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Anyone here use their Ferrari as a true daily driver?

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by soslo, Mar 14, 2010.

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  1. soslo

    soslo Karting

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    I did a search but didn't see anything, so please feel free to redirect me if I missed it. Otherwise...

    If so, what model and miles?
    Any troubles from the car?
    Any troubles from other humans?
    Obviously there is an upside for you to do it, so what is it?
     
  2. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ
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    550 was out every day. Upside was I got to wherever I needed to go without having to walk.
     
  3. anunakki

    anunakki Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    I used my F355 as a daily for almost a year. Of course I didnt have to drive to work so my daily driving was pretty limited.
     
  4. GrayTA

    GrayTA F1 World Champ
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    1985 308 GTS QV that I drive every day that the weather is pleasant. I do rotate with my other vehicles, but when its nice its driven. I have put 2500 miles on it since I picked it up late last summer. Currently, its at 66,500.


    PDG
     
  5. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator
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    During the nice summer months in the NW I'll drive my 328 GTS for virtually
    every reason I need to leave - but I work from home, so we're not talking commute
    trips here. I take the Benz for my 2000 mile business road trips. But pretty
    much all the normal stuff I'll do in the F-car during the summer.

    Jedi
     
  6. GrigioGuy

    GrigioGuy Splenda Daddy
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  7. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator
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    Wow! Now you can put it on eBay: "BRAND NEW 328 GTS - zero miles on
    Odometer" :D :D

    Jedi

    ps - gotta zero that trip counter before you list it :D
     
  8. ryankjb

    ryankjb Formula 3

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    That is awesome!
     
  9. teak360

    teak360 F1 World Champ

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    #9 teak360, Mar 14, 2010
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  10. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Dec 10, 2005
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    Nice! :D:D
     
  11. butcher

    butcher Formula 3

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    That is truly impressive.
     
  12. absent

    absent F1 Veteran
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    I can only wish.
    Not possible or practical in Chicago climate and frequent trips to bad neighborhoods.
     
  13. JP365

    JP365 Formula 3

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    Search the 400 section. 400i #049773 was used as a daily driver experiment for several years. The owner drove it in and out of NYC on a daily/weekly basis year round. Very impressive results. It's great reading and tons of pics.
     
  14. Jackmb1

    Jackmb1 F1 Rookie

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    Congrats on this milestone.
     
  15. DGS

    DGS Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    In MA, I used my 328 as a daily commuter (about 25 miles each way), rain or shine, for three years --- in summer.
    Went from 45K to 60K on the clock -- which I figure is just in alignment with "three years or 15K miles" for the service. ;)

    No more than any other decade old car used daily.
    I had to fix the aircon, the US 328 has a wiring issue with the fog lights, and at the end of the three years, the shift shaft seals started leaking.

    I figured it out once: over that three years, the service costs on the '88 328 and on the '88 Toyota "winter rat" were just about the same.

    (Of course, the Toyota was an ST-165 Celica GT-Four ("AllTrac") -- a limited production homologation of the Carlos Sainz Group A rally car, so you could argue that it was "another exotic". ;) Most of the Toyota dealers in the US had never seen one.)

    (A 15K 328 service isn't cheap, but the ST165 needed a new turbo during that span. Without anti-lag, the turbo gummed itself up, over time. I switched to synth oil after that. (The turbo used engine oil for lubrication, and the turbo temps would cook mineral oil.))

    As my 328 is in gloss black, I took to carrying around a smooth cotton polishing cloth ("diaper cloth" from the auto store), to wipe off the fingerprints that kept appearing on the door and window in the parking lot. ;)

    When you drive the same route every day, people get used to seeing it, so you get fewer reactions.

    And I could be in and out of the store with all the groceries I could carry in a 328 fast enough that the minivan I parked next to wouldn't have moved. :p

    I had an odd garage at the time -- an oversized single. I could fit two cars in the back and one in the front. But that meant there was only one car I could pull out without moving any of the others. So it was easier to drive the 328 in the rain than to get out one of the other cars.

    Besides: Driving the 328 preserved the Toyota WRC car for New England winters.
    (I'd actually gone looking for an MR2-T to share the load with the ST165, but wound up with the 328 instead.)

    What put an end to the "rain or shine" use was the closing of a bridge about three blocks from the condo, so my daily commute included a two block "special stage" along the muddy banks of the river to detour around the closed bridge. (After a year, I told the town I wasn't going to pay any more road taxes until they built some friggin' roads. ;))
    That, plus a bad service on the 328, plus the EVO 8 becoming available in the US to replace the 15 year old ST165.

    In the DC area, I still use the 328 for commuting on summer days, although I tend to use the EVO in the rain.

    I feel a bit bad about it, as the city traffic isn't really what the 328 was made for.
    But the rumble from that flat-crank V8 seems to help an old man's digestion. :p
    (Now if only I could get my doctor to Rx it so I could write it off as a medical expense. ;))
     
  16. Miura Jota

    Miura Jota F1 Rookie

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    Regardless of usage or mileage ...
    What about a Ferrari as the ONLY car owned ?
     
  17. redzone

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    #17 redzone, Mar 15, 2010
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    I have driven my 348 as much as possible conditions permitting this includes atleast 4 trips over 1000 miles each . Which translates into over 23,000 miles in the last 4 yrs & it required me to do a rolling mechanical restoration...but its been a heck of alot of fun!!!
     
  18. NeuroBeaker

    NeuroBeaker Advising Moderator
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    *applause*

    :D :D :D :D
     
  19. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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    i have been driving the 456mgt as my daily driver for the last (nearly) 4 years. i dont have far to commute, which is actually unfortunate !
    the downside is that when you do have normal traffic incidents, the possible repair costs are higher than your average fiat.
    the upside is that life is short and commuting in one of the greatest marques of all time makes you feel great ! the worst days get better on the drive home !
     
  20. RickLederman

    RickLederman F1 Rookie
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    2010 California delivered December 5, 3,200 miles so far. Rain or shine or salt ... just no snow ... love it!
     
  21. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Great to hear you are enjoying it Rick! :D:D
     
  22. redzone

    redzone Formula 3
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    Awesome!!!!!!!!
     
  23. Tifoso Ferrari

    Tifoso Ferrari Formula Junior

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    2003 456M GT-A now with 30k miles used as a daily commuter ...
     
  24. kevin90

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    #24 kevin90, Mar 18, 2010
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    Finally I got my dream car a 360 F1 Spider in red!
    It took me years but hard work paid off and now here it is and I will certainly use it
    every day and make the Girls a little bit more interested in me,ha ha,ha.I got
    a tip from a friend about this Dealership in Sierra Vista AZ and that they have bank repos
    and some good deals.This baby was supposed to go down under (Australia)but the buyer did not come through.Long story short,made the call,got there (even though it was a little weird how this people make business) and bought it!!! Yes I am proud of it!
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  25. Tobias

    Tobias Formula 3

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    Congrats Kev. Car looks great!
     

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