Who runs their MG-R as a daily?

[black_sunrise]

As per title really, i was curious how many of us on here run our MG's or Rovers everyday. I personally dont as i want to keep it in good nick, keep the miles down and partly due to their rarity and in the hope one day the 220's will actually go up in value lol

chucked a poll in for good measure

comment if you like to elaborate.

[ptomo]

I plan to when finished although might keep my tractor for winter

[harkins77]

I use my Ti daily. Although really I have no option as I have no other cars to run about in.

[1234dist]

yep daily driver is a 75 cdt 2.0 ltr diesel

[kidm170]

My wife uses the BRM daily , also I will be using my new ti daily well sort of as my main mota is me Vito van

[vinny19791]

My 220 t has just ticked over 58k, I have done 7k in 2.5 years but it's off road now until April again for pol.

Next year it will just do the shows etc and my golf will be the daily hack again

The other halfs Zr has done 7k in 9 months since we got it.

[mg55]

i use my zr as a daily car. brought the car on 27k 5 years later its on 47k.

[LJ]

I use my S reg 220sdi daily got it a few months ago and done over 3k already lol.

When funds get better when ive done my training and get over time in, paid debts etc plan on doing a r100 vvc 160 project also need to get me some tools to do it

[pengy_666]

My car is far from rare, mg zr. Every day runner.

[ghall2004]

220 coupe turbo

52k

At present daily runner

[m4cwo]

Mg zr express as a daily driver and my mrs daily driver is a mg Zs

[Pinkie15]

My Ti's my daily driver. Got her @18 mo ago with 80k ish on the clock. Just ticked over 96k mark.

Don't know how long I'll end up keeping her as start a new job in 4 weeks and will be home based, so she won't get much use.

[ptomo]

Well more reason to keep it tbh

[harkins77]

My Ti's my daily driver. Got her @18 mo ago with 80k ish on the clock. Just ticked over 96k mark.

Don't know how long I'll end up keeping her as start a new job in 4 weeks and will be home based, so she won't get much use.

I'd say its more of a reason to keep it as it'd be a good reason to let your hair down when you need a break from work.

[mg-richard]

I still consider my ZT as newish and reliable, nothings rounded off rusty or properly worn out, just maintainance

[E_T_V]

K plate 220 GTi turbo - Daily driver, well over 100k miles on it
620 di - Daily driver, over 272k miles now!

[fatdave]

my ti is used daily. costs me a tenner a day to run so i use my other halfs zs when ever possible

[carl747]

Use the tourer everyday doesn't cost too much to run if drove carefully but good to know have the power if needed just not a fuel lol

[Rizzy]

My silver 420 is in constant use but my black one is sorned but also currently doesn't have an engine either! So yes I guess

[tompinney]

My 420 GSiT clocked over 203,000 miles the other day and is still my main motor.

My coupe on the other hand is not used as a daily motor.

[black_sunrise]

My 420 GSiT clocked over 203,000 miles the other day and is still my main motor.

epic


wow, im actually really suprised that the majority use them daily lol

[noonan mckane]

I'm another of those poor souls who only ever owns one car, so my Vitesse is my commuter, shopper, taxi, the lot!

Since 1999, I've owned only Rovers. I owned my 618Si from 99-06, the longest I've owned any motor. The 50k I put on it in that time was also the highest mileage I'd put on a car, until my current Vitesse (2007- ) beat that earlier this year. I bought it with 82k and it's done 136500 now. It's been the best car I've ever had, by a mile, and I dread the day I finally have to donate it to the Museum Of Transport (or sell it to webuyanycar.com for 50 quid)...

[EvoFDH]

nearly 80k on my coupe and im using it every day

[mg-richard]

so only 1 in 15 of us dont, pretty good going

[roveboy]

My Daily is my 1991 Rover 214sli with 106,000miles

My 220 Turbo is on 43k used in the evenings and weekends

[smithy1135]

T16 ZR Daily for me, albeit not one of the older Rover's but the same engine regardless. Survived 3 years of daily 80 mile commutes in rush hour traffic and very rarely gets more work than general maintenance. Who wants more than that?

[SubCat001]

Not currently but have done in the past.

Used to run both my Montegos and the 416 as a daily driver. Never run the coupe as a daily as I've always had a company car to use.

If I had to again I wouldn't have any problems running a product of MG-R on a daily basis.

[d1ng27]

Use my metro GTi every day. Car's are there to be driven, not tucked up in a garage doing nothing imo.

[roveboy]

more things go wrong if they are not used

[noonan mckane]

Bang on, roveboy. There's nothing sadder than a 10 year old motor with 3000 miles on it, brick-hard suspension bushes creaking and groaning, belching black smoke out of it's carbon choked engine, paint dull as dishwater.

Drive it. Wash it. Service it. Repeat.

[Din]

V79 is sorn but i used that as m daily for two years, and im using my other Ti as my daily now... both are in average condition, well no actually the T reg one im in now is very tidy and original ! both have approx 105,000 on the clock.

[Geo_coupe]

Used to run my 214, then the coupe an then the 25 as daily drivers doing around 14k a yr, 25 was the newest and most unreliable of the lot! Traded that in and got the Mondeo as my everyday smoker.

[peteT16]

use the T16 zs as a daily, averaged about 10k a year over the last 3 years