Essexdon

So how many people use their Impreza as their everyday car? If you run it as your 2nd car, what is your daily and how different is it to the Impreza.

Reason I'm asking is I run a Ford Puma 1.7 and the insurance is up for renewal within the next few months and I'm starting to think is it worth it all? My daily trip is Basildon (1 min from the A127) to Southend (2 mins off the A127) on average about £50/£60 a week in the Dagenham Dustbin.

craigo

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Bet you look pretty in the puma

kin quick

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I've got a 13 year old Focus 1.8 that's been to the moon and back, saves loads on petrol and don't mind the odd door dink, worth it in the long run, its paid for itself about 3 times over in the 3.5 years I've had it and don't mind filling it with lots of cr4p!
Also got a works van which is really handy with keeping costs down too especially as my Scoob does around 20mpg!

chrislake90

Yup iv got a e46 320D for the commute. southend to basildon every day in stop start traffic at 48mpg on average.
im debating getting rid though and just using the scooby. surely when it comes to insurance tax mot and other general running costs it cant be much different.
i figured that to use the scooby its £100 a month more expensive a month. not terrible and im sure if i add it all up the running costs of the bmw will be more than this.

This really hasnt helped has it

wongy

I'm running a fiesta as my 2nd car to work and back and most things In between,

bigredrob

I run a diesel freelander as my normal transport, cheaper to run, insure, and tax, but fun in the snow, mud etc, Keep the scooby for the weekends.

Essexdon

Thank you

Rbon91

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I drive a van all week and just have my scooby as weekend toy and treat

Essexdon

Sounds like a nice motor for a daily, can't go wrong with diesal thou

Knotty_

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My Impreza is now my daily car, only driving from Rayleigh Weir to Wickford though.

The Mrs uses a 1.4 diesel Audi A2 which is cheap as chips to run, and £30 road tax. Actually a nice car to drive too!

sovietspybob

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I do 80 miles a day so really need a 2nd economical car!

I've got a 2002 1.4 Diesel Toyota Yaris, just filled up this morning and got 67.3mpg out of the last tank! £30 a year to tax and 200 notes to insure. It pays for itself every 6 months compared to using the scooby daily!

PHAT C

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only worth it if u get a cheap to run 2nd car
otherwise u might as well just use the scoob

wasbo

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Daily Panda 100hp 40+ mpg £100 a year to insure and good fun, Spec C for weekends

scooby1929

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Daily car is mazda mx5 35 mpg

L.J.F

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My main car is a pug 306d that cost 600 notes nearly two yrs ago has saved me thousands since. I won't lie its a real shed but then I don't have to pay to run it as derv is free and it still magically sails through the MOT

silver6933

I had a Toyota as a daily drive when I bought my scoob. I had BMW before the scoob.

Sold the Toyota and used the scoob as a daily drive,

Then had a merc, then another 2xtoyota, recently a bunch of nissans. Honda Jazz in there somewhere, a Qashqai,renault etc.

Still kept the scoob though it all.

No intentions of selling her.

I am almost back to using the scoob as a daily driver. I have owned the same scoob for almost 10 years. Mostly miles of smiles.

Paulo P

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I also run an E46 M3 but I alternate which one I use so they are both my daily drivers. My wife has a mark 3 golf GTi 16v that we also tend to use quite a lot and it's cheaper to run than both of mine

SirFozzalot

I've got a company supplied Ford Ranger pick-up for work and the Mrs runs about in a Ford C-Max with the nipper.

matttp1

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I'm, usually, quite lucky in that I work on the same site as the Mrs and she has a VW Jetta TDi, considering we do a 90 mile round trip it works out well, unless as this week she has been in Liverpool for two days. That means using the scoob and loads of fuel

Hatch WRX

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Most mileage is done in the S-Max Tdi (needed to hold upto 4 kids) with the Scoob a weekend toy.
44mpg vs 27mpg .....

ScoobySteve69

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My Scooby is my only car and I wouldn`t have it any other way.

jayallen

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Ive a van i use all week but the mrs uses the evo as her everyday car....

tez7431

27 mpg, Hatch WRX. Are you tootling around.
My wagon import auto does 100 miles to 8 gallons blasting about at 12mpg.
VW passat auto diesel does 45mpg.

'7'

I've got a 7 series that costs £120 to fill and has seen figures of 11mpg of diesel..... and the wife runs a diesel Mondeo that gets 48mpg.

trails

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wagon was daily driver for a good six years now its a toy...I commute so I can afford to have two fun cars; Clio 182 as a hack

ron_uk2000

Run a Mk6 escort 1.6 (A13 work horse) Classic scoob for DRY weekend fun

Steve Cranfield

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I have a second car, although not through choice, its for sale!

BMW E46 330i touring, think the fuel is putting people off, its worse than my scooby at drinking the stuff....23MPG average!

frayz

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Ive got 2x fun cars, my daily whip is a 182 Clio...
It's better to drive than the Subaru in almost every aspect.
Subaru is great when you fancy a bit of poke, but my one has a substantial amount of poke that results in about 3mpg.

Couldn't afford to drive the impreza every day and wouldn't want to either.

DonNedly

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I have an m reg 306 turbo diesel as my daily. Its a real beater but i find it relaxing to drive a car that i dont really give a sh*t about and the scoob feels ballistic when i get in it on the weekend
Got to say it has some of the most comfortable seats i've ever sat in. Almost as comfy as the clio williams 2 seats