85 308 as a daily driver?

Those are about the only places I take my 77. To work when traffic is light, Costco & grocery store for light shopping. Otherwise like u say it would sit in the garage for another 30 years racking up a whopping 16k miles, what a waste!

 

The QV's are meant to be driven daily regardless of the distance or mileage.

 

I drive my 85 to work frequently,3 times last week,about 5 miles each way. Plenty of time and distance to get things warmed up. I also take it to the grocery store and run other errands in it. It makes a great daily driver and only has 113000 miles.

 

Excuse my ignorance but why is the QV a better daily driver than a 2V or later carbed car?

 

I agree with the previous posts. I drive my 328 to and from work (75 miles round trip) 2 or 3 days per week and get almost 20 MPG in the process. Drive it and you will most always have a smile on your face when you get to work.

 

I don't think he intended to slam the older cars, it was just a question about him driving his car.

I am a contractor, so i do ridiculous business miles and only occasionally get to go visit customers or pick up a 4 foot board or roll of felt or deliver paychecks in the 77.

But i still will drive it short distances, just for fun, and as the above poster said, you get to work with a smile on your face.

If the mileage is really short, it might be good to change the oil every 3-4 months to get rid of the condensate and unevaporated gas in the oil.

Look for a reason to take the F car.

yes,
chris

 

I drove my '82 GBTi EVERY day this week to work, no rain, and drive it every chance I get. It runs better now than it ever did, starts like a dream and runs on fast idle until it reaches operating temp. (first thing in the morning) and has never been anything but totally reliable, OH and it puts that smile on my face, and on everyone at Starbuck's or where ever I take it! Drive those F-cars, they love it!! Ciao! Dennis

 

Of course, that's GTBi heeheehee !!!!

 

Sure, my ol' 85 was a daiy beater, grocery getter AND track rat. Provided you can afford to get it up to snuff and maintain it, sure she can be a daily driver.

 

I finally got my 308gtsi 2v a week ago and since have put 250 miles on it, Mostly cruising miles. Some cars with high collectibility will always be garage Queens.
I only live five miles from work and will drive it every day. I simply let it warm up, cruise slowly at first, and then find the longet route to get there!!
Best of luck with your QV!

 

There actually were a number of refinements to the hardware, over the years. The timing gear bearings were improved in the QV, and there were a couple of other upgrades.

The key to using any Italian as a daily driver is regular and thorough maintenance. So any improvements to maintainability is a plus for a daily.

I used my 328 as a (summer) daily driver for a couple of years. It would take a good 10 miles to warm up completely, so short trips did bother me a bit.

I drive the 328 to work even now -- the traffic lights give the car a chance to warm in a short "distance". (The commute is shorter in distance, but longer in time.) But the problem in commuting traffic is with the top off. Having that hot engine a couple of inches behind your back isn't a problem, as long as you're moving. But sitting at a ten minute long red light, all that heat bleeds forward into the cabin.

 

Geez, Dude,

All you gotta do is just turn on that powerfull AC - NO SWEAT ;-)

living on the cool north coast,
chris

 

I've been thinking of getting winter tires for the 328. When I pull it into the garage after a drive, it heats the whole house.

 

Sure, a daily driver is fine. Actually, a semi-daily driver with a once-a-week long run to stretch those rpms and keep crap from building up would be perfect.

 

Hello from Germany,

I have also decided this year to use my carb car regularly, because otherwise it will sit in my garage most of the times. Like someone else already mentioned; ' what a waste '.
It's a carb car, fuel is incredibly expensive over here these days, but after 12 years of ownership I'm tired of only driving the car to events or meetings. Yes this got boring over the years.
But the car itself never got boring, so I now use it as a daily driver for 'light shopping', attending some business meetings with some - those NOT jealous - long time customers and so on.
And it runs better than ever before.
I have to admit, sometimes I'm worried regarding my coachwork, which was restored for a lot of $$$ 9 years ago, but there are ways to avoid the occasional door dings or at least reduce the danger. I just don't park my car on the narrowest spots inside any parking lots and I look, that I park it next to newer and well cared for cars, from which I think, that their owners take care. I stay away as far as I can from scrap heaps and housewives family vans. It's no guarantee, but it helped so far.

I don't know, how your US folks drinks are wrapped, but I sometimes think, the 308 GTB boot is perfectly made for german water and beer cases Like you can see on the picture below.

Best Regards

Martin
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I thought that was your survival kit......

 

Just don't leave them in there to long, but then, the germans are used to drinking warm beer.

 

Cant you pack that area in ice, there must be a drain back there some where.

 

seems, that you mix us up with the Brits, don't you ?
you are correct; temperature IS a problem, but our home refrigerator does a good job. BTW; I actually had a water bottle exploding last year. Fortunately it was in my Volkswagen and fortunately it was after I had left the car.

Best Regards from Germany

Martin

 

It's the Brits that have Lucas fridges.

 

Richard... drive that car. I can't drive mine to work unfortunately (I work in Hartford, CT and it would be gone when I return at the end of the day). I do use it as the "daily driver" all weekend in the summer. It has some rock chips and I'm sure it will get a ding or two. The seats will also wear and the engine will need to be maintained. When all of these get to be too much, its into the shop she goes for some TLC (paint, upholstery, and service). And when she comes back from the shop, I'll start all over again. That’s a sure sign you are using the car as Enzo intended it. I didn't buy the car as an investment to sit in the garage... I bought it to drive it ... so far no regrets!

 

I certainly would not want to mix you up with the Brits. I spent about 6 weeks in Germany as an exchange student when I was in high school ( about 35 years ago). Stayed in Kassel with a family and had the best time. I can remember drinking lots of beer, some warm some cold, it all tasted good. Though thats why there are the covers on the beer steins, to keep it warm.

 

Doug; let me explain you the purpose and history of the beer steins covers, what is NO joke. If you spent some time in Germany you probably know about our beer garden culture here. Big public gardens with tables and chairs sheltered against the sun by a lot of big trees. Nice sites to spend warm summer evenings. And this is the reason. The trees.
The covers on the beer steins were invented against dirt from the trees - and worse - any bird droppings. Clearly said; that no birds can sh%t into your beer Once more; this is NO joke, but proven by historians.

Best Regards from Germany

Martin