Hi everybody, it's Franny, and today we're going to talk about whether you can use your classic car as a daily driver.
For this discussion we're going to consider a classic car to be anything that's 20 years or older.
So we're going to use a 1986 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera, a 1985 Ferrari 308 QV, and a 1995 Porsche 911 993 Carrera.
So the first thing I want to talk to you about if you're considering using your classic car as a daily driver is safety.
It has to be the most important thing we think of and it's not just safety for you,
but it's also safety for your passengers as well.
Maybe you have a carpooler or you've got kids in the car.
So the first thing I want to talk about for safety is the car itself; crumple zones and side impact.
So the two Porsches have crumple zones in them, as well and side impact.
The Ferrari not so much. Now it does have side impact. Those were added when it was federalized,
but I don't know how this would crumple up in an accident,
So certainly something to think about.
Second thing would be bumpers. These two Porsches have five mile-per-hour bumpers,
this is not a five mile-per-hour bumper, so just something to think about.
The next would be airbags. So of these three cars, only the 993 has airbags.
Now it has both a passenger and a driver's airbag, but there are no airbags on the other cars,
so just something to think about.
Brakes: all three cars have disc brakes. So they're really good brakes, but it's only the 993 that has ABS and that could be a thing you know.
If you're driving in conditions where you think you'd really need it, it might be a consideration of something you need.
Alright, let's talk about traction control. None of these cars have traction control,
and I think you'll find in the older cars they just won't.
You've got to move up into the 2000s before you find cars with real traction control.
Headlights: driving at night it's super important that your headlights be bright, and that they have a good throw a good pattern.
So the Ferrari has reasonably bright ish headlights, but they just have a very low pattern, because the car is so low.
The 993 and the 3:2 Carrera are okay.
I've upgraded the lights on this car, but they also have fog lights as well and that can be very helpful in bad weather as well.
Just something to think about.
Okay, So back to talking about bad weather... Let's talk about de-icers and de-foggers and windshield wipers.
You want to make sure that your car has very good functioning windshield wipers, and totally important.
And then de-foggers and de-icers. You want to make sure your car has good air conditioning, so it can clear the windows quickly,
and good vents up there to get that air up to those when up to the windshield.
And then the last thing I want to talk about is size.
Something to realize that these cars are teeny compared to the cars that are on the road now,
so you want to think about driving these things as though you're driving a motorcycle,
because you just, they.. people just will not see you, so it's just... that's another, I think it's another thing to keep totally in mind.
The next thing I want to talk about is going to be reliability, so I picked the two older cars.
This is an 85, the Ferrari, and this is an 86, this Porsche a 3-2 Carrera.
So, one of the things you need to think about with these older cars is rust.
Both of these cars have rust protection built in when they were built, but still over the years, you know, they get pounded with rocks and things,
so rust can be a big issue in in these older classic cars.
How about stop and go traffic?
Can your car handle stop and go traffic? So the 3.2 Carrera does not like stop and go traffic.
It's got an oil cooler in the front right wheel well here, but it needs air flowing over it, so stop and go not so great.
The Ferrari has a pretty heavy clutch as well, so that can make it a little more difficult in stop-and-go traffic.
Just something to consider, think about. What about temperature extremes?
Can these cars handle a really cold morning? Can they handle a hundred degree day? Is their cooling system up to the challenge?
Both of these cars are actually pretty good for that, so just something to consider.
And then age: so these cars, like I said, are from the 80s, the mid 80s, and I don't know if I'd go much further back in time for a daily driver,
just because of the things that are missing from cars back in that time.
But, you know, an older car, if it's twenty, thirty, forty years old, you've got a metal box full of thirty year old parts in it,
so age is another important consideration.
The next thing I want to talk about our creature comforts.
We're gonna start with the creature controls in the 993 here. Now this is the newest of our three cars,
so I think something that's kind of important is good heating and cooling controls on the car.
So this car has a fairly sophisticated heating and cooling system on it.
It's all integrated and works really really well.
The next thing would be your radio.
So in older cars you've got a decent radio possibly, but this is the original radio and it's a cassette deck, and no connectability with your phone or anything like that.
The seats in this car: I want to talk about...
These are very comfortable seats, and if you're going to spending a lot of time, you just don't want uncomfortable seats in your classic car car.
The car has power windows, those can be very handy when you're driving around quite a bit.
I really like that about this car.
And then also, this car has a couple of other things... I mean, it has cruise control and a couple of other things as well that modern cars would have,
but it has power steering. And I want to talk about that, because if you're in a in a tight garage or something backing out,
pulling on the steering wheel can be kind of difficult, so that's a nice feature on this car,
and then the last thing, my favorite feature, is that it's a manual transmission car, and this one's actually a six-speed,
so it's a very good transmission on these cars and really easy to use, but if you're in a lot of stop-and-go traffic,
you may find the manual transmission may be a thing for you.
So, let's go ahead and take a look at the Ferrari.
Here in the Ferrari, the story is a little bit different. So our HVAC controls are not integrated.
They're separate, and so you just want to kind of keep that in mind that you're going to have to operate them independently in this car.
