Define daily driver? Garage queen?

[Blade]

A search turned up nothing, but if I've missed it, just post the link - no need to rehash an old topic. I've mentioned both terms in past posts, but upon reading the archives a while ago, I see that some people further qualify their "daily drivers" with "parked outside 24/7", or "a daily driver but garaged at night", etc. Whereas a garage queen is not defined - I assume the queen never leaves the garage except on short errands!!

So, how are these terms defined? For example, my wife's car is driven weekdays to work, but is garaged at night at home and at her office building during the day. So basically the only time it's exposed to the weather is when it's being driven a short 30-min drive. Is it a garage queen, or a daily driver? (Leaning towards daily driver - this car is not "pampered" at all, but I try to keep it near-perfect.)

I'm 100% sure my van is a daily driver - it's like my wife's car in that it's parked in my garage at night but it's parked on the streets 3x a week during the day; the other 2x I can park it underground. And I use it for trips to Home Depot - can't do that to a "queen"! :laughing:

Finally, I'm assuming a "show car" is just that - a car kept in perfect condition, garaged, and is driven (or taken) only to auto shows.

Any thoughts?

[EVOlved]

I would define a daily driver as the vehicle you drive to work everyday, hop in for errands, and so on no matter the weather conditions. Whether it is garaged at night and/or during the day doesn't matter.

Garage queen would be a car that spends most of its time in a garage except for weekend drives etc. in nice weather.

Show car would be pretty much what you said.

[jamesboyy]

Both Daily driver, and or Garage queen is best defined by you cause some people has different meanings, thought I define a daily driver as my go to vehicle the one who live's outside 24/7, and gets pampered when time allows it, and or does not really freak out if flaws occur to it, however my Garage Queen gets full attention with the highest pampering one can give, that sits in a heated/cooled garage on a carpeted floor/jack stands, and that is never driven, and that one is very OCD when it comes to his Garage queen

[FUNX650]

Daily Driven:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/image652.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/86534)

Garage Queen:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/image653.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/86535)

Bob

[Moldavite]

Daily Driven:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/image652.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/86534)

Garage Queen:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/image653.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/86535)

Bob

well said :applause:
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

[campngolf]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG

Show car.

[Blade]

I would define a daily driver as the vehicle you drive to work everyday, hop in for errands, and so on no matter the weather conditions. Whether it is garaged at night and/or during the day doesn't matter.

Garage queen would be a car that spends most of its time in a garage except for weekend drives etc. in nice weather.

Show car would be pretty much what you said.


Both Daily driver, and or Garage queen is best defined by you cause some people has different meanings, thought I define a daily driver as my go to vehicle the one who live's outside 24/7, and gets pampered when time allows it, and or does not really freak out if flaws occur to it, however my Garage Queen gets full attention with the highest pampering one can give, that sits in a heated/cooled garage on a carpeted floor/jack stands, and that is never driven, and that one is very OCD when it comes to his Garage queenI like EVOlved definition of both DD and GQ, especially the "nice weather" part. I think that's what most people see them as. JamesBoy's defines his DD as the vehicle who lives outside 24/7, and his GQ as never driven. Possibly too extreme and too strict of qualifications for either one, but that's what I meant when I started this thread.

And to FUNX725 and campngolf, thanks for the laugh guys! :D

[allenk4]

All Show....No Go!

To quote some rapper....you want a Lady in the Streets and a Freak in the ....

I guess the automotive equivalent would be considered a "Sleeper"

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG

Show car.

[custmsprty]

I would define a daily driver as the vehicle you drive to work everyday, hop in for errands, and so on no matter the weather conditions. Whether it is garaged at night and/or during the day doesn't matter.

Garage queen would be a car that spends most of its time in a garage except for weekend drives etc. in nice weather.

Show car would be pretty much what you said.

This is a great definition.

I bought my 2013 GC "garage queen" in April 2012, just turned 7,000 miles yesterday. Rained on twice, washed twice, wiped down after every short drive since 4/2012.