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So how often do you drive?

Posted By: Anonymous

So how often do you drive? - 10/05/2014 22:31

I know Coupes are getting rare but I can't believe that in the couple of months and 2000 miles I've had mine I've only seen one other on the road.
How often do you drive yours?
Posted By: Theresa

Re: So how often do you drive? - 10/05/2014 22:49

I drive mine every day, several times a day laugh

It's my only car, so needs to get me to both my jobs and back, as well as doing things like shopping, etc laugh
Posted By: barnacle

Re: So how often do you drive? - 10/05/2014 23:26

I'd quite like to drive mine, as it has to get to Italy in a fortnight, but bits keep dropping off!
Posted By: chrissy

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 00:12

I drive mine daily, I do about 10 start stops to & from work.... And it still works..
Posted By: Gripped

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 01:03

Up until recently, most days for work. I think I've done 8000 miles since last year.
Posted By: H_R

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 08:09

Not as often as i would like! I have a work van and am frequently on call, so just use it for pleasure I generally avoid crap weather too, all the other opportunities, i have a drink in my hand so any driving is a big no no!
No licence no job!
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 08:31

Every day for work (35 miles a day) and a return trip to Leeds every other week (550 miles)
Posted By: adam16vt

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 08:44

Everyday, got the car on 117k and now it's done 155k, only had it 3 years
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 08:53

I'm in mine every day for the work run all be it 6 miles a day, had mine since late last year and I've only seen one other in my driving time, I do love driving it but feel a bit guilty for subjecting it to daily duties
Posted By: mattB

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 09:12

Almost 3years since I last drove mine. frown
Posted By: Nigel

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 09:20

For many years, it used to be every day, with an average of about 100 miles a day

However, £25 a day fuel costs, plus the use of expensive consumables forced me to relegate the Coupe to the role of weekend toy, with a leggy but trust Alfa GT diesel doing the daily commute (and halving the fuel bill in the process)
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 09:21

Originally Posted By: mattB
Almost 3years since I last drove mine. frown


A wee reminder why Matt?

Mine's a DD and limited to 6k per annum for insurance. Enough for commutes and trips to see grandkid, ah and one splurge to Belgium driving
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 10:20

Every day. I do about 1500 miles each week in it. I bought it with 81,000 on the clock just over two years ago. It now has 123,000 on it. I have not seen another coupe on the road in months.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 10:27

Barely used this last two years. Gentle local use every 2 to 4 months to reduce risk or problems associated with long term storage. Annually it goes down to England for a service, MOT and anything it needs before going back in the garage.
Don't need it and not much opportunity to use it (family + Touran). But I love my Plus and can't ever part with it. laugh
Posted By: sandytim

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 20:52

I did 160 miles last year but I may take it over to classic Le Mans this year so I could build it to 500/600 this year.
Every mile is special (and fast ) if you can leave it alone and use something else for the daily chug.
Posted By: Barmybob

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 22:10

Ten years ago I was easily doing 10,000 miles a year. But a few years ago I was down less than 3000 and has dropped each year to doing less than 400 miles last year!
Posted By: bruce01

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 22:29

I do less than 2k a year in mine.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 11/05/2014 22:59

No wonder I don't see you about Bruce!? Where are you based?
Posted By: mr_nobut

Re: So how often do you drive? - 12/05/2014 10:40

Mines my daily drive and only car, approx 40 miles a day down twisty lanes with a bit of dual carriage way to finish tongue

Makes driving to work a pleasure! wink

Just clicked over 120k and still going strong, smile factor still there! laugh

Off to see joe at fccs for annual check up and bit of tlc this week so fingers crossed all good for another year cool
Posted By: one4seven

Re: So how often do you drive? - 12/05/2014 10:59

^ same here, 15 miles full of smiles each way every day.
Posted By: barnacle

Re: So how often do you drive? - 12/05/2014 11:35

Mine was a daily driver for seventeen years, but the six hundred miles a week I commute now mean a fuel bill of eight grand a year was untenable.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 12/05/2014 22:44

I totally get the smiling all the way to work and am really loving mine.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 12/05/2014 23:05

Originally Posted By: Barney
Barely used this last two years. Gentle local use every 2 to 4 months to reduce risk or problems associated with long term storage. Annually it goes down to England for a service, MOT and anything it needs before going back in the garage.
Don't need it and not much opportunity to use it (family + Touran). But I love my Plus and can't ever part with it. laugh


There is an perfect opportunity to use it on the 25th at Cupar bring it along.
http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1472259#Post1472259

Hey Barney, if we get this drifting organised we might both be parting with our Coops for some rear wheel power wink
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 13/05/2014 22:54

Would love to but been unable to attend SICD since 2008! Will be abroad this time next week and JohnnyBravoTurbo is taking good care of my coupe.
Have the RWD thing covered already - recently bought a stage 4 VX220 Turbo. laugh
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 09:41

cool always fancied getting one of those but would I get my 6'3" frame in?
So what are the specs of a stage 4?
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 10:41

my coupe is really a weekend weapon, on occasion ill use it through the week as I have a work van I use Monday to Friday with free diesel smile my coupe is sat on the drive getting ready for drive to Austria in couple of weeks.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 12:17

Only in the summer and mostly weekends. Around 3000 miles a year for last 3 years. Spa Italia trip will be virtually last use this year before being Sorned for winter again.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 16:16

Quote:
would I get my 6'3" frame in?

Well sir, we'll find out on Driftland day! wink
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 19:56

Originally Posted By: Barney
Quote:
would I get my 6'3" frame in?

Well sir, we'll find out on Driftland day! wink


So did you get through to them today?

The VX220 seems to be holding it's price well, or is it even going up?
I'm sure they were much cheaper a couple of years ago.
Posted By: Cooperman

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 21:24

About 1000 miles a year, including annual trip to Silverstone GP. I use it for blowing away the cobwebs after a long week at work, mostly at weekends
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 21:53

Every day, as often as possible! Even after 6 years I find excuses to drive a long way round or go somewhere for the hell of it. Especially this time of year when the roads are dry, the sun is out but the air has an amazing coolness that seems to make love to the turbo!
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 14/05/2014 22:05

Lego we'll have a good chat soon. Looking forward to it! UK meets thread updated. laugh
Posted By: AnnieMac

Re: So how often do you drive? - 19/05/2014 01:53

My Coupe is my only car so it gets driven every day.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: So how often do you drive? - 19/05/2014 05:56

Daily to work now that I have sold my Punto, but I occasionally drive my Spider (club reg), 124 sport (club reg) or 124 wagon (estate for you poms) when the weather is good.
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