KyleR Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Daily drive, if I could afford another car for weekends/toy, it'd be a roadster of sorts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich-350 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 daily drive and commute. I do about 50 miles a day, mainly motorways so the fuel economy isnt too bad if i dont rush and use the cruise control. bit boring but gives everyone else time to admire my lovely car instead of rushing past them. hahaha gets driven more like a toy at the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee-Bmth Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 it was my daily for a month when I first got it, then noticed mileage vs fuel meant i was out of pocked (shock) when driving around the country for the work I do.. and now I have the ultimate road hogs VW Polo (N Reg) 1.4 lol this is my daily, man its a beast and a old Cherokee 4.0 ltr for towing .. Z for fun, maybe if I sold all three I could get something that did it all maybe? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Expensive Toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Second car for me although my daughter seems to have pinched my other car when my back's been turned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich-350 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Second car for me although my daughter seems to have pinched my other car when my back's been turned at least she didnt pinch the zed... better to be driving ur second car as your first that have someone else driving it whilst ur driving something more sensible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mine has been my daily commuter for the last 12 months, doing nearly 2000 miles a month in it. But, the with the fuel costing around £450 a month just to get to work and back, ive started to use a diesel shed this last 2 months for the weekly commute - keeping the zed for fun a couple of times a week. The Diesel shed saves me around £300 a month I reckon, maybe even more when you consider things like the tyres on the zed lasting longer due to less miles. With the shed costing me around £120 a month all in to keep on the road, its a no brainer for me. Ive also found that now when I do drive the zed I enjoy it a lot more. This last weekend for example, I did about 200 miles in it over 2 days and it was fantastic. Really enjoyed the handling, the performance, I even enjoyed the sound of the K1 exhaust. Really made me think that I will maybe keep this car another 12 months. Whereas, when I was using it for the daily commute - trundling along at 50mph in traffic watching the fuel gauge go down, I couldnt help but wonder if I was mad or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Thanks all for your responses It's interesting to know how and when our fellow Zed owners use their cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscopervis Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mine is a second car for the weekends. Having another car helps keep it a little bit more 'special' to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mines is gonna be a daily driver... and i mean a proper.... 15-18K a year daily driver... and every day is gonna be special from the turn of the key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrt Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Seven years old and 14000 miles! Work is 50 miles away so use my Passat CC. Zed,s for art.. Passat,s for luxury. New tyres on both today... the economy should start to improve now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.J Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mine is used for weekends / social only, as I don't commute for work. I've still managed to rinse 6.5k miles since August last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Complete toy, I do about 2k miles per year (if that) and only about 90 miles since November! I really should go out driving more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 2K?!.... I'll take it for a few months, ..keep it warm, save me on mileage too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-zed89 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I use mine as a toy. Company has given me a corsa eco . Huge difference getting into the zed. iv done 6000 miles since september and go out in it a few nights a week. Im treating it to a few bits soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 TOY TOY TOY TOY but its been in the garage being rebuilt since last year sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACON Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mine is my daily driver and I commute over 30 miles each way, each and every day Watching the petrol guage drain, expecially as 20 miles of the 60 is through the heart of Norwich, crawling at a snails pace. I never fill her up past half full as don't want to carry the excess weight......only issue is the stop at the garage every other day for more fuel. Wouldn't change her for the world though....I love the feeling everyday when I leave work, walk out of the door and there she is......my baby just waiting for me to take her home! Stresses of work now all gone! There you have it....."a Zed is good for your health!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprax Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Daily drive for me...about 25 miles, but I have a new job that is 4 miles away so the bike is coming out and the lil Zed will be a fun toy/bad weather commute! Sprax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 ....I love the feeling everyday when I leave work, walk out of the door and there she is......my baby just waiting for me to take her home! Stresses of work now all gone! Amen to that feeling I've had mine a month now (so still in the honeymoon phase I guess). I still look over my shoulder for one last glance as I park her up for the day aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Toy, Don't need a car to commute to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Daily driver, not sure if i could justify a car just for the weekends. Especially when the Z is so usable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds2000 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Door stop sadly - gets used maybe every two weeks - but getting some toys on there so I can do a track outing or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Mine is all 3 really Daily driver every other week when my missus is working 2nd car the other week when she is off Toy when I meet up with the usual reprobates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgthatsme Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Daily toy Only do about 70km a day and mostly highway getting through about STG80 in petrol weekly. I live in a hot and usually sunny climate so top down to and from work. Brings a smile to my face when i drop my son off at school (and am allowed to actually drop him off at the gates now as I have a cool car ) then enjoy the morning sun on my way into work on a very clear highway as I "counter-flow" commute. At the end of the day its top down always and sometimes taking the B-roads home. Either way its more smiles/mile than anything I've driven before incl. my Saab 900S turbo convertible or MGC or MGB. It's a keeper for me for sure and will never go back to hard top commuting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 I live in a hot and usually sunny climate so top down to and from work. (Looks out the window at the wet, grey, miserable UK weather)... I hate you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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