do anything about it. And now its winter.


I love my fd but... ****...

 

Hell yes you can use it as a DD. I do to mine. Mine just has reliability mods, gauges, suspension/braking stuff and an exhaust. I keep the boost around 10psi. Don't go pushing for too much power. Just do your maintainance religiously and you'll be fine. Alos, never boost on cold engine or let it overheat. Just remember it's a ~15yr old car and things are gonna be breaking because of that.

The car you're looking at may be unreliable with all those mods, though.

 

I DD my FD

.. but eventually, i'll get another car to take the DD job. keep the FD away from hazardous dumbasses on the streets.

 

FD's are perfect DD's. reliable like a honda, fit more golf bags than an x5 and prius's shiver at the sight of the ungodly gas mileage i get.

boo ya.