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376LS3 · 11-23-2013, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bumblebeecamaro

yeah, that's what everyone tells me. I have always had the obsession with keeping my cars in brand new condition right up to the day that I trade them in. I know it's a waste because I really don't enjoy my cars like I should because I always want to keep them out of harsh weather as much as I can.

it rains almost every day here in the central FL area in the summertime so that puts the driving on my Z to a minimal.

Man, you just described me to a "T"! I have always kept my cars in like new condition, only to trade them in and let them sit outside on a dealer lot like its just an ordinary car, because well...it is. My SS is not a daily driver and the bottom is as clean as the top. Its just a sickness I guess. I have no plans of getting rid of this car so maybe this time it will all be for something good. Was just glad to see someone else out there like me!

Vroom · 11-23-2013, 02:19 AM

You should take it out and drive it. The thing about chevys is, they are built to be taken out and enjoyed on a daily basis. The 100k warranty is proof of that. An Aston Martin, or a Ferrari, those sit around all day. Your SS isn't going to go up in value so by the time you're done, you'll trade it in and be lucky to get anywhere near what you paid for it.

So get in it, and take it out. It wants you to drive it.

376LS3 · 11-23-2013, 03:17 AM

Its not a value thing. It gets 10mpg, bucks under 1700rpm, and it makes me appreciate it more when I dont drive it everyday. It was a daily for a little while, but I like having a beater car that I can park in the closest spot I find at the store, its much easier to get my daughter in and out of than the Camaro is, (even though she does ask to go in the red one more often than not... shes 2 1/2, brings a tear to my eye!) I like to work on it, and not stress out if I dont finish before the work week starts. I usually just take it to cruise ins twice a month. The track around here is supposed to open back up in a couple months. It will make its way over there when time allows! Im just extremely anal with my cars. I like when people say, "damn dude, this thing looks like you just bought it." Its 3 years old and counting!

Stephen12ZL1 · 11-23-2013, 06:23 AM

43K....wow!

swizlstik · 11-23-2013, 06:32 AM

18k with my OEM front tires still on. Had to change the rears only due to a screw being in one of them. It's my DD and I live in the south.

joes407 · 11-23-2013, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by VegasZL1

They last you a year??!! Wish mine lasted that long

well... the fronts do but I usually do one set fronts and 2 sets of rears per year

Kevlar382 · 12-01-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bumblebeecamaro

screw who has the MOST miles on their Zs. I say who has the LEAST amount of miles on their Zs.

my DD 2013 has a whopping 2400 miles since delivery in March of this year.

(sorry for the thread hijacking) lol

Got mine the first week of June 2012. 1447 miles on it when I put it away this fall. U mine to tell we should drive them. I had no idea.

11B250 · 12-01-2013, 01:44 PM

Great to see this. Might be getting this car and it will be daily driven for at least 3 years until the payment is over with on our '11 maxima. Then I can get a small civic like 3rd beater car

Thing is with a car like this (at least me) I appreciate the car less when I daily drive it. My Z06 for example... It has been my DD and it just becomes a car I drive every day. I don't get excited every time I get in it. I'd like it to be different with a car like this.

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2012-1822 · 12-01-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleBlkZL1

She's my DD.. 18, 890 miles and counting

I have about that many too.

No issues as a DD. I drive mine every day year round and on road trips.

c4maroboy · 12-03-2013, 02:57 PM

13500 on mine. DD from March to November

Sven59 · 12-03-2013, 03:01 PM

25,000 Smiles!

Sven59 · 12-03-2013, 03:07 PM

If it is like airplanes, the ones that fly everyday have less issues. It's not a garage ornament.

BlackinBlack · 12-03-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bumblebeecamaro

screw who has the MOST miles on their Zs. I say who has the LEAST amount of miles on their Zs.

my DD 2013 has a whopping 2400 miles since delivery in March of this year.

(sorry for the thread hijacking) lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumblebeecamaro

yeah, that's what everyone tells me. I have always had the obsession with keeping my cars in brand new condition right up to the day that I trade them in. I know it's a waste because I really don't enjoy my cars like I should because I always want to keep them out of harsh weather as much as I can.

it rains almost every day here in the central FL area in the summertime so that puts the driving on my Z to a minimal.

Someone else sure will love that new car once you are done storing it for them.

Each to their own but mine was bought to drive. (10,000 miles a counting) Living in FL there is never a time I can't. Tons of rain has fallen on my ZL1 and it has not melted yet. New cars depreciate so why not enjoy them.

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Originally Posted by Vroom

43000+ miles. Its built to be driven.

That is a ton of miles.

