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Daily driver - mileage not a factor
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Weekend driver - 2500-6000 miles/year
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39.29%
Garage queen (based on mileage) - less than 2500 miles/year
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DD versus GQ

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Old 11-24-2013, 09:25 AM
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Default DD versus GQ

There are numerous instances when individuals post that they are going to use their cars as DD and others refer to theirs as GQ. I am interested to know how this really breaks out....
I added mileage a key factor because I know that for many, the definitions can vary. For example, driving 5000 miles/year but still thinking of it as a garage queen because it is babied.

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Old 11-24-2013, 11:12 AM
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Its just a massed produced production car. I have 27k miles and climbing on my 991C2S w/7mt. I normally get rid of my DDs when they reach 100k miles or so.
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I am typed one post...

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Old 11-24-2013, 11:14 AM
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so I have no idea why is posted three time...?

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Old 11-24-2013, 11:38 AM
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I DD my 2013 C2S Cab, currently got around 11k miles. Commute is roughly 25 miles each way, including dropping the kid off at school, dropping the wife off at her office, and then heading to my office. I would by untruthful if I said my wife loved our commute, she would definitely prefer we drove a tesla or something a little more comfortable. My son loves it though! =)
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Mileage isn't an issue with me but because I spread the mileage out between all my cars they all have low mileage.
Old 11-24-2013, 12:47 PM
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Would be a great DD, but office is very close and I have a company issued car I use, wife has her own. I do use this when ever I go some place not company related.
Old 11-24-2013, 01:01 PM
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Shares duty with another car, so just 17k miles in 16 months. If I had more time, it would have more miles on it!
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Weekend driver w 4000 miles in 6 months(winter storage).
For me another question would be for those that chose DD. If you chose DD, do you have other cars which are GQs or WDs?
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27k...enjoying it every day except for when it snows....I would like to drive it in the snow, however, i live in an affluent areas populated by many suburban cowboys who do not understand that four wheel drive in a Lexus SUV or Range Rover does not improve braking ability on sheer ice. After it snows, it's nuts out there, they put it on 4 wheel, put the pedal to the metal and tail gate careful drivers. I just don't want to be there when they try to stop and wind up in the back seat of my 911.
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Originally Posted by RIndy
Weekend driver w 4000 miles in 6 months(winter storage).
For me another question would be for those that chose DD. If you chose DD, do you have other cars which are GQs or WDs?

...well, yes, I have better than new (not a difficult feat as BL build quality sucked), fully restored MGB that gets out for about 1000 miles a year as well as other cars to drive when the weather is real sh*tty outside.
Old 11-24-2013, 06:59 PM
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I DD mine, as much as I can. I will take a commuter train to the city for work, but I will drive everywhere else I need to within appropriate range, even on 600 mile round trips for work.
Old 11-24-2013, 07:08 PM
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I can only drive for 6 months due to harsh winter weather. However, I drive it every chance I get during the "good" 6 months. Being a retiree certainly helps.
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I drive mine 24/7 365. I do have a pick-up but it's only for hauling what won't fit in the car.
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Mine is supposed to be a DD but my office in less than 10 miles away each way so the mileage will be low. I also won't drive it to sh!tty places so it is in between GQ and DD.


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