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redtydsf
10-31-2005, 10:47 AM
I do an average of 15 a weekday :shock: :roll:

Whooopasss
10-31-2005, 10:58 AM
I use it everyday.. since I got it, i loged 47,000 miles (03). I average 300 miles a week.

b0yw0nder
10-31-2005, 11:02 AM
averaging about 1000 a month for me

1stSAGE
10-31-2005, 11:05 AM
My only car, put down 18300 miles since October 16th, 2004 .

Hot8Evo
10-31-2005, 11:13 AM
I used to drive my car to work everyday just to break it up (San Jose to Redwood City) but i bought another car for daily, now i used my evo once every 2 weeks and warmed it up mostly everyday. My car pretty much still brand new... If i can only put my car into a cabinet i would do it.....

zyounker
10-31-2005, 11:17 AM
I drive mine every day.. But i do not live far from work so i do about 30 miles a day.

DRFTR8
10-31-2005, 11:21 AM
i used to but now i dont cus the company gave me an SUV to use...

kimmievo
10-31-2005, 11:22 AM
I use it everyday...my commute round trip is 38 miles now. I just hit 20,150 on the odo, and have had it for 1 year 7 months.

byt
10-31-2005, 11:45 AM
Another DD here. ~50 a day on my days of the carpool 8)

dohcvtec
10-31-2005, 12:11 PM
Mine is also my daily driver. She just turned 1 year old this week (its an 05) and I have about 29,500 miles. :)

Lucky
10-31-2005, 12:14 PM
Daily driver here as well, I do about 45 a day.

~Lucky

vtluu
10-31-2005, 12:30 PM
San Jose to Palo Alto and back (about 25 miles each way), Monday to Friday... For now. Think I'll pick myself up one of these in a few months:

http://www.motorpasion.com/archivos/images/toyota_yaris_2006_1.jpg

Should be a more fuel-efficient daily driver (41 mpg city/51 mpg highway), and should be fun once I do some mild upgrades to the suspension and bolt on a turbo kit. :twisted:

jrnot
10-31-2005, 12:44 PM
I use it to commute, but I live only 14 miles round trip from my work. We are now using the new Audi for longer trips including Tahoe.

Eclipse
10-31-2005, 12:50 PM
Mine goes 70 miles a day, four days a week.

earlyapex
10-31-2005, 12:51 PM
I use my evo as a daily right now. not so bad going to work and back (about 15miles each way), every trip is fun.

I did do the longest trip yet in my evo this weekend, a 6hr drive to Orange County and back to visit my mum.

My evo is fine at 65-75 mph, but at 85mph+ at around 4k RPMS going down the 5 it sucked balls. So loud I can't even hear myself think. It's ok for 3-4hr drives to track events but 6hrs + it REALLY starts to wear on me.

Given, I do have one of the louder exhuasts out there, and no kitty.

All that said, I didn't build my car to do these kinda trips anyway so whatever. 8) But I did get 26mpg going down there. :)

hagakure
10-31-2005, 01:03 PM
I drive my evo 3-4 days per month on average. It has become a track specific tool. I'm even investing in the american collectors track day insurance policy for next year. Everyday driver is a pristine 96 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon:) FANTASTIC commuter car for 6,000.

P

vtluu
10-31-2005, 01:07 PM
Longest drive I've done in the Evo was 12 hours non-stop (except stopping for gas of course), from Seattle to San Jose. Averaged about 30 mpg thanks--higher in OR thanks to their 60 mph speed limit. :?

That was before the car had all the go-fast bits in it. More recently I drove 9 hours to a rally in AZ. And 6 hours a few times, going to Rim of the World Rally and Willow Springs Raceway. Again averaging about 30 mpg. The trick is to drive ass-slow, 65 mph or less. If you're not in a hurry it's a good way to save some money on gas. (Especially since if you have to stop it's at one of those stations on I-5 that totally extort you on gas prices.)

I drove my VW rally car to Thunderhill and back, now that was pretty uncomfortable, with no AC and windows that don't roll down, no sound insulation, thermal insulation on the firewall also gone (so my feet got pretty hot). The only way to get decent ventilation was to open the roof scoop/vent and then wind noise became about 3x louder. I took the car to the drive-thru at the Taco Bell in Willows and had to kill the engine so I could place my order, then kill it again so other people could place their orders. :lol:

Mizz_Evo916
10-31-2005, 01:15 PM
Not a Daily driver....Scared to drive it too much..Too much haters around:D Plus I Have a corolla that does 38mpg to commute in :P N I have my suv to for long drives :D

redtydsf
10-31-2005, 01:57 PM
man i shoulda started this thread in "off topic" :P I guess i was always under the impression that most evos were garage queens/kings :wink:

MitsuMan
10-31-2005, 02:04 PM
every damn day, I need to get a hybrid I just hit 60 K !!!!!!!!

redtydsf
10-31-2005, 02:16 PM
Longest drive I've done in the Evo was 12 hours non-stop (except stopping for gas of course), from Seattle to San Jose. Averaged about 30 mpg thanks--higher in OR thanks to their 60 mph speed limit. :?

