lets see some daily drivers.....

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540demon

540demon

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lets see yalls daily drivers! any good stories? any bad ones? i just bought this one...came home from dmv today,bolted on tags,and then i realized the seat belt retractor was stuck not letting me have any slack.took off anyway.reached up to throw the defroster control and the cable fell onto the floorboard.cant get a bulb to go into the dome light.ammeter not working.temp guage didnt come off the bottom,not blowing hot air(no t-stat?).no fuel leaks.fuel guage close enough.speedo right on the money.purred like a kitten. ran and shifted great.stalled it twice.i got a feelin its gonna be an interesting ride!!!!!!lookin forward to seein and hearin about yours!!!!!!

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Looks just like my car, just not gold, of course. My Duster is my first and still only car, and at first definitely wasn't the definition of a reliable DD. Leaked oil and tranny fluid like a sieve, stalled countless times due to the stupid P.O.S. original Carter BBD carb, had no power, and the brakes were messed up. Not to mention the dome light has a strange untraceable ground which prevents it from turning off and the weatherstripping is almost non-existent. But thankfully most of that has been fixed over the past two years; all I really have to worry about now is the oil burning and leaky master cylinder.

Here's when I brought her home:
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And here's now:
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Have fun though, I find using a classic Mopar as a daily driver is much more rewarding and makes the daily commute much less boring.
 
This is my current D/D that I just recently picked up about a month ago or so or something like that.
A '03 V-6 4X4 quad cab.

I was useing the Duster (below the Dak) everyday for a little while. I wanted to keep the snow outta it. I'm going to attempt some panel repair.

Below the Duster is a '79 Dodge Magnum, a 2 year run name plate. I did a 318 to 400 swap in it. Otherwise, beside headers and a intake/carb, it's stock w/3.55's.

That has been my D/D for about 6 years now. Until the truck replaced it. It needs some attention. You know.... old cars and bugs that crop up and such.

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I have several that I bought for daily drivers,

I just bought this for my summertime daily driver.

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My 68 Wagon

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This was a 40,000 mile 67 Coronet that I bought from the original owners grandson who was using it to deliver pizza's. I ended up selling it to work on the Fish.

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Another 40,000 mile car I bought to be a daily driver, but a guy that seen it wanted it more than me at the time so I sold it. Big mistake, this car drove like it was new.

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I built this to be a daily driver and drove it for almost 15 years, I even delivered papers part time with it back in the 90's It looked a lot nicer when I built it back in 89. Sold it to work on the fish.

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This is what I drive daily I wish I could drive my Dart everyday but with our winters here I don't have the heart to destroy a Classic Mopar. Maybe I'll get a 67 Mustang or an old Camaro to drive in the winter wouldn't be as big of a loss LOL (sorry if there happens to be any Ford or Chev fans on this Mopar site). Anyway my DD is an 02 Neon I do show it in the summer but it's a b*#ch to keep it as clean as in the pic but it's always that clean except in the winter of course

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96 2500 Cummins power 21 mpg 312,000 miles ,This thing will smoke anything that pulls up beside it , literally.. lol



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Not very accommodating in bad weather..... :toothy10:
 
Just kidding.... we ate the Horse's and turned the chariot into a welding tank cart.



This is my current daily driver. `74 Swinger with a /6-auto. 85K mls.
Starting to get a little rough looking. Either needs some love or a new home.
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Any interesting LOCAL offers for a trade? She runs great and is very reliable. Just getting scruffy looking.
 
My daily driver is getting some updates and the ol truck has been keeping me on the road

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Nice score 540! I too have a Duster like yours to drive on a daily basis. I will alternate between the Duster and the 69 Roadrunner. I traded an a-body 8 3/4 for it and it had a blown auto trans. I made it a four gear. Lots more to do before it sees regular duty.

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My 73 is my daily driver and the newest vehicle we own. Nikkis daily driver is the 66. With any luck I will be getting my hands on a 57 chevy 4 door wagon and that will end up as my daily driver rain,snow,sun, or whatever.

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This was last year...

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This is mine! You all might hate me for this but i driver her around to deliver pizzas! Shes my only car and she has been down for a week. i got the rebuild kit for the carb and I'm going to crank that out tomorrow before work! I use more gas than my friends honda but its not driving unless I'm in my 64 waggon!

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