9:01 pm
Club Member
September 3, 2008
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Funny question, but when should one decide to stop daily driving their 4x4 machine? I drive from Roseville to Folsom almost twice a day in my jeep on 37s. It's currently my only vehicle option as my wife drives our other car. I constantly think about picking up a little beater car to commute in, but every time it crosses my mind I decide I would rather spend the money on the jeep and keep daily driving it.
My jeep is an 06 and it just rounded 70k miles on the odometer. I hate seeing the miles climbing and the tires disappearing every day. 
When did everyone switch from daily driving their rigs?
Um...what?
9:16 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline My TJ became a rec vehicle at 3 years (when I paid it off).
My JKU was never a daily driver.
Previous TJ was never a daily driver. Previous CJ was never a daily driver. Previous YJ(1) adn YJ(2) were both 100% daily drivers.
9:37 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline Mine stopped being a daily driver when there was too much risk of breaking it on the weekend and not being able to get to work on Monday.
10:37 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Yup, when too many things started to break I decided I needed another daily driver.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
3:39 am
January 12, 2007
Offline I agree with Fred and John. I was tired of worrying about not being able to get to work.
7:07 am
"Justin" wrote: I agree with Fred and John. I was tired of worrying about not being able to get to work.
I have to disagree.... You just need to move within walking distance of work. 
8:21 am
I want to stop daily driving mine because if i break i will have no way to get to school on monday.......ahhh who am i kidding....thats just an excuse to not go 
2:01 pm
January 27, 2011
Offline The GOOD news ... I work from home so a DD is not necessary in my case. 
The BAD news ... I work from home so a DD is not necessary in my case. 🙁
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
4:44 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline "lj4x4" wrote: [quote="Justin"]I agree with Fred and John. I was tired of worrying about not being able to get to work.
I have to disagree.... You just need to move within walking distance of work.
Or work 24hr shifts so you can get a ride from your wife, every few days - and then fix your ride the 3-4 days off in a row you have!
6:10 pm
I'm in the same boat. TJ on 37s and I've swapped in a full-width Dana 44 in the front with cross-over steering, locking hubs, etc. My Jeep still drives great on the road, so I don't mind it as a DD. Plus, the more time I get to spend in my Jeep, the better. The love affair still hasn't ended after twelve years together...
The cost factor has also crossed my mind. Fortunately, the most distance I ever have to drive my Jeep is to the airport, and work reimburses me for the mileage. But only getting 12-13 mpg, I'd be more inclined to get another car if I had a lot of driving to do. As for the tires, if you're not running really soft rubber, I figure the $1500 a new set of Procomp Xterrains will cost me every 4-5 years isn't too bad compared to the cost of owning a second car.
I'm more apt to have a spare car as a DD due to breakage. When possible, 
I try to only break my front axle, since I can unlock the hubs and still drive home.
It would be nice to spring $4000-$5000 on a used Civic and have that second car though. Added bonus is that when the Civic dies, you can go all Monster Truck on it and crush it with your Jeep!
8:20 pm
"BKGM Jeepers" wrote: [quote="lj4x4"][quote="Justin"]I agree with Fred and John. I was tired of worrying about not being able to get to work.
I have to disagree.... You just need to move within walking distance of work.
Or work 24hr shifts so you can get a ride from your wife, every few days - and then fix your ride the 3-4 days off in a row you have!
You're not supposed to tell any one my secrets........ 👿
8:42 pm
The biggest problem I run into with having my Jeep as a DD is the inability move any thing larger than a medium dog. Any time I buy plywood or steel I have to get a friends truck. If I were to get a DD on the cheep I would buy a compact pickup truck. Something like a Toyota, Ford or Mitsubishi with a 4 cylinder. I would get good gas mileage and could move all those parts to fix my broken Jeep. Then when I win the Lottery I could turn it into a pre-runner....
9:54 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline "lj4x4" wrote: Any time I buy plywood or steel I have to get a friends truck.
You gave up on hauling lumber in your Jeep?
10:41 pm
"lj4x4" wrote: [quote="Justin"]I agree with Fred and John. I was tired of worrying about not being able to get to work.
I have to disagree.... You just need to move within walking distance of work.
You weren't walking home last Friday night.... 😯
"lj4x4" wrote: The biggest problem I run into with having my Jeep as a DD is the inability move any thing larger than a medium dog. Any time I buy plywood or steel I have to get a friends truck. If I were to get a DD on the cheep I would buy a compact pickup truck. Something like a Toyota, Ford or Mitsubishi with a 4 cylinder. I would get good gas mileage and could move all those parts to fix my broken Jeep. Then when I win the Lottery I could turn it into a pre-runner....
I am just up the street from you. 😛
1:06 am
Club Member
September 3, 2008
Offline "lj4x4" wrote: The biggest problem I run into with having my Jeep as a DD is the inability move any thing larger than a medium dog. Any time I buy plywood or steel I have to get a friends truck. If I were to get a DD on the cheep I would buy a compact pickup truck. Something like a Toyota, Ford or Mitsubishi with a 4 cylinder. I would get good gas mileage and could move all those parts to fix my broken Jeep. Then when I win the Lottery I could turn it into a pre-runner....
I just steal Jeff's truck for those times. Although 4 brand new 37 inch goodyears should fit in the back of your LJ without the rear seat.
Um...what?
3:28 am
What if you were to get a Toyota as a wheeler/DD? Pretty much unbreakable and you can haul stuff in them. 😛
4:28 am
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline "Bender" wrote: What if you were to get a Toyota as a wheeler/DD? Pretty much unbreakable and you can haul stuff in them. 😛
Believe me, I'm thinking about it. If I have to get rid of the truck to buy a JKU I know I'll miss having a truck. Since I already have a dedicated wheeling rig I thought a 4 door Tacoma on 35s would be a nice DD and family wheeling rig. Plus I could use it to haul a few little things once in a while.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:16 am
"FAM" wrote: [quote="lj4x4"]Any time I buy plywood or steel I have to get a friends truck.
You gave up on hauling lumber in your Jeep?
You remember that... No, I actually moved 2'x8' plywood last month but I was really careful!
5:19 am
"Wh1t3Nukle" wrote: [quote="lj4x4"][quote="Justin"]I agree with Fred and John. I was tired of worrying about not being able to get to work.
I have to disagree.... You just need to move within walking distance of work.
You weren't walking home last Friday night.... 😯
"lj4x4" wrote: The biggest problem I run into with having my Jeep as a DD is the inability move any thing larger than a medium dog. Any time I buy plywood or steel I have to get a friends truck. If I were to get a DD on the cheep I would buy a compact pickup truck. Something like a Toyota, Ford or Mitsubishi with a 4 cylinder. I would get good gas mileage and could move all those parts to fix my broken Jeep. Then when I win the Lottery I could turn it into a pre-runner....
I am just up the street from you. 😛
I'll keep that in mind 👿
5:45 am
January 27, 2011
Offline My XJ hauls stuff ... and is warm in winter and cool in summer. 4x8 plywood, not so much but almost anything else goes.
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1:45 pm
July 15, 2005
Offline I bought my Jeep as a toy and never daily drove it. I have owned a few jeeps in my life and I hated driving them daily. The new JK line is a different story. It is more like a car.
Consider a second set of smaller road tires for street use.
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