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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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can this car last 8 hour days of driving monday-friday about 200 miles a day, doing all the necessary maintenance? or is this to much for the car. in south florida stoping and going all day long lol no joke, that's what i do now is work out of my car, and yes i kinda run the car hard every other hour or so

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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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If you're doing all the necessary maintenance and not racing the car those 200 miles, then I couldn't imagine why not... Might want to invest into additional cooling for the oil/engine though.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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8 hours a day at 200 miles a day thats 25mph should be perfect.
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You are delivering pizza in which case there are a few of those on the forums you should be fine.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Should be fine I drive the bridges in tampa/st.pete everyday during rush hour Show ur car you love it and it'll do the same........suck on gas tho
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Why wouldn't it be fine..? If the car wasn't designed to be driven a lot, it never would have made it to the market..
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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i fix Toshiba copiers and i go to client business office, i have drums and fuser units all in the trunk lol, its just all the negative things you get to hear from others i guess
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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i drive mine around 150 a day almost 7 days a week ... or used to till i got my camaro so you should be just fine
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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damn and I bitch about my 60-180 mile I drive 6 days a week
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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damn and I bitch about my 60-180 mile I drive 6 days a week
that's not the end of it really, i mean going in getto parking my car and trying to walk in to an office and having 5 guys riding their bikes around my car looking at it lol
it drive me crazy when i have to park it away from my house. and yeah i cant buy a beater right now, i just got back to working from a 6 month of fired. almost returned it, till i got that phone call for a new job(thank god)

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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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quote=ferg;3266712]that's not the end of it really, i mean going in getto parking my car and trying to walk in to an office and having 5 guys riding their bikes around my car looking at it lol
it drive me crazy when i have to park it away from my house. and yeah i cant buy a beater right now, i just got back to working from a 6 month of fired. almost returned it, till i got that phone call for a new job(thank god)[/quote]

Well congrats on the new job.......I know how you feel I frequent the ghetto not because of work but for a few restaurants that me an my buddies hit up once a week I parked next to someone ONE time I **** you not (I always look for a curb or i dbl park) an I now have a dent on the rear quarter panel. U think u can get a company car?
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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yeah no go on the company car but im good at finding parking spots, parking is fine, its just the miles i put on it a day kinda kills the spirit of the car, its fun till your stuck in bumper to bumer
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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I hear ya I have a sweet *** morning drive across the Howard Franklin bridge then during rush hour I take the Gandy bridge (its just a big circle) the ride back to Tampa is quick till I hit the tail end of either one of the bridges
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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Ferg where are u from? Im from Miami, u sound like u might be from here too. I wouldnt recommend it you're gonna be wasting ur entire check on gas. not to mention ur gonna put like 30k miles a year with that much driving man...you're gonna be doing engine rebuilds like every year (not necessarily but possibly). I wouldnt use a car I like for work in your position...definitely should invest in a daily driver.
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