Daily driver?

[Slicer777]

I am curious to know how many of you fellow overlanders use your rigs as a daily driver vehicle, or just for overlanding?


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[dblack]

In the summer I usually ride a street bike. But spring, fall and winter I'm driving my rig.

 

[3wbdriver]

Mine was a daily from new in 2014 until January of this year. I have a 600 mile per week commute for work now. I have taken the wife's '05 Camry as the daily now and the 4R just gets driven every couple weeks and on play weekends.

 

[vegasjeepguy]

Daily driver

 

[Stone74]

I have 2 vehicles, the daily driver and the toy.

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[britz]

All our rigs are dual purpose, though we don't drive much toward civilization unless it's an EMS or fire call. We usually draw straws on who is the unfortunate sod that has to go down to town for supplies, etc.

 

[Edward Gentle]

At this moment I'm driving something else daily but very soon my truck will be my daily.

 

[Jeepney]

Mixed. In an effort to save miles. Logged 20k on a year, lots of trips early this year. I'd like to dial it down to 15k/yr.


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[The other Sean]

I have a $700 beater that gets double the MPG's that my truck does that I drive most days to work. Truck is used on weekend, for adventuring, when I need a truck and when I want to try to look cool.

 

[Doug C]

Daily driver for me.

 

[OffroadTreks]

Daily driver

 

[Quicksilver]

Mine's a daily driver.

 

[Slicer777]

I totally am thinking of getting a beater to save miles and wear on my Tacoma...glad to hear that I am not the only one in this situation. I prefer rock wear instead of "block" wear. Thanks for the input!


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[000]

Tough call, I used to have a beater and now the Tacoma is the daily driver. I really like driving my truck so I haven't wanted to drive another car to work, but it would be nice to get some mpgs and not put so many miles on the rig. I'll probably wait until the right high mileage 2wd taco comes along. It'd be nice to have a real pickup bed without the fridge, and gear that that is always in the way for any hauling anyway.


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[Arizona Overland]

I totally am thinking of getting a beater to save miles and wear on my Tacoma...glad to hear that I am not the only one in this situation. I prefer rock wear instead of "block" wear. Thanks for the input!


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Its a Tacoma. You don't really need to worry about saving miles on it. Thats why we get them.
Oh, and mine is my wifes daily driver.

 

[Overland Ranger]

Daily is my Pete hauling superbee trailers, you could call my overland rig my daily if driving to work tops twice a week but mainly once in two weeks, a daily then ya it's a daily.

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[Justin Forrest]

It's split about 60/40 between bike and Taco. 12k miles in almost 2 years of ownership on my Tacoma. It used to be more like a 90/10 split. My wife wants me to ride less in the rain, I want to ride less when it's 80+ out. Vented gear only works if your moving.

 

[crit_pw]

Daily driver. work rig, adventure rig....she does it all!

 

[Lead K9]

Daily driver though that usually means from the house to the train station

 

[The other Sean]

Tough call, I used to have a beater and now the Tacoma is the daily driver. I really like driving my truck so I haven't wanted to drive another car to work, but it would be nice to get some mpgs and not put so many miles on the rig. I'll probably wait until the right high mileage 2wd taco comes along. It'd be nice to have a real pickup bed without the fridge, and gear that that is always in the way for any hauling anyway.


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I love driving my truck as well, but, a while back a buddy called me to ask if I knew anyone interested in his old beater. he bought it off it's original owner ( a coworker of ours) so I got it for a song and know it's full history, so I kind of had to jump on it. Also, I have a 35 mile round trip to work, so a car that gets 30 MPG actually pays for itself. More money for the truck and less wear on it.