Daily driver?

[J2H]

I've still got the fever, and a Deuce is starting to look real good, but are they practical as daily drivers? Thats what I want, an MV for a daily driver. My wife's gettin' a CUCV but I wanted something different. I know the trucks are big, and that's what concerns me. That, and "convincing" my Homeowner's Assoc.

 

[sak00]

Wow! I've only had mine for a month or so. As a daily driver, I'd have to say its awfully big to run to the grocery store or bumper to bumper traffic. I enjoy running mine, but not sure I would want to do it everyday.

 

[motorolanut]

No... to a daily driver.......Expensive on fuel....and Dangerous in a crash to the occupants and other drivers...
They are what they are A GREAT BUNCH OF FUN FOR THE $$$$ and the MV Hobby!!! or Work or Farm...Some might disagree and get Tee'd off but thats my two cents...I owned and duece and loved it, Drove it to work maybe once a week and enjoyed it on weekends but never as a daily driver.

 

[J2H]

thats what I thought, thanks guys

Need to find something else then

 

[No.2Diesel]

Homeowners Association. Say no more, Say no more. There is no institution I loathe more than an HOA. It will probably be easier to move than deal with that circus.

Good luck with all that...

 

[J2H]

lol, cant move... just moved there, not even moved in yet, house is still being built

 

[gimpyrobb]

I would say good luck with keeping the cucv if you have a HOA, let alone a deuce. Sorry, but thats what I've heard.

 

[J2H]

well, we'll see what they have the power to do, those f-sticks... they give me grief, I'm out in a year

 

[Westech]

Also a Deuce will eat a clutch in 15 -20k miles EZ in city trafic. There is no way a Deuce would be my daily driver. Something like a 1 1/4 ton truck (m715, cucv, jeeps of any make) would be best.

 

[J2H]

i was more worried about size, but yeah, wife's getting a CUCV, and I have a CJ5

 

[Tx75Pinz]

Have you thought about a Pinzgauer? A 710 is not much bigger than a Chevy Astro van and will seat 8 in the back (on the M model). Quite a few in the country, everyday parts (filters, plugs, etc) are pretty much in stock at NAPA stores and there are a handful of dealers that carry decent parts for the bigger stuff. A Pinz can go places a duece won't make it because of size. Just my thoughts.

 

[J2H]

Pinz is WAY out of my price range, lol, but dont think I haven't looked!

 

[Tx75Pinz]

Keep looking, because every once in awhile on the different Pinz related boards someone is selling one fairly cheap. They are pretty good on gas, I get 12 to 16 mpg and it idles up loose rock hills my F 250 diesel 4 X 4 spins tires on while the motor is sceaming. Good luck with it, once the bug bites it is hard to make the itch stop.

 

[J2H]

trick is always money, tho...

Got plenty of hours working per week, but that money disappears fast, plus I am paying off a 19k loan for my Mustang and will not take out another. I saw a Pinz (or maybe it was a Mog) for 2800 online but it needed work... not sure how much work was needed, but 3k is my budget.

 

[Tx75Pinz]

Well, hang tough and keep your dream alive. Either way you go it will be loads of fun.

Andy

 

[jwaller]

I was able to beat back the ppl in my HOA. I won that battle but I consider myself lucky. I drive mine to work for a week at a time but not every week. if you supplement your fuel with other things you can make it work and it wont cost much more than anything else to drive but they are dangerous to others. they don't stop good don't start good and would be a huge PITA in close traffic. I don't have any traffic in my drive to work so it's not an issue for me.

 

[dirtyfingernails]

Wow, if I'd have read this thread before buying my deuce, I wouldn't have! I plan on driving mine to work occassionally and to fetch home improvement project supplies. It sounds REAL dangerous based on this thread!

 

[J2H]

lol, thats why the wife's getting a CUCV and I dont know what I'll get, for now, I have my Jeep

 

[burt gummers]

i run mine every day of the week. it goes to the shooting range, work, westfolks place...ect. fun truck to run in

 

[J2H]

i do imagine it would be too big for the grocery store, lol, or the walmart (unless you park way in the back)... I figured it would be fun, lol, plus its the cheapest MV I have seen next to the CUCV. Again, I don't know where the heck I'd park it.