Cali T as a daily?

I'm a city dweller that uses public transit and/or a bike as daily drivers but wouldn't hesitate to use my Cali T. My biggest worry is parking lot dings and potholes. As long as it's certified with warranty you should be fine. Probably has a portion of the 7 year free maintenance left. It's a comfortable, powerful and great handling car.

 

Lots of people seem to pile up miles on all generations of Cali. I don't commute with my '11, but after 4 years I've driven it under all scenarios, and it's come through with flying colors. If anything, the evidence herein F-chat seems to suggest that they're more reliable the more usage they get...T

 

My 2016 has been trouble free.
Not a daily driver but have used it frequently during the week.

 

I had a 2010 Cali, put probably 10k miles on her in the year. Had a Ghibli as a daily, barely used it.

 

I use mine to commute (I'd say about 2 days a week).. Its great. Its not too hard at all, not too low on the front for speed bumps etc..
The only thing that is a bit negative is the carbon brake feel.. bit weird feeling in traffic but that's minor

 

Only issue I see is the auto start/stop if you are in Europe. I keep it switched off. Somehow Cali T's battery seems to be not not really on par with many start stops during heavy traffic.

 

I daily my 15 Cali T and have no issues or complaints. Go for it!


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I don’t think there’s anything specific to the Cali T to look out for, just normal used car purchasing stuff. I would say the one thing I underestimated would be how much noise a hard top convertible makes (squeaks, rattles, etc.) compared to a fixed roof car. For an out of warranty car, it’s such a pain to chase those rattles down and stop them. I definitely could’ve paid closer attention to that when I bought mine.

The Cali T is meant to rack up miles, so from an ownership point of view, it’s not much more complicated than buying and owning a BMW or Mercedes.


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Just purchased a 2011 California and waiting for it to arrive from AZ to CA, ... planning to drive it as much as I like. California isn't a rare model that will go up in price over the year... so, why let it sit.. but not enjoy it... heck .its cheaper than my Model X

 

Put 18k miles on my 13 Cali 30 in just over 3 years. Just one dead battery. Otherwise a joy to enjoy completely reliable. Congrats


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