That was before the car had all the go-fast bits in it. More recently I drove 9 hours to a rally in AZ. And 6 hours a few times, going to Rim of the World Rally and Willow Springs Raceway. Again averaging about 30 mpg. The trick is to drive ass-slow, 65 mph or less. If you're not in a hurry it's a good way to save some money on gas. (Especially since if you have to stop it's at one of those stations on I-5 that totally extort you on gas prices.)

I drove my VW rally car to Thunderhill and back, now that was pretty uncomfortable, with no AC and windows that don't roll down, no sound insulation, thermal insulation on the firewall also gone (so my feet got pretty hot). The only way to get decent ventilation was to open the roof scoop/vent and then wind noise became about 3x louder. I took the car to the drive-thru at the Taco Bell in Willows and had to kill the engine so I could place my order, then kill it again so other people could place their orders. :lol:

Ah DAMN! my ass is starting to hurt just picturing those drives :lol:

evolyphics8
10-31-2005, 02:27 PM
I do about 250 miles a week. got the car in june and put about 4700 miles since then.

Bernardio
10-31-2005, 02:40 PM
I log about 100mi a week in the evo commuting with it on Mondays and Fridays. I try to use my old 1999 Dodge Neon for work commuting mid-week. Another reason for me to look forward to fridays.

jl2
10-31-2005, 03:13 PM
I put about 300 miles on my Apex Silver '03 GSR a week.
On the weekend, it rests because I drive my wife's PRIUS everywhere.
I cannot get over how many people have the EVO as a track car.
I can barely afford supporting my family, much less a track car.
Just venting... :?
If and when I hit it, I will have a 3-car garage, and a hybrid or bio-diesel as a daily driver.
Until then, an EVO a day keeps the doctors away... :lol:

EFIxMR
10-31-2005, 05:07 PM
my evo is a daily driver so far i got 23k since oct 04'.

bayareaEVO
10-31-2005, 05:17 PM
rarely driven. 13100 since oct 04 :P

WOT
10-31-2005, 06:08 PM
daily driver, '03 @ 15k miles.

I think the transfer case is on it's way out....ZERO Launches.

L84AD8
10-31-2005, 08:31 PM
10K since Dec 04. 10 miles to and from work. Longest drive was to Vegas a couple weeks ago. Think I got 1.5K out of that trip. 8)

Daily Driven of course! :twisted:

lqdchkn
10-31-2005, 08:43 PM
Mine is DD. About 9000 miles just over 1year old. Daily commute 16miles RT.

Matz
10-31-2005, 08:54 PM
I drive mine 60 miles a day.

Option2
10-31-2005, 09:38 PM
man i shoulda started this thread in "off topic" :P I guess i was always under the impression that most evos were garage queens/kings :wink:

Garage queens? These cars are not exotics. :lol: Drive em everyday.

Mo Evo
10-31-2005, 10:17 PM
Of course mines a daily driver! It's my work vehicle, since I do all of my window tinting out of it. All the techs at the different dealers I work as a vendor for, usually drool all over it! :lol:

Mo

missred
10-31-2005, 10:39 PM
I do, and I drive about 2 miles a day. :lol: Thats going there and coming back home :lol: so I do about....10 miles for 1 work week :lol:

DaveLC2
11-01-2005, 02:59 AM
It's my daily driver til I get my project car finished and my wife's 2nd car smogged (test only). I bought it on June 18th 2005 with 17,042 miles and now I have 25,700+ miles on it now. I'm only 18 miles away from work but I just love driving it :lol:

Dave

TogueMonster
11-01-2005, 03:37 AM
Daily driver. About 40 miles a day at least just going to work and back.

panem
11-01-2005, 08:03 AM
its my daily driver til i get another 86 corolla. i drive like 50 miles a day

DnB_design
11-01-2005, 09:19 AM
Another Daily Driver here... 80mi. RT...so about 320ml. a week...

EvoRS_Mitch
11-01-2005, 09:49 AM
Daily Driver. About 100 miles a day. :( From Daly City to San Jose area.

twEeker
11-01-2005, 10:06 AM
Daily driver. 15 miles a day. Had it since june 26, 2004. Got 14k clocked on it now. I think about getting a different car for daily driving, but I'm not sure if I'd ever drive the second car. The evo is just too much fun to drive.

egui42
11-01-2005, 11:05 AM
Everyday 50+ miles. :lol:

evo637
11-01-2005, 11:10 AM
I do use it almost everyday. I just cant stop driving the car. Everytime I get in there's always a smile or a grin on my face and I have owned my evo for almost 2years.

vtluu
11-01-2005, 11:15 AM
I do use it almost everyday. I just cant stop driving the car. Everytime I get in there's always a smile or a grin on my face and I have owned my evo for almost 2years.
:werd: Welcome to NorCalEvo! :)

white power
11-01-2005, 12:20 PM
15,000 on mine since 02/12/05 new

6 mile round trip to work now...was 41 miles in the beginning hence the high mileage w/2 trips to Tahoe, 1 to Yosemite and some day drives along coast to/from Santa Cruz..

