Daily Drivers

[orangesuper]

I was wondering how many of you actually use your bus as a daily driver, I dont mean "i take her out most days on short errands" I mean the bus is your primary source of transportation to and from work and other errands and its only not used when its off the road for a repair. I drive my bus about 30 miles to work each day for a 60 mile round trip. I also take it back and forth to college which is about 120 miles. How many of you use your bus as primary transportation?

[EZ Gruv]

A whole bunch of us do.
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[sofakingcool]

well i was gonna try. just got her legal yesterday drove her around all morning. it was awesome. my first running bus but the disaster struck.
Loaded down with friends headed to check out more busses she dropped a shaft. felt like a tool. got three bolts back in and limped home. on top of that she has started skipping real bad under load untill you hit higher rpms. Guess im takn the crappy plymouth to work tomorrow.

[dissdigg]

I do, but my commute is only about 10 miles round trip. Half the time I bike it.

[Caleb Melvin]

<---- My daily driver, I drive her all over, put about 1500mi on it in the last 2 weeks alone but that is kind of out of the ordinary.

As long as you are all over the maintenance, it is no problem. I carry AAA just in case though
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[sharpstick]

I do...40 mile round trip to work plus another 10 miles doing errands, picking kids up from school, etc.
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70 Baywindow bus
72 Type 3 Fastback
33 Chevrolet Golden Eagle
66 Econoline pickup

[Collie]

I do....its my only vehicle!!

225,000 km now and going strong....
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1977 Sunroof Bus (lowered ~4")

[solexes@hotmail.com]

My two VW's are my daily drivers. I drive 30 miles to work - from 6100 ft elevation to 4500 and back up again at the end of the day. I DO have a modern - but I save it for the trips to Tucson when it's 110 outside.

I drive the beetle more often than the bus though just can't beat 34mpg
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[busdaddy]

I work at home so I don't commute, but my 71's on the road every day hauling parts, kids, groceries, etc..
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[seventyfo]

I parked my F-150 out back a couple years ago, although I usually drive it at least once a month hauling something large or dragging home more VW's/stuff. Lately I've been driving the Bus every day but sometimes I switch it up with the Bug. I'm grateful with gas the way it is my round trip for work is about 5 miles and my wife works at home.

[cr@M]

Mine is my daily driver. Drive about 15-20 miles a day for work and errands together. It's all downhill on the way to work, so i can coast a significant about of it if i hit the lights right. And when i come home it's 2am so all the lights are green anyways even if it is uphill...
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1972 Deluxe named Lucidity
1973 Transporter

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when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
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[visibleink]

Only car, daily driver, and currently my full time home.
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[TRN9]

My Bus is my only vehicle and I drive her every day, My trip to and from college on school breaks is 800 miles.

[oisak]

My son has been driving our 74 Westy for 2 years every day to school and other events. We have done Buses over the skyway for the last 2 years also.

[pwilson]

<----Daily drivers rule!

[newagedesire]

All three of mine are daily drivers. When you have that many you don't need a normal car, when one breaks down you've got a couple back ups.

And yes I drive mine in the winter too. Why not you only live once. I'll be spending as much time as possible behind the over sized wheel. It makes me happy
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Shannon ~ 77 Westy
Bruce ~ 78 Custom Single Cab

[lostorbit]

Mine's not a DD now, but it was for about four years.

[melville]

Presently the Westy is my daily and the Kombi is down to surf and lumberyard duty only as its engine dies (valves stretching or receding--will know which soon). Motor kit is ordered and soon the Kombi will be the daily again and the Westy will be for out of town use only.
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75 R75/6
74 Westy
71 Kombi
65 Standard Micro
61 Sunroof
60 Sunroof
57 Sedan (2)

[72Bay&SB'vert-n-KS]

I never bought my bus with the intention of it being my daily driver but now that I have it, I find I drive it the most. Even with the sun out and the beetle convertible and the MGB being drop-tops, I always seem to climb behind the wheel of the bus when I have some where to go. I'm sure when it starts getting over 100 degrees I will go back the to the GTI but who knows...
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1972 Super Beetle Sedan
1972 Weekender Bus
2007 GTI

VW's of my past:
1979 Super Beetle Convertible (95-97)
1974 Super Beetle (97)
1967 Beetle (97-99)
2003 New Beetle 1.8 Turbo (03-07)
1969 Beetle Convertible (05-07)

[BigBlueVW.blogspot.com]

Daily Driver until yesterday. Bought a '63 Bug to share the commute. So 1/2 daily driver now...
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