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Offline Justin14100

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Daily G drivers?
« on: January 25, 2011, 08:55:55 pm »
Ok, so I'm a daily G driver. How many more are there?
I drive her at ease most of the time, I've done 16K in her last year alone and since I've had her I've done about 28k. Her milage is 188k now.
But what can i say? I love it, last two tanks have been a 40mpg and a 33mpg - cant complain with that, best of all now and then it does get a good blast and it has that G40 kick!
Just been really pleased driving it today and wanted to share with you how happy I am with it :)

Offline Jezza-7

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 09:47:04 pm »
Im a daily (weekends really) driver. Done 10k in a year.


Offline G40 loon

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 10:07:51 pm »
i'm a daily apart from when i'm dodging bullets lol only had her 6months but i've done 2k ruffly.

Offline grayg40

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2011, 10:13:58 am »
am a daily ( 6 months of the year, summer time.) and cover 15k in the six months but it get enough punishment through that time to cover a years worth lol. this year i will hit the 1/4 million miles mark. its sitting at 243k at the mo and over the years i hope to see the 300k on the original block.
U can never beat the feeling of jumping in a G after 6 months, after driving a 90hp diesel golf for the other 6. ;D

Offline alan gorst

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2011, 11:27:03 am »
im a daily driver had mine 3 month and put 3k on it :/ i drive alot and every mile of it is in the g as im only 18 and couldnt possibly afford a second car haha but i love driving the polo such a nice feeling

Offline xrrich

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2011, 08:29:27 pm »
im a daily, does me good, but the gaz set up i got is a bit hard and feel every pothole, far too many about!

Offline vwmk3jon

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2011, 08:47:39 pm »
I drive mine daily but work is only 8miles away so doesn't go far.

Offline NeilG40

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2011, 06:55:50 pm »
I'm aiming for decade'ly driver.

Offline Puncharado

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2011, 10:42:28 pm »
I'm aiming for decade'ly driver.

 :D I reckon that'll be me too! 8 years since it was on the road and probably 6 since it last moved under it's own steam!

Offline genesisGT

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2011, 10:34:45 am »
Mine was a daily driver for a year and a half, (till the charger popped an oil seal) but when all the salt and snows here makes you wish it wasnt.

Offline GR40

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2011, 01:31:00 pm »
I am a daily! Been driving my G since i bough it, 5years now! Even though I own a renault19 as well (witch my sister finds really convenient since it's always available for her :( )

Offline Dirrt

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2011, 09:31:06 pm »
I bite my tongue when I say this... But mine is going to be!

Offline G40 loon

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2011, 02:33:05 pm »
if ya got a g drive it lol. ;D

Offline Alex

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2011, 02:48:08 pm »
Mine hasn't been for a while, but I do use it close to daily through the summer when the weather's good. That said, with my job situation the way it is it's about to become a daily again. I've got to sell the Passat before the summer, when the G comes back from the bodyshop. Gonna use rentals and press cars for work jobs.

But while mine isn't any more, I did used to use it daily for seven years. It got me from Cardiff to Sheffield regularly while Caroline was studying up there. Then when I moved to Peterborough it did the weekly drive home to Cardiff. Back in 2006 I did a month in Kent and racked up - wait for it - 4,000 miles in a month. And that was the July heatwave too. It shat a rear wheel bearing but that's it. My car has been used to move furniture during five of the eight house moves I've done since I've had it, and I brought the G40 engine back from the Peak District in the boot. It's done its workhorse duty!

Look after a G40 and it'll look after you. Trouble is, lots of them these days have had at least one owner that's a bit of a wrongun and hasn't been kind to it. Careful owners then inherit the world of pain.

Offline SuperMario

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Re: Daily G drivers?
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2011, 07:02:47 pm »
I envy you daily drivers! I'd love to drive mine daily but its been problem after problem for me! had been sitting for a year when i got it, nearly there tho !