Throttle match/blip most downshifts, no launching ever. Only stand on my brakes in an emergency. She gets taken care of not rapped. Once a second car comes into play and warranty goes away let the beatings begin!

lancerboy
11-01-2005, 02:58 PM
use the car as a daily driver since the day i bought it. work is not that far from home about 7 miles but every drive is fun. my car is an 03 got it on Feb '04 brand new. she has 16k miles right now. longest drive is to L.A. so far.

Unowned
11-01-2005, 03:21 PM
I finally fixed my Eclipse, so i use that as my Daily Driver, the Evo will gutted for track days n weekends for when i want to have fun

blazenevo
11-01-2005, 03:23 PM
100 miles a day for 3 days....from san jose to watsonville...

DaveLC2
11-01-2005, 04:06 PM
It's my daily driver til I get my project car finished and my wife's 2nd car smogged (test only). I bought it on June 18th 2005 with 17,042 miles and now I have 25,700+ miles on it now. I'm only 18 miles away from work but I just love driving it :lol:

Dave

My bad just turned 26,000 miles on the way to work today. 25.7k was the other day :)

Dave

xchoirboy
11-01-2005, 04:49 PM
I do prob about 150 miles per week for work.

lancerboy
11-01-2005, 10:35 PM
man i shoulda started this thread in "off topic" :P I guess i was always under the impression that most evos were garage queens/kings :wink:

Garage queens? These cars are not exotics. :lol: Drive em everyday.i second this :thumbsup: the evo is not an ornament in your garage it's a motorsport eqiupment. so go ahead and have fun with it.

bdking57
11-02-2005, 08:55 AM
Daily driven with 60K... but I think I had the cleanest engine bay at the last meet, so she is well maintained.. it was spotless! I would say I put about 50-75 miles per day on the car.. but I tend to only drive it during the week and not that much on the weekend.
http://my.prostreetonline.com/images/events/norcalevo/DSC00852.jpg

hagakure
11-02-2005, 09:24 AM
man i shoulda started this thread in "off topic" :P I guess i was always under the impression that most evos were garage queens/kings :wink:

Garage queens? These cars are not exotics. :lol: Drive em everyday.i second this :thumbsup: the evo is not an ornament in your garage it's a motorsport eqiupment. so go ahead and have fun with it.


Actually.....other than driving it on the track, which I do often, and which gives me INCREDIBLE joy, I take it out for the occasional "canyon run"...other than this, I don't really enjoy driving it. It's not fun on a long trip, it's noisy, lumpy, bumpy, etc. I'm actually piining away for another 'nice" car, and can see getting a used M3 or Range Rover in a few years, say a certified pre-owned 2 year old car. then it would be the best of both worlds. I can honestly sayt hat if I did not track the Evo with plans to race it, I'd sell it. IT's a tool to me, but to each his own!:)

bdking57
11-02-2005, 09:57 AM
yes.. I can second that.. daily driving the evo has its moments, and how great they are, when you so happen to come across a stretch of road worthy of this awesome machine.. but in general driving a modded evo is pretty damn taxing on the driver.. for one thing, you need to be completely dialed into the car at all times.. forget about a nice relaxing drive.. sitting back and just going, the car takes all your attention. Whenever a girl is riding in the car they seem to be very paranoid.. I mean if you come across that perfect little banked turn while driving, how can you not offer them the experience of the awesome cornering ability of the car.. much to the dismay of the passenger. oh well.. I thought alot about getting a more refined car once the evo is paid off.. but i think im going to be turning my 2003 into a trailer queen and pick up a X as a daily driver.. doing my best to keep it stock.

I think the best part of my drive though is always sitting back at a long stop light and listening to the awesome exhaust not the car puts out at idle. ..to me its one of the best sounds i have ever heard and its coming out of my car :D shortly there after i become overwhelmed by the fumes but it was nice while it lasted.

Option2
11-02-2005, 10:29 AM
I think the best part of my drive though is always sitting back at a long stop light and listening to the awesome exhaust not the car puts out at idle. ..to me its one of the best sounds i have ever heard and its coming out of my car :D shortly there after i become overwhelmed by the fumes but it was nice while it lasted.

