33 replies to this topic

[Nikko]

At the moment as well as my mini I have a Toyota IQ3 and a Triumph Street Triple R. I'm trying to decide if I get rid of the Toyota and plow the money into the mini making it as good as I can and having it as my only car. My question is who of you use your mini as your every day car and how does it do?

[scrumpix]

No. Its gets used once or twice a week. Some of the distances are quite long and are a mix of motorway A & B roads. They are fine and good fun for a daily driver

[Anthony30]

Why not use the bike as your daily? You can filter through traffic ect.

[Nikko]

Yeah the bike is my every day transport with the IQ as back up. The mini was planned to be a bit of fun and more like a toy but now thinking I could use it as a replacement for the IQ

[surfblue]

No, it's too old and slooooowwww.

Wouldnt be fair to use a little old car for the amount of miles I do, sunny days and outings only 

[David128]

as  above fun when the sun shines

[hoppus]

Daily!    Then again it's a k-series and has 5 gears.

The bumpiness is still annoying and the windows that steam up every 2 minutes 

[lsto]

Mine was a daily for about 2 and a bit years. If it wasn't for the idiots that live around me it still would be now. I used to park mine on the street and it started to get vandalised so it had to go :'(.
I had no problems using it as a daily and it used to put a smile on my face before and after work.

A little thought on subtle mods and a bit of tlc once a month and there is no reason it can't be reliable and fun. I miss mine :-(

[alex-95]

I use mine daily, and have done for the past 2 years, it had a year off being a daily as the owner before me used it to. the rust is coming through now

[kingbenvolio]

I run mine every day and its great; I drive it hard everywhere with a massive grin on my face! Like a rally stage every morning and evening. 

I drive a stage 1 998 and it is plenty powerful enough to zip around the town, struggles to keep up on the motorway.

...But, I am fortunate enough to live just about in walking distance from my job so it doesn't matter too much when it breaks down, which is rare (touch wood)

Spare set of points in the boot, bit of oil, basic tool kit and you're good to go! ....Also the RAC card helps as a backup!

[Fast Ivan]

mines a daily, though I'm not doing lots of miles, if I had to do 100 miles up the motorway each day then I'd be doing it in something else

-2 yesterday and she started on the first turn :)

[Cooperman]

No, my Minis are definitely classic cars for enjoying the 'retro-1960's' driving experience.

For my daily I have a BMW 730D and a Land-Rover Discovery. My wife has a BMW 325i.

I really don't consider a Mini, nor a Ford Anglia, Hillman Imp or other small classic from that era as a suitable car for modern daily driving.

[AVV IT]

I've had a mini as a daily for the last seven, or so years. I've actually had two of them on rotation as dailys (drive one whilst I fix the other) for the last three of those years. I've always advocated the use of the classic mini as a year round daily drive, but this year I've finally thrown the towel in and gone over to the dark side with a modern daily.

As much as I love being able to drive a mini every day, I really didn't want another winter of the inevitable leaks, ineffective demisters, praying it will actually start each morning and unearthing the damage that another winter has done to it come spring. So one of my mini's will therefore be going up for sale, and when the resto is complete on the other, that'll be living in the garage as a fair weather toy from now on!

[CityEPete]

Not for me as I need a van but the wife uses hers once or twice a week for a 20 mile commute.

Street triple R in this weather, not for me!

[Mini 360]

Yup!

 

Well...the R53 MCS is  

 

Not a chance I would run Trig as a daily.  Far too precious for that.  Always tempted by another classic for a daily but when you can get a modern car for less thats more capable, why would I bother?