I think some of us need to stop trying to shove our opinions down others' throats...it's got 4 wheels, two doors and a steering wheel. The fact it's a performance car has no bearing on it's ABILITY to be a daily driver, let alone a person's choice to do it. I can bear witness to a guy putting a few bags of groceries into the back of his Z06, parked between a Prius and an Avalanche. Or an Audi R8 rolling down the snow-covered street in the dead of winter.
Further, the phrase "Daily Driver" varies from location to location...In the southern states, you could commute and shop in a ZR1 if you wanted to. While up north, physical characteristics of the tires prohibit it from being driven in the cold winter weather...but swap them out and viola!
It's also being designed, built, and tested to the same quality and durability levels as any other 100,000 mile waranteed Chevy - so there's nothing to support a theory that it's somehow more fragile than a Malibu...
On the other hand, this is the second most powerful production car GM has ever produced, and likely the third fastest model they've ever worked on, depending on your measure. There are some compromises some may not like to challenge through daily driving, such as daily wear on such a prestigious vehicle, not-friendly fuel economy, or the Z06-like ground clearance.
My point, after all that - is that it boils down to a choice, based on means and personal factors. So it's not fair, nor respectful to pass judgement on anyone's decision in this matter - whether they choose to daily drive it, or not. And by extension, it's not fair to make blanket statements about a person's financial abilities or responsibilities in reference to the topic at hand.
/off soap box.
We ALL love the ZL1, and what it represents. Let's not draw a line between ourselves over something so unimportant as a another person's usage of THEIR vehicle. Please?
