Well, I thought I was pretty hardcore… My plan was to daily drive my 06' Lotus Elise… I gave in after 2 months and 2,000 miles. I'm happy to report my little Elise will now be a weekend/track/fair weather car. My DD is now a Honda Fit Sport.
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Operational definition of sanity.
It also seems to make driving it more of an event for me. When I DD mine I start to get a little resentful of all the sacrifices and collateral damage to my body after only 3 days !
I am not one of you fortunate 20 or 30 somethings driving one of these things !
It also seems to make driving it more of an event for me. When I DD mine I start to get a little resentful of all the sacrifices and collateral damage to my body after only 3 days !
I am not one of you fortunate 20 or 30 somethings driving one of these things !
rotfl So true!
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Still daily driving my Exige Club Racer after a year and a half (four years into ownership), shared with my old Land Rover Defender. 37 miles each direction into Austin; additional miles if I go out to lunch (often) and/or have to run errands. Less than three years before I hit 50!
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Four years of daily driving my Elise.
One cross-country trip under my belt.
Just passed 100,000 km.
A few weeks ago I drove my wife's Mazda 6 to work and I was really bored with that ride.
You might be back to DD your Elise sooner than you think.
One cross-country trip under my belt.
Just passed 100,000 km.
A few weeks ago I drove my wife's Mazda 6 to work and I was really bored with that ride.
You might be back to DD your Elise sooner than you think.
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Out of all of the cars why choose a Honda Fit Sport lol? What about Audi, BMW,...
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Unfortunately, I have this thing called "winter" 
It really ****in' sucks. But, now that you have a primary driver, you can get the Elise on a specialty insurance policy and save a boatload!
It really ****in' sucks. But, now that you have a primary driver, you can get the Elise on a specialty insurance policy and save a boatload!
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I daily'd my 05 Elise (about 8 months) until I moved to the DC area, now I take the metro. I just recieved my orders to a unit in the area that is not metro friendly. I really dont want to daily the Elise around here, due to horrible roads and bad drivers (car is currently in the body shop due to a hit and run). Looking at maybe getting a Miata for a daily.
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This!
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There's something to be said about DD'ing a cheap ****box you don't care about. I say that lovingly, as it is the plan I ascribe to.
Or, maybe he's just not a fan of CELs.
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I've been daily driving my Elise nearly ever since I bought it. Sold the other car, so I have no choice
5K miles and no issues, feel like a rockstar every day. It's got the heart of a toyota for christ's sake, DRIVE IT!!!!
It's not the drivetrain I'm worried about, its the body with the same strengh as an egg shell....and overheating in DC traffic.
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Usually I'd tell you to stop being a wuss reach down and grab a pair. Unfortunately you're so very right about this. No matter how awesome of a car you have, DC traffic is killer.
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Those may be legit concerns, but you can save the money that would've been spent on a beater car and use it to fix the Lotus as problems arise :evil:
Personally, I would only sell the lotus if I had to move somewhere with super long winters. I want to drive it indefinitely and I can't do that if the salt and slush eats the chassis! :sad:
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I'll never sell my lotus! Even if I get stationed in Alaska! I may only be able to drive it a couple months out of the year, but I will be driving the hell out of it!
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