rai

I know this question is vague, hard to put into words in the topic title.

What type of car would you like for a DD, say you have a pleasure vehicle like a S2000 or Boxster or Corvette (etc.) and you had a minivan or other type of family car already.

What are the things you want for a DD that would be driving to work or other trips.

Comfort/features?
Gas Mileage?
Price?
FWD/RWD/AWD?
Size?
number of doors?

Or would you rather not have both a DD and a pleasure car and rather pool your money into a sporty / DD such as a M5?

highwaystardoritos

looking into a Lexus SC300 then swapping in a 1J... Comfort, RWD, TT, and less than 8grand.


If money allowed I'd sell everything and get the newer M5...

Penforhire

My ideal daily driver would probably be the M5, or possibly one of the high-output AMG MBZ's. But then I wouldn't be able to afford a toy car on top of that...

omg516

s65 amg hands down.

vader1

I have two daily drivers.

The S2000 and a Subaru Outback.
both suit my expectations perfeclty.

One is daily driven in the seven decent months, and the Outback does winter duty.

I put driving pleasure first.
then maybe efficiency. (both are getting about 27 per tank)
Performance.
Styling.
Reliability
Resale

Luxury and ride quality come in dead last for me.

I could not do better than the Outback for my needs in the winter and pulling my boat, but the only car I would really prefer over my S2000 is an Elise. I would DD that thing no matter how hard is is on my back.

derryck

The 335i is a great daily driver...all of the creature comforts you could want such as Navi, PDC, Bluetooth, etc. and I get a tad over 30 mph on the highway after installation of the Procede. It's quiet, very comfortable and has lots of usable power and handles quite well. Maintenance is paid for 4 years and it doesn't draw alot of attention. I liked my E60 M5 and it did offer more room but gas mileage was horrible and it drew a lot of attention. When you get right down to it the only thing it had over my 335 as a DD was a slightly larger back seat.

jah

a 92 civic-vx... just want to get there w/o my alter ego.

sam_spider

My current DD is fine (04 A4 Quattro) but I want more power! So I'd say the "perfect" DD for me would have to have:

AWD - snow
Power
Comfort
4 doors

Right now the RS4 and S4 avant are in the lead, but the 335xi and 535xi are a close 3rd & 4th. RS4 bothers me due to the 19" wheels and no all-weather options for tires. Maybe CKit can help me out on that.

PLYRS 3

^ i like my M3 for the same reasons.

since we're talking DAILY driver, it's nice to have a back seat as i don't know what EVERYDAY will bring and whether or not i'll need a back seat on any given day....as my kids get older, a back seat is a priority in a DD. and like derryck, my car doesn't draw a lot of attention (dark blue, average person wouldn't know it from any run of the mill 3-series coupe)

i had an S2000 as a DD for 6 years (S/C for 3 of those years)....it was perfectly fine as well, for what my life was back then.

bjohnston

I wanted a 335i (best all-around car ever made, IMO) but needed something that could haul my giant dog, so I got an FX35 (which I really like). I can't see needing much more in a daily driver than the 335i offers (unless you need to haul that giant dog regularly). Maybe the next-gen. X3 will have the bi-turbo six, along with better styling and a nicer interior? Maybe we'll swap the 2 FXs for 2 next-gen. X3s? That'd make a couple nice daily drivers.