It would be interesting to know what repairs have been done and how many sets of tires/ brand are on the car.

SPOOKYGUNNER · 12-03-2013, 04:48 PM

MY 2013 VERT HAS 11,858 AFTER ONE YEAR AND A COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS TO DEADWOOD, SD. AND TOPEKA,KS. JUST SPRUNG FOR SOME MICHELIN PILOT SUPER SPORTS...295/35ZR20 AND 315/35ZR20. GOODYEARS ARE STICKY BUT DON'T LAST FOR A DAILY DRIVER. I AM SURE THE MICHELINS WILL GIVE ME BETTER MILEAGE WITHOUT SACRIFICING PERFORMANCE.

WHEN I DRAG RACE I AM GETTING A SET OF MICKEY THOMPSON DRAG RADIALS ON A SET OF 20" WHEELS.

11-23-2013, 02:19 AM	#16
Vroom Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 325	You should take it out and drive it. The thing about chevys is, they are built to be taken out and enjoyed on a daily basis. The 100k warranty is proof of that. An Aston Martin, or a Ferrari, those sit around all day. Your SS isn't going to go up in value so by the time you're done, you'll trade it in and be lucky to get anywhere near what you paid for it. So get in it, and take it out. It wants you to drive it. __________________ 2013 Victory Red ZL1 - 210K+ miles. Mods: Who needs mods...its a freaking ZL1 - Last car: 2006 GTO

11-23-2013, 03:17 AM	#17
376LS3 Eh, that'll happen Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,841	Its not a value thing. It gets 10mpg, bucks under 1700rpm, and it makes me appreciate it more when I dont drive it everyday. It was a daily for a little while, but I like having a beater car that I can park in the closest spot I find at the store, its much easier to get my daughter in and out of than the Camaro is, (even though she does ask to go in the red one more often than not... shes 2 1/2, brings a tear to my eye!) I like to work on it, and not stress out if I dont finish before the work week starts. I usually just take it to cruise ins twice a month. The track around here is supposed to open back up in a couple months. It will make its way over there when time allows! Im just extremely anal with my cars. I like when people say, "damn dude, this thing looks like you just bought it." Its 3 years old and counting! __________________ 2010 Camaro SS LS3 - No Modz

11-23-2013, 06:23 AM	#18
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,824	43K....wow! __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

11-23-2013, 06:32 AM	#19
swizlstik Drives: 2018 Garnet ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 2,183 View My Garage	18k with my OEM front tires still on. Had to change the rears only due to a screw being in one of them. It's my DD and I live in the south. __________________

12-03-2013, 02:57 PM	#24
c4maroboy [HOONIGAN] Drives: 2012 ZL1 #1848[The HOONIGAN MOBILE] Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 639	13500 on mine. DD from March to November __________________ 2012 ZL1 BLack M6 ECF

12-01-2013, 01:44 PM	#22
11B250 Drives: Corvette Z06 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: South FL Posts: 83	Great to see this. Might be getting this car and it will be daily driven for at least 3 years until the payment is over with on our '11 maxima. Then I can get a small civic like 3rd beater car Thing is with a car like this (at least me) I appreciate the car less when I daily drive it. My Z06 for example... It has been my DD and it just becomes a car I drive every day. I don't get excited every time I get in it. I'd like it to be different with a car like this. Sent from my SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

12-03-2013, 03:01 PM	#25
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,387	25,000 Smiles! __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

12-03-2013, 03:07 PM	#26
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,387	If it is like airplanes, the ones that fly everyday have less issues. It's not a garage ornament. __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

12-03-2013, 04:48 PM	#28
SPOOKYGUNNER ROCK Drives: 2013 ZL-1 TRIPLE BLACK VERT Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: DENVER COLORADO Posts: 609	MY 2013 VERT HAS 11,858 AFTER ONE YEAR AND A COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS TO DEADWOOD, SD. AND TOPEKA,KS. JUST SPRUNG FOR SOME MICHELIN PILOT SUPER SPORTS...295/35ZR20 AND 315/35ZR20. GOODYEARS ARE STICKY BUT DON'T LAST FOR A DAILY DRIVER. I AM SURE THE MICHELINS WILL GIVE ME BETTER MILEAGE WITHOUT SACRIFICING PERFORMANCE. WHEN I DRAG RACE I AM GETTING A SET OF MICKEY THOMPSON DRAG RADIALS ON A SET OF 20" WHEELS. __________________ WHEN ONE AMERICAN IS NOT WORTHY TO BE FOUND...THEN WE AS AMERICANS HAVE LOST. POW/MIA YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN