Hi,

I'm just curious what the general belief is, how many miles a year would put you in the "Garage Queen" catagory?

I put about 9K miles on my car in the first year and then just less than 6K miles a year after that. I don't qualify do I?

 

no...
garage queens are never driven.
you see things that has 10k milea after 15 years.
but you ought to put more miles on your since you are in sunny CA :-)

 

No, you are far from a GQ. They are driven in the hundreds of miles a yr, and never more than 50mph.

 

My 996TT never left the garage/lift last year (was having too much fun with the Cup car). Car has never been in the rain. Currently has 4K on the clock. It has been up to 117mph.

I just happen to have an attachment to the car I guess (and after passing on a Carrera GT based on my Cayenne experience); I plan on keeping it for a while.

I would say a GQ would be a car under the 2500 miles/year EPA exemption.

 

C'mon, guys. Admit it. Your cars ARE garage queens. Not derogatory in any way, it just .......fits, ya know?

 

Well, I know I don't qualify if the 50mph limit is any sign.

Hi mooty,
I'd love to put more miles on my car but I have kids and I've been fortunate enough to be able to keep my car despit that. I know many of you valiantly install car seats, boosters and the rest in your 911 but I just can't bring myself to do that. No one spits up in my car, there are no diaper wipes in my car, my car has never heard the "Thomas the Tank Engine" song, no one has ever peed their pants in my car, etc. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids but there's a place for everything and until my kids are 6+, that place is not my 911. I won't tell you how valuable a 2 hour ride in my 911 "to get milk, yeah..." was after travelling 12 hours round trip to the East coast for last Thanksgiving...

Cheers

 

Mine is a Garage KING!

john, what is with the White GT3 as your avitar?

 

I think not driving the car in the rain makes it a garage queen. What, is it like the wicked witch of the west? Is it gonna melt or something?!?!?

 

gq?
1) anything not driven mon-fri
2) ...or in incliment weather
3) pampered w/ all manner of auto beauty care products
4) never tracked
5) never driven to 6/10ths--nevermind 10/10ths--of it's capabilities.
6) devoid of stone chips
7) engine still smells of burnt cosmoline
8) 5-yrs-old w/ orginal brakes.
9) wears a bra (of any kind)
10) won't public park for fear of door dings

 

Mine is driven 1/2 of the week, depending on the mood....
Pampered before it goes to bed each day it's driven (1 hour at least)
Never tracked
Driven like it should be away back from others who pitch rocks (all-cars)
No chips on mine (yet--- knock knock)
engine smells.... ? Little wierd, will it go away soon?
not original brakes.....
sorry no bra, I let it all hang out......
Public park only if I can see it or I can get premo parking and if not I'm taking two stalls in section Z & row 100..... spots 99-100..

Oh, just wanted to add that it's garaged at home and garaged at work in private parking stalls...

-Eli

 

i define garage queen by mileage and 'rules' the driver has for when and how to drive it.

mostly by mileage though and not for obvious reasons, but specifically because the driver is 'afraid' too put too many miles for it either because of depreciation, paranoia, or whatever.

 

kirby,

john, what is with the White GT3 as your avitar?
_________________
you didn't hear? i repainted it.
next month it will be green.

 

gq?
1) anything not driven mon-fri. CHECK.
2) ...or in incliment weather CHECK.
3) pampered w/ all manner of auto beauty care products CHECK.
4) never tracked CHECK.
5) never driven to 6/10ths--nevermind 10/10ths--of it's capabilities. PRETTY MUCH CHECK.
6) devoid of stone chips CHECK
7) engine still smells of burnt cosmoline NO.
8) 5-yrs-old w/ orginal brakes. 17 YEARS OLD WITH ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS!
9) wears a bra (of any kind) NO. THEY DAMAGE THE PAINT!
10) won't public park for fear of door dings CHECK.

Got most of them, I guess it's a garage queen!

 

Garage queen is defined as a car that goes from the garage to the restaurant and back to the garage.

 

Not sure about the restaurant, depends on which one.....