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Is your Monte a DD or toy?

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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 07:31 AM
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my 06 lt is my dd and honestly once its paid off im probably gonna trade it in, love monte carlos but i need a more family friendly car. on to the toys! heres my 89 vette show car/restoration project:

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and my newly acquired 97 z28, will be my race car when i have funds:

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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 07:44 AM
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The Montes Been a daily driver since day 1....(Since I ordered it from the factory in 1997) Even though its a 1999 i received it in 1998!
164,000 miles later and its been in limbo since I have been fixing it up for the Monte Nationals. So, now I drive my 2004 Chevy Silverado Z-71..
and the Mrs is driveing the custom 2003 GMC Sierra!


 
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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 07:52 AM
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The Monte Carlo is my toy. The car was my daily driver for the first seven months I owned it; stored winters now. I've only been putting around 5k miles (if that) on it per year for the past couple years. 61k miles when I bought it in 2010; currently at 85k miles (< nobody ever believes it has that many miles on it).

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This is my daily driver: 2011 Cruze LTZ RS. 37k miles when I bought it Dec. 2012; Currently at 42k miles (believe the majority of that is highway miles).

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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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The Monte is the DD since April 28, 2008 the day I picked it up from the dealership in South Carolina. Started with 24K on the clock and now shows 72890. Now that it's paid off I'm going to get a weekend toy next spring. I want to save enough in order to et something solid and of course cool, probably another Monte.
 
Old Jun 22, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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My Monte used to be a DD, but it's now a toy. I've started it a couple times this year, but that's it. Once I do a few repairs/mods it'll be ready to drive again.
 
Old Jun 23, 2013 | 07:04 PM
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kinda falls between toy and beater status. i love the car but don't drive it much anymore, mostly i drive my '00 ranger everywhere because it's more practical for what i do (hauling tools, lumber and going off road). the monte gets out on weekends when it's not too hot out (no a/c!) and also becomes the go-to backup car when one of the family's vehicles is out of service.


here's the most recent pic i have of the truck for anyone who cares, lol.

oh wait it's already my avitar....
 
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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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It's a DD and my toy. Pushing 200K now too..

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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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Mary Jane is a toy/project.she did start as a DD
 
Old Jun 23, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Daily driver from day 1. He's a little over 172,000 miles now. No plans of it going away.
 
Old Jun 23, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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Mine lived its first life as a DD and now after putting in a completely new drivetrain a couple of years back it is now my toy even with a 156,000+ miles on the paint and frame .I just love this car !!
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