Least Practical Daily Driver?

"TractorPillow" (tractorpillow) 08/09/2015 at 01:58 • Filed to: None

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Alright OPPO, I’ve had some Tito’s Vodka and some PBR and its been a great Saturday. I also got really sweaty earlier driving my car to get a haircut and it sucked. I have daily driven a 02 Viper GTS for the last 3 months and it is quite harsh to say the least. What is the least practical daily driver that you can think of?

Dogs and cars are my two favorite things (in that order)

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:03

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Ariel Atom

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:03

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YJ Wrangler 2.5. Absolutely awful to drive, not very reliable, not roomy, uncomfortable, strong points are legally less useful than a Viper, and terribly put together.

TractorPillow > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/08/2015 at 23:04

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those are so cool! great choice

Opposite Locksmith > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:07

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Man I wish I liked alcohol even a little bit. A 1997 montero that burns 1/8 as much oil as gas. Not an estimation

TractorPillow > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/08/2015 at 23:07

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but 4 seats. had a friend with one and at least you could do that much.

TractorPillow > Opposite Locksmith 08/08/2015 at 23:10

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that sounds absolutely terrible, will have to look that up

Jedidiah > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:10

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Post fuel crisis AMC Jeeps

Cramped, uncomfortable, slow, dangerous, awful ride, built like shit, not reliable.

Unless you put the time/money into building them, they’re not even that good off the road either

TractorPillow > Jedidiah 08/08/2015 at 23:12

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yeah no good, especially if you have a semi-decent length commute

Opposite Locksmith > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:13

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It was the worst but everything worked down to the 4x4 system and cabin knob adjustable shocks. Bought it for 800$ at 187k took it to 227k before I traded it in to a Toyota dealership for my WRX for 3k :)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:13

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But daily, how often do you use all four seats? And my friends back seat bracket rusted out, so that was no longer an option.

Birddog > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:13

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If a Dog can ride Shotgun it’s 100% practical.

CB > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:13

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A limo MKT. Good luck parallel parking, asshole!

TractorPillow > Birddog 08/08/2015 at 23:15

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The problem is that in a Lotus if you take advantage of the handling and the brakes the dog flies everywhere.

Noah - Now with more boost. > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:15

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The 89 CSI in my avatar was a very awesome/very stupid DD I bought at 18 that only lasted a year, and got 10 MPG the way I drove it. So fun! Such high mileage... so much rust :(

TractorPillow > Noah - Now with more boost. 08/08/2015 at 23:20

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a year is not much longevity. howd it die?

Birddog > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:20

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Sounds like the same thing that happens in my F-150.

TractorPillow > Birddog 08/08/2015 at 23:22

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I’ll always remember in high school taking my little 15 lb poodle to the Vet in my mom’s grand marquis and having to slam on the brakes because of a driver in front me of me. The dog flew into the dash like crazy. He was okay, but the mental video is ingrained in my mind.

TractorPillow > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/08/2015 at 23:24

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wow, that is a great point. The truth is unless you have kids, you hardly ever use the back seats. When we deployed my friend left his YJ at the unit’s HQs and his wife was supposed to pick it up. needless to say, the YJ crapped out on the wife and she couldnt remove it so she had to spend lots of money on it to get it fixed and removed so the husband wouldnt get in trouble while we were deployed. He sold it for pennies on the dollar for what he payed for it

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:26

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Hell, use even a fraction of the handling of a modern Mazda and you'll throw a dog around... I really need the equivalent of a five-point-harness for a dog.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:27

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Love the Viper to death...but man, how are you not poor through fuel consumption DDing a Viper!? :P :)

TheJWT > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:29

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A patent motorwagen would be less than ideal

Noah - Now with more boost. > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:29

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Nope... lol. I just took it off the road because it was no longer safe to drive and sold it. That old straight six still started first try every time though! I miss it...

Birddog > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:30

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15lbs? That’s practically a Cat.

*Rough Crowd*

My Lab is hovering in the 90lb range, he knows “our” Truck and still has issues. He’s met Mr. Dashboard on more than one occasion.