:lol: :lol: I thought I was the only one that thinks that. Especially with cams....it's music. I have to agree though....daily driving the EVO is pretty taxing on the body.

bdking57
11-02-2005, 10:33 AM
I think the best part of my drive though is always sitting back at a long stop light and listening to the awesome exhaust not the car puts out at idle. ..to me its one of the best sounds i have ever heard and its coming out of my car :D shortly there after i become overwhelmed by the fumes but it was nice while it lasted.

:lol: :lol: I thought I was the only one that thinks that. Especially with cams....it's music.

oh yes.. cams are a must for that one...helix 02 housing,dp,resonated test pipe help too... till the walbro decides to start whining... the sound should make most v8 owners jelous. I normally catch everyone at a stop light staring over at my car wondering how the the little riced out 4banger sounds like such a beast.

dohcvtec
11-02-2005, 11:32 AM
man i shoulda started this thread in "off topic" :P I guess i was always under the impression that most evos were garage queens/kings :wink:

Garage queens? These cars are not exotics. :lol: Drive em everyday.i second this :thumbsup: the evo is not an ornament in your garage it's a motorsport eqiupment. so go ahead and have fun with it.


Actually.....other than driving it on the track, which I do often, and which gives me INCREDIBLE joy, I take it out for the occasional "canyon run"...other than this, I don't really enjoy driving it. It's not fun on a long trip, it's noisy, lumpy, bumpy, etc. I'm actually piining away for another 'nice" car, and can see getting a used M3 or Range Rover in a few years, say a certified pre-owned 2 year old car. then it would be the best of both worlds. I can honestly sayt hat if I did not track the Evo with plans to race it, I'd sell it. IT's a tool to me, but to each his own!:)
Percy,
Get the RR, it can 2nd as a tow vehicle for the Evo ;)

stockEVO8
11-02-2005, 12:35 PM
Daily driven with 60K... but I think I had the cleanest engine bay at the last meet, so she is well maintained.. it was spotless! I would say I put about 50-75 miles per day on the car.. but I tend to only drive it during the week and not that much on the weekend.
http://my.prostreetonline.com/images/events/norcalevo/DSC00852.jpg


actually ure engine bay looks stock except the red silicone hose.. :?
my engine bay looks "cleaner" :lol:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wMTA1MTA4MjZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg



back to the topic...i drive 20-40 miles a day here in socal den i drive back home to norcal every holiday..i have 20k now :evil:

bdking57
11-02-2005, 12:43 PM
Thats just cause i ditched all the pointless bling that was in there before.. i.e. the clear cam gear cover with fidanza gears, :lol: perrin belts (which you cant see.. I was speaking of specifically when you look down inside the engine bay there is no dirt.. but the car is getting a red ralliart air filter with blitz mesh cover soon, some tein hood dampers, and the vented RRE plug cover so you can see the blinging ralliart spark plug wires :lol:



Daily driven with 60K... but I think I had the cleanest engine bay at the last meet, so she is well maintained.. it was spotless! I would say I put about 50-75 miles per day on the car.. but I tend to only drive it during the week and not that much on the weekend.
http://my.prostreetonline.com/images/events/norcalevo/DSC00852.jpg


actually ure engine bay looks stock except the red silicone hose.. :?
my engine bay looks "cleaner" :lol:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wMTA1MTA4MjZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg



back to the topic...i drive 20-40 miles a day here in socal den i drive back home to norcal every holiday..i have 20k now :evil:

hphan
11-02-2005, 12:44 PM
:shock: Nice engine StockEvo8. :beaming:

evo637
11-02-2005, 03:22 PM
I do use it almost everyday. I just cant stop driving the car. Everytime I get in there's always a smile or a grin on my face and I have owned my evo for almost 2years.
:werd: Welcome to NorCalEvo! :)


I've been a member for quite a while now I just changed my member name..

CupertinoRedEvoVIII
11-03-2005, 08:53 PM
I use my everyday about 50 miles/ day.

nightwalker
11-04-2005, 11:57 PM
why would I want to drive anything else everyday? The way I'm driving right now, I'm going to average 26k miles this year.

nyne
12-27-2005, 10:17 PM
i dailiy drive mine. :)
Palo Alto to Sunnyvale dailiy.
actually.. this morning i just got back from Las Vegas. 550 miles each way and I loved every minute of it.

My_Evo
12-29-2005, 12:40 AM
i have about 16k on my 03 and i do about 200 miles a week

Black_EVO
12-29-2005, 08:53 AM
Daily Driver '03 @45k. Great for haul'n the kids around in and fun for me too.

Mr Evo
12-29-2005, 09:53 AM
i have a 03 and i have bout 20k on mine i drive it daily

MAB1025
12-29-2005, 03:47 PM
I drive mine every day as well. Got it December 3rd and now is has 1560 miles on it. Why pay the money if you're just going to let it sit... is the way I see it :D