Obiwan-GYN/OB Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Since I purchased my Shelby GT500 I quickly realized that while it is a joy to drive, it is not my first choice for daily commutes or city traffic as I drive it fast and the police notice. Also I don't want it to becomea high mileage auto. I want it to last. So I bought a truck. My wife has been understanding. Surprisingly. So I ask, am I alone or do most Shelby owners save their car for special days. What is the choice other car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRocks1 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Daily driver right here..... Once in a blue moon road course..... Show car... Life's too short to only drive them once in a while, enjoy them and show'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goin2dirt Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 2012 Shelby GT500. Bought Jan 2 and just hit 6k wonderful miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goin2dirt Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Oh yeah the 08 Ford F250 now sits in the driveway:-) I just can't seem to find the truck keys in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 My daily driver is the 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan or better known as the grandkids mobile. It has AWD with snow tires so it can travel anywhere at anytime. The Shelby then becomes a real treat when I find the time to drive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrakRat Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 For weekends, racing, and fun in the sun.... The wife's toy... But for the day to day stuff I picked up a 2000 Explorer V8 Limited And she has a 2011 Fusion SEL V6. Really a great car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Well if it ever actually gets delivered, my daily driver will be a 2013 Mustang GT. Currently I'm sharing the wife's 2010 CR-V...a nice little car but booorrriiinnnggggg..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07gt500conv Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 My daily driver is a 2002 Excursion 4x4. Wifes daily driver is our 2006 mustang GT conv. Toy, racecar and show car is the Shelby, some days it comes to work with me, most of the time it looks pretty in the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Daily driver 140,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpmcobra Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Love driving my F250 HD diesel almost as much as my 09 GT 500 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 2013 Mustang GT / CS 6sp manual 3.73 gears. Love that 5.0 ------I got caught up in the "Got to have the fastest Shelby" a while back. But I have come full circle and now I really enjoy the 08 Shelby GT conv for what it is. Hell the current 2013 GT is almost as fast as my first 07 GT500 stock. The Shelby's just get faster and faster and that's GREAT ! But I had to get off that merry go round. The new Shelby is almost as fast as the Ford GT I used to own. Just amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandy09 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 the sheby was my dd. now its about 50/50 with my 95 f350 science project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Vehicles in my sig, but my daily driver right now is a 2002 SVT Focus. I want to try and get it to survive until the 2015 Mustang comes out, then I want a base ecoboost for a daily driver, but really getting the bug right now to get something else. I'm trying to resist the urge to get another Fox body GT. The Focus is ok and is a great little car, I just really like driving Mustangs or trucks. Maybe I should get my tail in gear and get my Lightning put back together that I wrecked on Jan 1 2000. Rebuild in slow process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 My daily driver is a 2004 BMW X5 Sport. However, I plan on splitting time with my Shelby and will end up putting about 8K miles on each of them per year. I don't figure on driving my Shelby a whole lot between mid December and the end of February here in Colorado, though there is good weather during the winters here, so maybe 2 days a week during that time. Currently though, I drive the Mustang a lot since I just got it and am learning how to drive it, or maybe I am fooling myself and it's all about the fun. Yeah, it's all about the fun, I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgmustang1 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 2008 Caliber srt4 with mopar stage1 300+hp and tq, still gets 27 avg mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 My daily driver is a '97 Ranger, 4 cyl 5 spd, Super Cab 125k on the clock. Where I work there is a foundry onsite... I don't want that crap all over the car. Not to mention the "blue collar" mentality.... The Shelby stays home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt13 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 13 shelby is my daily driver all year round. WIll put 10k miles on it each year. Again I've said it in another thread this car is a mustang not a lamborghini, just drive the damn thing. It won't bring any return on your investment it will depreciaite like crazy regardless of miles, and its cheap to repair. Though if the new generation of mustang or camaro is really bad ass then I'll buy a GT or SS version of one of those to DD in 3-4 years but most likely not. May just get an AWD A5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt13 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 2013 Mustang GT / CS 6sp manual 3.73 gears. Love that 5.0 ------I got caught up in the "Got to have the fastest Shelby" a while back. But I have come full circle and now I really enjoy the 08 Shelby GT conv for what it is. Hell the current 2013 GT is almost as fast as my first 07 GT500 stock. The Shelby's just get faster and faster and that's GREAT ! But I had to get off that merry go round. The new Shelby is almost as fast as the Ford GT I used to own. Just amazing 13 shelby is now faster than FGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mach 1 1970 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 13 shelby is my daily driver all year round. WIll put 10k miles on it each year. Again I've said it in another thread this car is a mustang not a lamborghini, just drive the damn thing. It won't bring any return on your investment it will depreciaite like crazy regardless of miles, and its cheap to repair. Though if the new generation of mustang or camaro is really bad ass then I'll buy a GT or SS version of one of those to DD in 3-4 years but most likely not. May just get an AWD A5. I read that you don't have a garage for your Shelby is this true ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt13 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I read that you don't have a garage for your Shelby is this true ? Yea for right now. Though my car is maybe exposed to outside all of maybe 7 hours a day. Usually car is kept in my work garage for the majority of the day. And on weekends its garaged. I had my car go through a crazy detail treatment right when I got it so really nothing sticks to it and I wash it every week. It has lots of paint protection and interior protection done to it. Has undercoating too even. As of right now it has 2100 miles and not a single scratch on it and I've had it for 2 months. Still smells new on the inside too. I have the car cover if a huge rain storm is going to come and I can't garage then the cover is there for emergencies. But usually if bad weather is coming its garaged. So really it sits for 7 hours outside at night time on nice nights. Again its a mustang not a lambo. Hell even my neighbor leaves his 458 italia sitting on his driveway every day all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt13 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I can't tell which is your DD. Is it the jet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasShelby Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Actually, probably so....I put about 2500 miles/year on the truck and Shelby, except I put the Shelby up for about 3-6 weeks in the late winter....mostly because of the nasty dirt filled winds or any little snow we might get, and she doesn't get driven in the rain. No true for the Falcon. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hey svt13 --- You are right about a 2013 Shelby will go WAY down in value if it's kept outside for several years. I totally see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt13 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hey svt13 --- You are right about a 2013 Shelby will go WAY down in value if it's kept outside for several years. I totally see your point. It won't be kept outside for several years. Just 1 maybeee 2. Does it really matter if it has zero marks on it? If I give you 2 shelbys that are completely unmarked and still have the new car smell and the only difference is one was in the garage and the other was outside (only on nice nights) you really would care which one you picked? I didn't know a little wind and dust would kill the car. Hell I'm actually MORE scared to put it in my garage for fear something will fall on it or someone will carry something inside and rub and scratch the car. Many more ways for something inside the garage to mess up the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT0767 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 We used to have Windstar vans. Hers was mostly the family van and mine was used like a truck to carry just about anything and everything. Ever tried to put 20 sheets of sheetrock in a mustang. After 10-11 years, we finally broke down and replaced the vans. Now hers is a 2011 Explorer Limited AWD and mine is a 2011 Flex Limited AWD. With the AWD, maybe I can get away with not snowblowing our driveway this winter. ^_^ Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 snake Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 2011 Ford Fusion is my DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chance.316 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 When they weather sux, I take the silverado, When its nice I take the SGT. When its really nice I take the ninja. DD duties are shared between the SGT and the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab with trailer towing package. Nice truck only down side is it has the turning radius of an aircraft carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebob948 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 My daily drive is a 2008 Subaru Forester. The roads around here in the spring,fall and winter get pretty nasty!!!!!! In March I get the urge to bring out the beast which becomes my part-time daily driver ( Summer only ,haha ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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