TractorPillow > TheJWT 08/08/2015 at 23:30

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Great city car

TractorPillow > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/08/2015 at 23:31

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I saved money on gas through my last two dds: Elise and classic mini. But seriously I feel like I fill up the damn thing every other day

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/08/2015 at 23:33

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If I lived in a place that rarely rained like Palm Springs I would DD and Atom, but anywhere else probably the worst choice of car for DDing.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:34

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It’s ok though....the sound and power of the dinosaur blender under the hood make it all worthwhile I imagine :P

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:37

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Lotus Cup S

They took the Cup R and slapped some headlights on it to make it road legal. No cargo space, no give in the suspension, this car on a normal road would destroy your spine in a matter of days. They basically took the Exige and turned it up to 11.

Tohru > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:37

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I claim the roommate’s car isn’t practical at all, but it seems to do the trick for him. ‘06 G35 coupe.

stuttgartobsessed > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:42

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BAC Mono...

stuttgartobsessed > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/08/2015 at 23:43

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But you still have 2 whole seats! You can bring things/another person/a dog with you... BAC Mono is worse.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 08/08/2015 at 23:44

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You have clearly never been in Palm Springs in the 9 months of the year that the weather is unbearably hot.

I used to live in San Diego, and even there I couldn’t see DD’ing one. There’s still too much weather to drive it every day of the year.

stuttgartobsessed > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:44

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HOW WAS THE CLASSIC MINI?!? I want one so bad

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > stuttgartobsessed 08/08/2015 at 23:47

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I think you’re right, the Atom is more practical than the Mono... Nice choice!

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/08/2015 at 23:49

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I’m actually ok with the extreme heat. I was there when it was around 115 and didn’t find it too bad. The only issue I would see is getting burned on the skeleton of the Atom after leaving it in the sun for a while.

jariten1781 > TractorPillow 08/08/2015 at 23:52

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Had a friend who DD’d his stripped, tubbed, caged drag Nova on slicks for like six months. Driving behind him when the roads were slippery was hillarious.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 08/08/2015 at 23:57

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I don’t know how people can endure it. I ran a race out there in the summer once and although the air was supposedly 118-ish, we were reading over 150 with IR thermometers on many surfaces. The sun beating on it would make it unbearable just to sit down.

TractorPillow > stuttgartobsessed 08/09/2015 at 00:30

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Most fun car you can imagine. RHD, felt fast but was super slow, and handled like a golf cart (not go kart). Buy one, they’re xheap!

TractorPillow > jariten1781 08/09/2015 at 00:31

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At least he lived (hopefully)!

TractorPillow > stuttgartobsessed 08/09/2015 at 00:31

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Is that even a car? Haha well played

TractorPillow > Tohru 08/09/2015 at 00:32

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Oh that's quite a decently practical car. Some people even convince themselves it's a luxury car.

TractorPillow > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 08/09/2015 at 00:33

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This isn’t legal in the U.S. is it?

TractorPillow > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/09/2015 at 00:35

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The borla exhaust makes it even better. Oh, and the fact when I'm on the highway at 75 mph in 5th and I touch the gas my body flies backwards in the seat from all the torqu/power!

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 00:42

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Unfortunately not.

stuttgartobsessed > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 00:47

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I think it may be my next fun car. When I actually have a garage again and space to work. Oh, and also money to buy one haha.

stuttgartobsessed > stuttgartobsessed 08/09/2015 at 00:47

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Also, I’m 6’3”... I could just move the seat like, waaaaaaaaaay back, right?

TractorPillow > stuttgartobsessed 08/09/2015 at 00:54

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honestly youd be fine it.

TractorPillow > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 08/09/2015 at 00:56

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haha didn’t think so. Can’t see how itd be much different than my Elise but faster. Mine had cloth seats, manual windows, sport package (race shocks and wheels), and rattled like a box of nails.

TractorPillow > Birddog 08/09/2015 at 01:00

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hey i was a kid, it wasnt my choice. I have two awesome border collies now and they are better than any dog in the world

TractorPillow > CB 08/09/2015 at 01:01

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hmmm I think I might add that one to the list

Tohru > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 01:13

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It has jack shit for storage space though! Unless you’re trying to wedge 2 golf club bags in the trunk. It has instructions for that.

