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I used to use my GT-R as a daily driver. It's a great way to get to know your car. BUT... the GT-R uses way too much fuel and gathers too much attention at times so I've just bought myself an EG (1995) Honda Civic (bulletproof) as my daily driver.

Here she is :cheers: It's a fun little thing. Very much opposite to the GT-R and it's VERY chuckable on street corners and roundabouts especially :)

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One main issue is running costs - if you have the money to run a GTR 7 days a week..... why not??

Which is exactly why my Mitsubishi work van and my little Suzuki Sierra do so many kays. I'm not loaded and it doesn't take much to go wrong with a GTR before you end up with a 'second car' sized repair bill. Plus, since I've had mine I'd say it's been off the road more than on (the urge to mod gets ya) and I'm in the process of pulling the RB26 out for a rebuild (forged rods, pistons, metal head gasket, etc).

I live in the country and despite the lack of traffic, I don't think I'd want the heavy clutch, the hard ride or the exhaust drone everyday!

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This is quite a hot topic! Keep up the comments and I "might" even reconsider using it as my daily.

But for all the people that are disagreeing so far, you might be able to tolerate such a difficult car to drive if you use it as a chellenge. My challenge is not to stall the engine at all in a week. Its been 3 months and counting but I STILL can't meet the challenge. Getting better now and I know that if I go to almost any other car, I'll be able to drive smoothly(example, my friends all drive with either heavy or multi plate clutches, 1st time in my car they were SO confident and guess what? They stalled it!)

Take the challenge and drive it daily! :)

But you might want another car handy on mondays! :cheers:

T0nyGTSt Grand Master

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Here she is :cheers: It's a fun little thing. Very much opposite to the GT-R and it's VERY chuckable on street corners and roundabouts especially :)

You have a nice car there, the sort of car people would be proud to say it's their main car.

Owning two cars though can result in TWO sources of headaches.

If owning a Skyline makes one thing clear, it's that the Skyline is a car about BIG engineering, ie. BIG tyres, BIG wheels, BIG fuel needs.

Once you step down to a smaller car, you realise how things that cost $200 on a Skyline, costs $100 due to the fact you don't need the biggest or best.

I never stall my car even with the clutch but many people who drive it, even mechanics stall it so you're not alone.

I so wish for a small RWD car that can carry four people and a load and still give you a good sense of acceleration and handling.

T.

justinfox Mentor

justinfox

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Hey T.

Buy a JDM AE86! :cheers: I miss my old one so much. It's a hatch so it can carry quite a bit with the rear seats down. The 4AGE is an awesome engine, revvy, punchy and it sounds so good. Rear wheels drive, lsd... man it's the most fun car I have probably ever driven!

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