My '03 has 17,750 on it. It will be 5 years old 07/03/08. I keep it in a climate controlled garage – 72 degrees year round, . The garage is window-less, no light in, except when I open the door.

But to answer your question.

I like keeping my car seeming ‘new’. Yes, after 4 years, it still has the ‘new car’ smell. I only drive it on sunny weekends and usually a road trip once a year. When you ‘rarely’ drive it, when you do drive it, it’s more ‘special’.

I want to keep it ‘new’ as long as possible. Believe it or not, my prior ‘toy’ car to the Z was a 1967 Mustang with 33,000 original miles on it. It was pristine, 95% original. The only ‘new’ parts were battery, hoses, belts, etc. That is my goal for this car.

It’s never been driven in snow, or after a snow on salty, chemical treated streets. It’s rarely been in the rain. Probably rained on about half dozen time in the four & ½ years. And because of that, it’s always clean, ‘showroom’ fresh. I still have people asking me if it is a new car.

Lastly, I don’t want to drive it to work. I travel about 40 miles round trip daily –that’s not a lot of miles, but miles do add up. Currently my daily driver is a ’92 Civic Si, which averages 32 MPG.

Also, I park in a public parking garage. Although the parking is safe, people have no respect for car and bang away on the doors.

 

03 Z with 65,000 miles

 

To each their own. Personaly if I wanted to store my car in the garage I might as well bought a model toy Z.

 

Well, I do have about 20 die-cast Zs too.

 

50017

 

You must not have a garage. Cause if you did you would change your mind after three weeks of not washing your car, and it still looks like you just washed it! And the water still beads on it when it gets wet cause the wax hasn't been broken down by the sun's UV rays!
But yeah, to each their own.

 

Update to 40,000 miles as of this month

 

I'm on the same page as marhot (except for the climate controlled garage ) I have a 93 Miata, 2006 H3 (Daily Driver) and my wife has a 2001 A4 (Daily Driver).. so we beat those cars up...


Preordered 2-2-2002
Delivered 9-18-2002

14,500 miles

 

Wow!

I'm thinking about getting an old Miata as my daily driver. How's the gas mileage on it?

 

+1

 

i just hit 95k damn! seats need to be replaced new paint, and its making a weird noise in the exaust when ideal, also needs new clutch and flywheel.

 

My 93 Miata gets close to 30 mpg. I have 66k miles on that... with a new son, I don't get to drive the two seaters much these days

 

Purchased used in Oct '05 with 17k. March 30, '08; 41k.

 

43000 now

 

33,xxx running awesome... looking at everyones miles it seems there are more weekend only drivers than not

 

wow i am at 65 k i feel like a loser...........

 

Nice.

My daily driver.... I'm thinking to trade and go for a 10 year old Miata. But I still get 33 MPG.


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9109279@N05/2193610320/" title="1992 Honda Civic Si by marhot56, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/2193610320_01fdbb37c7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="1992 Honda Civic Si" /></a>

 

My 2003 has 130,000k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

94,584

 

i got 72k