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Daily or Boys Toy?

2003 - 2009, roadster, coupe, facelift

Daily or Boys Toy

Daily
43
37%
Boys Toy
73
63%
 
Total votes: 116

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Post by enuff_zed » Sun May 28, 2023 2:39 pm

sars wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 1:49 pm
enuff_zed wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 12:13 pm Can I vote both? Always have at least one E85 I use as a daily, plus wifey’s daily E85, but have a low mileage VO E89 which is very much a summer weekend car.
But you are quite a special case, in a positive way I might add :thumbsup:
Mines a daily driver, about 16,000 miles a year, in another two years I’m contemplating getting a manual e85 3.0si for the fun and UK holidays and get a more practical car/SUV to do the daily miles in as my 88 yr old mum finds ingress/egress rather difficult in a two seater convertible
Yeah my wife always says I’m speshul :?
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Post by tomoz4white » Sun May 28, 2023 3:06 pm

enuff_zed wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 12:13 pm Can I vote both? Always have at least one E85 I use as a daily, plus wifey’s daily E85, but have a low mileage VO E89 which is very much a summer weekend car.
Go for it 💪
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Post by MikeyH » Sun May 28, 2023 5:55 pm

sars wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 1:49 pm
enuff_zed wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 12:13 pm Can I vote both? Always have at least one E85 I use as a daily, plus wifey’s daily E85, but have a low mileage VO E89 which is very much a summer weekend car.
But you are quite a special case, in a positive way I might add :thumbsup:
Mines a daily driver, about 16,000 miles a year, in another two years I’m contemplating getting a manual e85 3.0si for the fun and UK holidays and get a more practical car/SUV to do the daily miles in as my 88 yr old mum finds ingress/egress rather difficult in a two seater convertible
When my mum was alive at 82 years old she had trouble getting and out of my Zafira. I think your mum is doing really well at 88. :thumbsup:
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Post by bunk58 » Mon May 29, 2023 5:19 pm

Fair weather use only for me.
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Post by ronk » Mon May 29, 2023 7:56 pm

Bought mine new Sept ‘16 and used exclusively as a (old) boys toy. Hence only 16,800 miles to date.
It goes into hibernation October and wakes up April / May
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So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:

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Post by Barty » Tue May 30, 2023 11:21 am

Bought it about 18 months ago and have done 30.000km with it since. I use it year-round but the short runs and parts hauls are reserved for the Alfa, so I do make sure to only use it on drives where the straight six gets up to temp properly :driving:
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Post by DevonPaul » Tue May 30, 2023 1:18 pm

bunk58 wrote: Mon May 29, 2023 5:19 pm Fair weather use only for me.
Not bothered about the weather, but the wife's MC has seen little use since we got the dog. I probably do more miles on the bike than she does in her Z.

She still won't sell it though, not even with £700 a year VED. Which is a shame as I quite like the new manual Zupr4.
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Post by tomoz4white » Tue May 30, 2023 9:40 pm

97 votes in... 3 more to hit the subject target. Stunned at the results so far... We love a Boys Toy👍
Only UK OEM White Manual
E85 3.0i SE Still Rolling!
Mileage 36,000 Miles

4 x White 3.0i OEM UK E85's Made...
= 2 UK Pre-Facelift / 2 UK Facelift

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Post by ZOID » Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:18 pm

definitely weekend sun toy, never use it unless for fun drive :-)

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Post by paddy wright » Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:55 pm

Mine was a daily for the first 4 years then been my toy for the following 11 years
Z4 2.2 sterling grey,Msport seats,retrofit cupholders,cruise,footwell lights,sound gen and mfsw,18"ellipsoids,xenons+light washers,ZHPknob,folding mirrors,3"stubby,update wheel caps,gateway300 ipod, wind deflector to keep the wife happy!

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Post by NaweedMustafa » Tue Jun 27, 2023 12:36 pm

It's my daily boy toy :rofl:
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