Post your "beater" daily driver

[Nick1994]

I agree Nick. Here’s my entry. I just happened to be looking thru my service notes and found my new car sticker. It’s an econobox but still strong at 84k with regular maintenance.

Still a nice, newer, low miles car...

 

[TheLawnRanger]

1966 chevy biscayne with new carb, battery, starter, tires, HEI distributor, 2-chamber M/C, euro pattern low beams. No heat, odometer, headliner, carpet. Would drive daily if I had the gas money but it gets ~16 MPG. Drove it out to Vermont and held 70 on the highway. I haven't "finished" it because it would be worth too much and therefore not "fun" anymore.

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This only technically qualifies as a beater. Very sharp.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

My daily beater.

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He said beater, not Bimmer.

 

[Zaedock]

I'm pretty sure my wife beats on her Stinger daily.

 

[nickaluch]

Most of these so called beaters are really nice. I guess the real beater days are numbered. The two beater's I owned were total eye sores that had baloney skins for tires, never locked the doors sometimes didn't even close the windows if no rain expected. Always bought used tires and just slapped on brake pads if needed. Changed the oil once a year and just topped off occasionally.

 

[Aredeeem]

Still a nice, newer, low miles car...

Still a nice, newer, low miles car...

Not if you listen to my wife. “When are you gonna get rid of that thing?” I tell her “This is where beaters come from, be patient, you’re gonna really hate it someday.”

 

[THORROMIG]

My daily driver since 83, no eye rolls but a lot of thumbs up.
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Luv the Raiders plate on the front. RN4L.....

 

[Spyderman24_7]

Retired from daily driven status almost 5 years ago, I let my brother drive it. It basically just goes to Starbucks and the grocery store. Occasional trips across town. Although
last summer I put 600 miles on it in a week while my DD was at the dealer for repairs. I'd drive it across country in a heartbeat. It's totaled in the left rear corner. The rear struts are toast and make a ton of noise. Have new ones to put on one day.

Ain't she a beaut?

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Awesome service no doubt, but at that point I wouldn't even vacuum it out and just open all doors/trunk and let the leaf blower take care of things.

 

[1uz_4me]

Great thread.
But I wanna see some real beaters.
Yanno primer paint on the fender.
That kinda stuff.

My old Fox. Stroker, aluminum heads, custom cam, Edelbrock intake, T-56, Maximum Motorsports suspension w/Bilstein coilovers, 4piston Brembos up front, Eaton diff & a bunch of other junk. Only washed it before track day weekends & the windows at each gas fill up. Bought it with 70k miles in '00 & sold it with about 480k on it in '15. I miss it. Old flip phone pic to go along with it

 

[Nick1994]

Google results for "beater car". My Camry meets the mark!

 

[Nick1994]

Awesome service no doubt, but at that point I wouldn't even vacuum it out and just open all doors/trunk and let the leaf blower take care of things.

Regardless of a car's condition, I won't let it get nasty inside. The Camry may be crunched in the back and have bad paint, but the inside is clean. It drives nice too. My rule for my brother is he can't let his dogs in it.

Yes it has to have a Starbucks drink stopper to hold up the middle-right vent. And yes the tweeter cover on the right recently broke. Have to fix that.

 

[dishdude]

Google results for "beater car". My Camry meets the mark!

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That Grand Cherokee and Spirit aren't beaters!

 

[dishdude]

Regardless of a car's condition, I won't let it get nasty inside. The Camry may be crunched in the back and have bad paint, but the inside is clean.

I'm with you...I can't ride around in filth.

 

[jsean]

Previous daily beater with a heater and AC! Now replaced with a 940

 

[mightymousetech]

He said beater, not Bimmer.

It’s my beater Bimmer, it’s got over 200k and there is even a big scratch on the rocker! My summer Bimmer is much nicer and significantly better condition.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Lmao, what's with all the nice, newer cars in this thread?

Haha I agree! To me, a beater is a car that's such a total hooptie, it's embarrassing to be seen in!

 

[miden851]

to me i'ts always more important on the inside

 

[dan_erickson]

2013 Tahoe SSV

 

[miden851]

the day when I replaced the black for the white newer beater

 

[IndyIan]

My newer "grain wagon"/ dd beater, same as the old one but blue and not smashed.... Hauls 440lbs of feed or goats without a fuss or even squatting much at the back.