TractorPillow > Tohru 08/09/2015 at 01:16

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pbthhhh it has a back seat. come back to me when youve been in a car that is actually small. sorry, rude.

stuttgartobsessed > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 01:17

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:D

Tohru > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 01:20

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He swears he’s actually had adults with legs sitting in that back seat, but it looks like it’s one of those back seats that’s just for show.

TractorPillow > stuttgartobsessed 08/09/2015 at 01:22

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if youre in the southeast then come drive mine, I dont care!

TractorPillow > Tohru 08/09/2015 at 01:25

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I drove my classic mini with 4 adults in it several times, i guarantee that the interior is smaller than the G35. It isnt comfortable, but the wives dont complain :-)

911e46z06 > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 01:31

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You have good taste.

TractorPillow > 911e46z06 08/09/2015 at 01:34

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I got told the other day I should but a minivan. That friend is now dead to me

911e46z06 > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 01:43

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Some people just don’t understand. I was car shopping a few months ago, and my buddy introduced me to some dude he knew who he said was a ‘big car guy’. So he asked me what I was looking at, and I told him. Chevy SS, M5, CTS, Taurus SHO, etc. He told me not to buy anything until I test drove a Kia Soul. I laughed in his face, and went to talk to someone else.

Scorpio GTX1 > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 02:30

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Veyron, based on cost alone. You could buy a new car each year and save yourself money from avoiding maintenance fees.

facw > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/09/2015 at 02:35

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Passes the dog test:

facw > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 02:38

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I did this to my dog. She got me back by peeing on the floor mat. She now prefers riding in the foot well as opposed to on the seat so it can’t happen again.

Anon > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 02:43

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Did it audibly rattle or just rattle you?

TractorPillow > Anon 08/09/2015 at 02:57

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Audibly.

Anon > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 03:01

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That makes me sad. I love the elise but I can’t stand cars that rattle!

Mercedes Streeter > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 03:16

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My smart. I drive it nearly 30k a year, and maybe less than 500 of its 80,000 miles were driven in an actual city.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 03:39

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A Saab Alfa Limo that has functional (that won't fall off) steering wheels on both end with someone else at the other end trying to fuck with you all the time. And I have the Same engine as the Elise in my matrix, fun ass motor.

pip bip - choose Corrour > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 05:53

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McLaren F1?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Birddog 08/09/2015 at 06:17

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Strap your dog in ffs! I have a Mastiff/Ridgeback cross amongst others and I swear to God if he wasn’t strapped in when I hammered the anchors there’d be no front end left on my car.

TractorPillow > Anon 08/09/2015 at 09:49

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the one thing I like about the Viper over the Elise is the fit and finish of the car. The Elise is a handmade British car that was very affordable; you get what you pay for. I always had the radio on so the rattling was less audible.

TractorPillow > Mercedes Streeter 08/09/2015 at 09:52

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But for the city, you have to admit that it could be considered a very practical car.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 11:00

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Mercedes Streeter > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 11:28

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It is a practical city car. Those few times I'm in the city? The car feels so at home. You don't even notice the transmission anymore.

boxrocket > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/09/2015 at 11:51

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Rowan Atkinson would disagree. Fairly practical, and apparently doesn't lose much value besides!

TractorPillow > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 08/09/2015 at 13:45

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I legitimately don't even know what to think about this car.

AM > Birddog 08/09/2015 at 15:00

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90lb? My Lab/Burmese Mountain dog cross is pushing 120lb. I don't let him ride shotgun though. I let him lay across the middle row in the Yukon because the centre of the vehicle is usually the safest spot.

AM > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 15:08

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Zenvo ST1

Not reliable enough to be a daily driver. Or a summer driver. Or a weekend driver. Or driving to the corner store. Boy is it pretty though.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 16:20

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Other than it’s the best? Yeah me neither.

TractorPillow > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 08/09/2015 at 16:51

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If Jabba the hut and a viper had a child.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TractorPillow 08/09/2015 at 16:53

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And was a psychopath.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/09/2015 at 17:34

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BAC Mono

stuttgartobsessed > TractorPillow 08/10/2015 at 00:42

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I’m about as far away as possible, well Bay Area, CA, but I’ll will most definitely take you up on that offer if I ever come your way!