# A classic car as a daily driver? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-car-as-a-daily-driver/425441 "2007-11-06T19:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-car-as-a-daily-driver/425441/41 "2015-02-27T11:47:49Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I love classic muscle cars, and have often thought it would be fun/cool to buy one and use it as a daily driver. But I always talk myself out of it, and for good reason: > > 1. Classic cars are not nearly as safe as newer cars. They don’t have ABS, airbags, three-point seat belts, and crumple zones. Ha! My 1970 Mustang had drum brakes. If you drove it through a deep puddle, you had to pump the brakes a couple of times to clear the water out so the car would stop. > [@](#): > > 1. They get bad gas mileage. I drive 40 miles each way, so gas mileage is important to me. A fair cop. I think I tried to measure the gas mileage on my Mustang (which had the bottom-of-the line 2-barrel 302; it wasn’t even really a muscle car), and it got something like 12-15 mpg. > [@](#): > > 1. They suck in the snow. (I’m in Ohio.) Holy crap. I once went to Blockbuster (I know, I’m dating myself) to grab a movie for me and my girlfriend when it looked like it was going to be a cold and snowy night, and I didn’t think I was going to get home. Rear-wheel drive + almost no weight over the rear axle = almost undriveable in slippery conditions. > [@](#): > > 1. They’re unreliable. Yup again. But also easy to work on. > [@](#): > > 1. They’re noisy and uncomfortable. Come on! The noise is part of the fun! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-car-as-a-daily-driver/425441.md?page=2)