Our radio here is an aftermarket it's a CD player, it works pretty well, so that's not really a problem at all.
Our seats in this car are not quite as comfortable as they are in some... like the 993 for instance.
They're kind of tight, in fact, that the whole cabin in here is kind of tight. It's pretty small in here.
There's not a lot of room to put extra things behind the seats and things like that,
so that can be an issue as well.
Then the steering: So on this car, it has manual steering on it, no power steering, and the steering wheel is actually kind of small,
so it is difficult to maneuver this thing in tight places. Getting in and out of parking spaces and stuff like that.
The stick shift on this car is nice. It's a five-speed. A little difficult to get into second when it's cold,
but that's okay. But the but the only really downside is the clutch it's just very stiff, and so in stop-and-go traffic,
you're gonna probably get a little fatigued by, you know dealing with this, this is kind of a little bit difficult to work with the clutch.
And the last thing is the visibility in the car. It's not terrible, but it's not as good as it is in some of the other cars.
We have a smaller, little window back here and then on the sides, we have to look through the louvers and things.
So, it's okay, it's probably what you would see in other cars of this era, but let's go take a look at the 3.2 Carrera.
And so finally in the 3.2 Carrera here, we have the craziest HVAC system of any car I've ever seen.
We've got our heat down here, and then we've got our air conditioning here in the center console,
and then up here is sort of a diverter valve and fresh air controls, so that you just got to kind of get that in your head before you start out.
The radio is once again an aftermarket radio, so you can kind of put in what you want, but this doesn't have any type of connectivity at all.
As far as the transmission on this car goes, this is an older 915 transmission and and it can be a little bit difficult to get into gear sometimes.
So, it's something to think about with older cars and older transmissions they can be a little bit difficult to work with.
The clutch on this car is is really not too bad. It's a lot lighter than it is on say, the Ferrari for instance, so that makes it pretty drivable.
The steering this car is manual steering, so just like the Ferrari it's a little difficult to get out of top tight really tight spaces,
so, once again something to think about.
As far as the the usability of the cabin space, we have sort of have little teeny back seats back here.
It's very ala 911, but you've got a nice parcel shelf back here
The top on the car back here is manual, so putting the top up and down, it's just something you kind of have to go through.
It is a bit of a process. And then put the boot cover on it, so it's not like a modern car where you can just sort of hit a button and down on the top goes.
It's not like that. But the seats are very comfortable in this car. They're nice, they hold you in pretty well, which isn't too bad.
But even being older seats, they're very comfortable.
Great visibility all around, so this car actually makes a pretty good daily driver.
So another thing I'd like to talk about is the cars safety.
So do you have a good place to park it at work and maybe covered parking?
And then, what about when you're driving home, maybe you stopped at the dry cleaners or something or a grocery store.
Would you be okay parking the car in a parking lot or on the street and leaving it out of sight?
I think that's kind of important. And what about personal belongings inside the car?
Does the car have an alarm system? And then finally, is the car easy to steal?
You want to make sure that your car's not easy to steal as well.
Just things we have to think about if we're going to use these every day.
The next thing I'd like to talk about is maintenance on these cars.
Now these are older, so I find them actually a little easier to work on, but what about parts costs are and the availability of those parts?
Something to take a look at.
What about the service interval? How often are you going to need to work on the car?
Also you can be driving it more, so you're going to need to do a little more work on it that way as well.
Will you have a backup car? Let's say something breaks and it goes a couple of days. Will you still be able to get to work?
You kind of need a backup car if you're going to try to rely on one of these as a daily driver.
And then finally, also as you drive it, you're gonna get door dings and you're gonna get, you know, rock chips and things,
So and you're gonna end up putting a bit of mileage on the car and all this can affect the valuation.
And I don't know if that's an important issue for you. It is something else to think about.
So another thing to consider is just how loud is your car? Are you gonna be able to start it in the morning without upsetting all of your neighbors?
Some final thoughts on driving a classic car daily would be, do you have a good toolkit, and do you have a good emergency kit?
You may have to stop on the way home and do something a little repair something on your car, which also speaks to..
Do you have sort of the mentality and the grace to not get upset with your car when it goes wrong,
and then to pull over and to just sort of get out your tools and start working on it?
it's just something I think that's kind of important. Are you going to have the confidence to be able to drive the car every day as well?
And also another thing would be, can you be late? Is your schedule so tight that if something went wrong with the car that it would be a real problem if you are late?
So, these are some other things to think about.
I think one final thing would be it's kind of fun actually. I think is that if you're stopped getting gas or somewhere a lot of times people will notice your car.
Because it's pretty different than all the other cars on the road, and they want to strike up a conversation with you.
Are you okay with that? You okay with the answering a few questions and kind of talking to people?
I find that to be super fun actually and really engaging, but it's just another thing you have to be aware of if you're gonna drive one of these cars on a regular basis.
So I hope you enjoyed the video. If you did, please give it a thumbs up.
If you've got any questions or comments go ahead and leave them down below.
Did I miss anything, is there some big another big thing that I left out?
Please let me know down below.
So thank you so so much for watching and until next time safe travels, bye.
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