Comparison of $ spent on daily drivers/family cars vs PT car, race car, hobby car

[mdprovee]

Yeah we are rolling on two 2004 vehicles for daily use. 152k on my truck, and 75k on the minivan. Run them till they drop, then milk a little more.

[JKnight]

I never have owned a new car, and I kinda doubt I ever will. As a result, my ratio is probably an even split.

Current DD is a 2006 Ford Pickup with the much-maligned 6.0l diesel. My plan is to keep this truck for a very very long time. I haven't had any problems with it, but if I do, I won't hesitate to yank that 6.0l and put in a Cummins. If that happens, I'll be keeping the darn thing forever.

I'm getting to the point where I'd rather do a "budget" LS swap and Vintage Air kit in a nice driver quality resto (pickup, coupe, convertible, whatever) than buy a new or new/used car. With efficiency and comfort being so darned easy to put into old cars these days, I'm left asking myself, why not...?

[z4me69]

i quit keeping track along time ago. daily driver 96 z28 with 350thousand on the clock still going strong. toys 69z28 i have owned since i was 15 now i,m 48 first car.2nd toy 69ss camaro was my dads bought it about a year before he passed away. in other words they are not cars anymore they are my kids lol. and will never be sold as long as i,m alive.

[Bucketlist2012]

I used to keep my spending pretty low on my daily drivers..

As I get into my mid Fifties and my health is not that great, I am stepping it up on all my cars..

Kinda evenly split between a 2009 370Z, a 2008 GMC Sierra, and the 1971 Z/28.

I drove my last Truck to 201K miles, and was going to go forever, but I decided to spend the money.

No loans, and bought with low miles. 370z with 6K miles, and the truck I am buying this week with 21K miles...

The Z/28 needs more work and it will be the one that gets more money than all of them, and will not be worth what I spend on it...But it is a Toy...

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by sik68

Recently ordered tow rigs DEFINITELY count towards track $!

Then we're getting real close....

[89 RS]

I bought a new truck after graduating from college that has now been paid off for several years. However, we bought my wife a new Chevy Impala couple years ago and only have less than a year and it will be paid off. Talk about freeing up some money for other things. We're not buying a new vehicle for awhile again, tired of car payments.

[73CPCAMARO]

I have a company car, so I get to spend all of my money on the Camaro!

The wifes car does not count...right

[Sieg]

Tonight's incident skewed my response to your silly little poll...........

[Matt@BOS]

The hobby car is definitely the big money pit. I've put two grand into the daily driver, and much to my surprise it is just about as fast as the Camaro, while being less than half the price. Even so, I think I need to sell it before I get carried away

Matt

[SLO_Z28]

Originally Posted by Matt.A

The hobby car is definitely the big money pit. I've put two grand into the daily driver, and much to my surprise it is just about as fast as the Camaro, while being less than half the price. Even so, I think I need to sell it before I get carried away

Matt

Sell the camaro? Probably a good idea



I cant imagine daily driving ANYTHING but a truck, and I cant imagine just arbitrarily trading a truck in. Trucks are meant to be driven until they will drive no more, and then pushed a little further.