Any Daily Drivers?

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Any Daily Drivers?

March 10, 2010, 08:21:20 PM

I was driving home from work the other day and was thinking about how rare it seems to see a Fox Tbird/Cougar on the road in my area these days. Most examples you do see are pretty roughed up.

I recently saw an '88 T-bird Sport that used to run around my area when I was in high school. I always liked the car as it was red/red with nice exhaust, those billet wheels that were so popular in the 90's, and 'stang 5.0 fender emblems. I had not spotted it on the road for several years. The guy that owned it was and older guy and he kept it clean and nice...he must have sold it because it is now totally messed up with a smashed in fender and mud everywhere.

Does anyone actually still daily drive their car? Or do we as a group for the most part keep our cars as projects/weekend rides/2nd cars? I have not used my car as a daily driver since 2004 or so...and I miss it a lot at times.

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Reply #1 – March 10, 2010, 08:27:18 PM

Yeah, mine hasn't been a DD for two years, mostly because I'm working out the kinks from all the stuff I did to it! :)

I have, however seen a couple nice birds around the metro area, but I never seem to be driving mine when they are around!

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Reply #2 – March 10, 2010, 08:27:40 PM

Mine will be my daily driver as soon as I get my license back,
My last DD was an 88 Mark VII LSC

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Reply #3 – March 10, 2010, 08:33:40 PM

My black one was before the engine blew. It was one of those pretty roughed up ones, lol.

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Reply #4 – March 10, 2010, 08:37:11 PM

My wife and I both use TC's as DD. In my opinion there the perfect DD, but what do I know.

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Reply #5 – March 10, 2010, 08:51:48 PM

Mine is a daily driver in any weather,at any time.

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Reply #6 – March 10, 2010, 08:56:29 PM

You guys that still daily drive 'em are awesome. I took mine off the road mainly because I didn't want to put it through another salty winter (and I kinda need a truck for my job). Mine was my high school car, so I plan on keeping it around as long as possible. But do I miss driving it daily. Everyone knew me in that car back in the day...

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Reply #7 – March 10, 2010, 09:00:02 PM

No slat or rust here.After I get the a/c better than new,the seats done (with heaters as well),windows tinted,the dynomat installed,and the new engine,I'll be driving it even more.....just because it'll be even more AWESOME !!!!!...LOL.

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Reply #8 – March 10, 2010, 09:04:08 PM

Chris , Our Cougar is only driven daily in warmer months due to the fact it don't handle good in Wintertime conditions. :poke:

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Reply #9 – March 10, 2010, 09:07:31 PM

I drove mine through snow, sleet, rain, etc for years...but I figure after nearly 180,000 miles she deserves to enjoy retirement and not be driven in those conditions. And Dan I always thought my car did pretty good in the snow for a RWD car.

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Reply #10 – March 10, 2010, 09:10:15 PM

Mine was a daily driver from the time I bought it in October of 2002 up until I got my Jeep Wrangler in March of 2008. I've loaned it out to a couple of friends that needed a ride since then. The most recent one let the radiator spring a leak and didn't know enough about cars to realize that he should check the fluid levels in a 23 year old car with 140,000 miles often. So as of today it is sitting at a mechanic's shop with a blown head gasket. As soon as this friend pays to have an HO engine installed, the Cougar will be coming back to my garage and will not be loaned out in the future.

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Reply #11 – March 10, 2010, 09:18:30 PM

Total daily driver here. It's also been on three trips to Tennessee and will be going on a fourth next week.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

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Reply #12 – March 10, 2010, 09:18:44 PM

Chris , When we had our 1st Cougar back in 85 it slid alot with the 3.8L V6, so no driving it during Winter friend.

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Reply #13 – March 10, 2010, 09:41:57 PM

I drive my 83 5.0 to my day job every day 40 miles round trip. I deliver pizza in it on weekends too 100+ miles per day. I just drove it up to canada, down to florida and back (3000+ miles). I have been known to pull campers and utility trailers with it. It is rusty, bent, and getting pretty ugly these days, but I love it, and it runs really well. I will continue to drive it until it breaks in half.

My 85 is a garage queen for now. I will probably drive it to my day job once the roads clear up. Ohio winters are brutal on my poor cougars. I want to keep this one nice!

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Reply #14 – March 10, 2010, 09:42:21 PM

Not anymore, stopped driving it in 2003. Although I do drive the vert all the time in the non snow months. from about now till first snow in December. so 9 months isn't bad.