Newer car VS old, beat up classic for a DD.

Depends on the new (newer) car...

If it were a 2008 or 2009 Pontiac G8 GT, 2000-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, or 2004-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS I would take them over a classic for a DD.

Anything else that's newer doesn't really appeal to me. If neither of the cars listed above were my choice, I'd go with any 2-door 73-77 GM A-body or 77-79 four door Caprice/Impala.

If you could get a new 2011 5.0 Mustang will all the options deleted, excluding AC/Heater, I would definitely have one of those as a daily over a beat up classic. OTOH once I'm done with the T56 swap for all intents and purposes I'll have a new car with a classic body style and feel, so why have a new car as a daily when having the best of both worlds is possibly cheaper and definitely more fun? Just saying.

IndyG3 wrote:If you really just wanted to have a car that happened to have an LS1 and a T56 it would probably be cheaper to either buy a 1999 or 2000 Camaro, or put that drivetrain in your Chevelle...

cuz those cars are gay

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i used a pt loser for my driving school and ran into every cone because you can not turn for in them things

I've got a 95 Explorer and the 77. Truth be told I had to drive the 77 for a week while the Explorer was down with blown head gaskets, and I realized how good cars have become, and how what was perfectly acceptable to me when I was 18, is now an awful commuter car.

I had a 76 for 8 years as my daily driver, and it was fine then, but fuel injection is a BIG improvement over a carb for driveability. the A/C on the 77 is much much better than the Explorer, but the circa 1984 Delco radio leaves a lot to be desired for volume and sound quality. It sounds good with an ipod but has no wattage.

Gas mileage really drops on the 77 when it's pressed into work duty, it goes from 16mpg to 13, no thanks to the 2.56 axle in stop and go traffic.


If it were me, I'd go for something with fuel injection made in the last 20 years. Don't have to be under the hood all the time tinkering

Save the classic for cruising when you want to.

For a DD, if I could only have 1 car, I guess I would take something newer with FWD because of the snow. But why limit yourself to 1 vehicle??? That sucks!

74MonteCarlo wrote:If you were put in front of you, a newer car or a beat up classic for a DD, which would you choose?

I don't think I need to answer this query . lol

texan01 wrote:I had a 76 for 8 years as my daily driver, and it was fine then, but fuel injection is a BIG improvement over a carb for driveability.

Agreed ... which is why my '79 Caprice was switched to TBI



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All my stuff is a pos so all of it will be old.

i sold my 97 Cavalier over the weekend, so my 74 Monte is now my daily driver.
lucky for me i don't have a job and don't really need to drive anywhere. but even if i did, my Monte gets just about the same gas mileage as the 94 Chrysler LHS i had a couple of years ago and is only slightly less comfortable than the Chrysler was. it feels good to not have to squeeze all 230 pounds of my into a Cavalier any more..

Less comfortable? You must have bucket seats, LoL! I got a bench in the 76 & can't bring myself to put my bucket seats in because the bench is just so comfortable..... I drove 200 miles away & never got cramped up once on the trip. Like sitting on a plush couch or pillow top mattress.

Rago wrote:Less comfortable? You must have bucket seats, LoL! I got a bench in the 76 & can't bring myself to put my bucket seats in because the bench is just so comfortable..... I drove 200 miles away & never got cramped up once on the trip. Like sitting on a plush couch or pillow top mattress.

Unless the foam in the bench has given up all hope and died. Lol!

Yeah I imagine that could be uncomfortable.