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Old 10-26-2011, 11:18 AM
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DD. But not long enough each day... . Out for a good romp or two on the weekend.
Old 10-26-2011, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by TommyV44
We have 2 cars....the Porsche is mine....I drive it or walk...one thing I never understood is why you would buy this car and not drive it every day?
Sadly, let me try to illuminate why I don't drive mine every day. A 10 year-old with, at any given time, a backpack, violin, soccer gear, martial arts gear, art projects and the occasional friend or two coming over after school. Plus, the trips to to local markets with limited, small parking spaces and absurdly low clearance at the entry and exit. Then there are the trips to to Home Depot, Target, Lumber Yard, etc.

I wish I could drive it all the time, and I used to make do w/ my 997.1 when we only had two cars, but honestly, it is just easier and faster to use the Audi
instead of the GTS. Sigh.
Old 10-26-2011, 01:55 PM
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DD except for fun car & cycle and wifes car often on weekends.
Old 10-26-2011, 02:01 PM
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DD, drop kid off at preschool 3 days/week then 80 mile daily commute. Usually use the wife's 4runner on the weekends and for trips as it's more comfortable with the 2 year old. Wife feels claustrophobic when her seat is a little forward for the kid. She doesn't really like the kicks in the seatback, also.
Old 10-26-2011, 03:21 PM
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Used as my DD - 6-7 days a week(unless my wife wants to go in her car). about 6-7K miles per year.
Old 10-26-2011, 03:32 PM
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My annual mileage is split about 60/40 between my GTS and my Panamera. That ends up being about 15K/yr in the GTS, 12K/yr in the Panny. I drive the GTS more in the summer - nice weather, DE's etc; and the Panamera more in the winter, since that's my bad weather and ski car, and Mammoth is a 600 mile round trip from home.

It's probably fair to say that I drive the GTS as much as I can, and drive the Panny when I have to, because I need the back seat, or the weather, or skiing.

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Old 10-26-2011, 03:41 PM
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Ours was a third car that was purposely bought as a weekend/date type car. We put 5,000 miles a year, like clock work, on it driving one to two days a week (sometimes more during summer).
Old 10-26-2011, 04:33 PM
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I drive it 3,000 kms(1800mi) per year. Car is in storage six months of the year. I traded my last 911 when it was five years old with 18,000kms(11,600mi).
Old 10-26-2011, 04:34 PM
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Every freaking day!!! I put on approximately 2500-3000 miles per month and love every minute of it.
Old 10-26-2011, 06:20 PM
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Every day. Unless it's raining. Or it might rain. Or it just rained.
Old 10-26-2011, 06:33 PM
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Daily

unless of course the fish are biting
Old 10-26-2011, 07:19 PM
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everyday that I drive - unfortunately, overseas travel only allows me to put on about 5K miles/year
Old 10-26-2011, 08:03 PM
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Weekend and track car only for me. Occasionally dinners on weeknights. I'd guess 2/7 as average. I'd daily drive it but it would stand out at my very conservative workplace. I have a fun (and more average looking) DD though so I don't really miss the 997 during the week.
Old 10-26-2011, 09:01 PM
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I drive mine primarily on the weekends. However, somehow, I have managed to put 10,000 miles on the car in two years.
Old 10-26-2011, 11:26 PM
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14K miles to date. About 800 miles a month 5/6 days a week, unless it is being worked on berfore and after track events, like now.

Pressure plate went (They do that.) at Daytona last weekend so it will be tomorrow or Friday before it is fixed. Other than that, no bumpy roads, no back seats, no kids, no problem.


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