Ringer250 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 More of a fair weather motor. Car can sit for 2 to 3 weeks, sometimes used for work (FW). We do like having extended weekends away and have used it on a couple of nice long trips abroad. Car is two and a half years old and covered 17,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rav Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 My car is a fair weather car (FW). I have protected it with Dodo juice and hate cleaning it after each run, especially the wheels - they take ages to do. I had planned to use it as a DD, but i think this will be case in the spring/summer and autumn months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 DD , had garage queens before and thought what a waste, however, it doesn't go out in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 16 hours ago, runner said: to answer your question it was originally for 981 owners only purely because of the higher value / larger depreciation angle etc Oh damn. My answer just went from real to aspirational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdunderwood Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm in between. I work from home so don't have a daily commute, but use it whenever I can, so it is used for a trip to the gym or Sainsbury as well as longer trips on the weekend our during the week. It's one of the reasons I upgraded from my 986 - it was a hassle disconnecting the trickle charger for a short trip as well as all the "concerns" about running the 986 on short trips re cold oil, not getting the engine up to temperature etc. I feel far more comfortable with short runs in a more modern car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Joseph Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 31 minutes ago, mdunderwood said: I'm in between. I work from home so don't have a daily commute, but use it whenever I can, so it is used for a trip to the gym or Sainsbury as well as longer trips on the weekend our during the week. It's one of the reasons I upgraded from my 986 - it was a hassle disconnecting the trickle charger for a short trip as well as all the "concerns" about running the 986 on short trips re cold oil, not getting the engine up to temperature etc. I feel far more comfortable with short runs in a more modern car. Are short runs less of an issue with the 981? I would be happy if that were the case, but I haven't heard anybody else suggest that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Everything is less of an issue with a newer car as you still have more times left to do it before it goes wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 10 hours ago, mneil said: DD , had garage queens before and thought what a waste, however, it doesn't go out in the snow. Spot on! My sentiments entirely. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Bought mainly for a weekend toy and holiday drive, just doesn't seem the same knowing it's a work commute. I seem to appreciate the car better when I can drive for driving sake. We've enjoyed three great European tours in my previous TT ragtop, hoping for more of the same with this beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick one Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Mines a DD to keep the miles low on the RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 14 minutes ago, Slick one said: Mines a DD to keep the miles low on the RR Ok I'll bite .. RR ... Rare Rover 75 ? ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick one Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 6 minutes ago, runner said: Ok I'll bite .. RR ... Rare Rover 75 ? ;o) Range Rover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 So close ! ? Although defo prefer a Rangr Rover over a 75 ! 2 nice motors you have there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 14 hours ago, JohnSyn said: GQ.....garage queen! Said the man who recently asked questions about increasing the yearly agreed mileage on his insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Slick one said: Mines a DD to keep the miles low on the RR 1 hour ago, Slick one said: Range Rover But I thought Range Rovers were....... Oh, never mind. Whatever floats your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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T24RES Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, Araf said: That made me grin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 mines a FW car, sometimes wish it was a DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedesi Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Mines a 987.2 so not a cheap car but it's a DD and I do c.80 miles a day and love every minute of it I just didn't want a garage queen for the next guy to enjoy and accept the cost of depreciation as the price I pay to enjoy living the dream and I would do the same if I bought a 981, life's too short to worry about the cost IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick one Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 8 hours ago, Araf said: But I thought Range Rovers were....... Oh, never mind. Whatever floats your boat. I need a RR for my son's and my hobby and tbh I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 9 hours ago, Araf said: Said the man who recently asked questions about increasing the yearly agreed mileage on his insurance? Nice one Ian! Maybe not the right definition but it does spend a lot of its time in the garage but, when its used, it tends to cover a number of miles. Of course, doing a 2500 mile tour of Europe put on the miles this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Slick one said: I need a RR for my son's and my hobby and tbh I love it Is it this sort of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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runner Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 12 hours ago, T24RES said: That made me grin Me too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick one Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 8 hours ago, Araf said: Is it this sort of thing? Nooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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