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mulberryworks

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For my 500th post, I thought I'd start a thread to see how much we get to actually enjoy our cars.

I've had my car three years now and have driven it only about 50 miles. With parts and shipping, that's $230 per mile.

I got it towed home as it wasn't running. After I got it running the first task was to get ready to move from Maui to Austin. I got title, tires and timing set and headed for the dock. Once it arrived in Austin, I did take a small day trip but otherwise the car has been siting because as soon as I got caught up with household tasks, I'd get it in the garage and begin restoration.

Yeah, three years later, and I'm just about to start... really.

I know there are others here that haven't driven their car much, for various reasons, I was just hoping to see what the range was. I have an acquaintance here in Austin (not on the forum) with an early 1970 Belgium delivery 2800cs that hasn't moved out of the garage in at least 4 years because of a brake caliper issue, so I'm ahead of him anyway.

Ian
 
Hi Ian,

You know my numbers are bad. Not everyone likes to share their investment, but a fun figure is post count to miles driven. If separates the real hands-on-wheel experts (technical or not) from folks like me, who just talk and talk. :D

I’ve driven about 10 miles. I am okay with that for now. I’m in no particular rush, and I haven’t stopped doing the hobby stuff whether it’s taking stuff apart or talking about these cars.

My investment to miles is about $1,100 per mile. My post count to miles is about 490 posts per mile. I really need to get out more. :(

My miles per year is about 4 :D
 
I bought my coupe in 1984 to be my daily driver and for 30 years it was the only car I owned so I had no other option but to drive it every day (rain or shine). A couple years ago I leased another car solely to prep the coupe for the drive to Monterey. Now I don't have to drive it if it looks like rain...... but sometimes I still do anyway.
 
If weather cooperates I drive my car every sat & sun. Usually an annual long distance trip. The Vintage was 1800 miles. I bought it 7 years ago with 38k, now has 70 something. I'm not saving the mileage for the next guy.
 
These are some great stories! 30 years - amazing! I wonder if I will still own mine in 2050. Perhaps with an electric motor. :D More than likely I would have sold it for a semester of my kids’ college tuition. :(
 
I purchased our '74 coupe in 1982 with under 80k miles. The coupe has been driven about a total of 315k miles. A newer head, rings and bearing job, replaced auto to 5 spd, diff rebuilt, re-bush rear arms, re-paint, re-upholstered, you get the picture. Alot of credit due to this site that convince me to hang onto this coupe. It trades driving time with the tii every other weekend. It has paid its dues doing commuting. I have lost count of the $ spent so couldn't give the $per mile but it has brought alot of enjoyment and smiles. Thanks.
 
Daily driver, sometimes get caught out in the rain as that happens here in Houston :eek:. I bought it in 2012 and have put maybe 30,000km on it. Out and back to Monterey with Doug and Andrew, Santa Fe 500 after that, probably someplace next year. Probably spent $35k on it in total so that's maybe $1/km?
 
I bought mine in 2013 sat in the shop for mild restoration till 2015, been driving it on weekends weather permitting till the Brake master cylinder went out couple of weeks ago.
I drove it about 12ooomiles, $1.50/mile so far and planning to bring the average lower
 
I have had the coupe for 13 years, put around 800 miles on it, just finished 250 mile trip with no issues, crossed over the 50,000 miles on the car, oh well, think I can keep going and watch the value rise.
 
I bought mine in 2012. Took a while to get it running correctly but put a 1000 miles on the first year. Decided to rebuild the engine the winter of 2014. Finished in June and then drove to OFest in Colorado and back. Over 5000 miles. I live in Atlanta.
Drove to Ofest in 2015 in NJ. Another 2500 miles. Two times to Amelia and Hilton Head shows and a couple times to The Vintage.
Car is down to bare metal now and getting rebuilt. It's been 16 months since I drove it. Plan is to drive to The Vintage in May 2018 in a totally rebuilt car.
Gary
 
The family drive the cars as much as we can , daily drivers ie to the shopping centre or driving down to the coast ,visiting family & friends up and down the country , as long as it is no raining

We do as much mileage as possibly , stop the gremlins from coming out!!
 
I've probably done 40k miles in last twelve years, annual trips to Monterey (10?) and Targa California drives. Lately I've been enjoying the 2800, that motor is so smooth, just the right bore vs. stroke.
 
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