Do you daily your ZHP?

[05Imola]

Hey Folks - Question is simple, do you daily your ZHP?

My dilemma -

In 2015 I bought my first ZHP and that was my daily / AutoX car. It was high mileage and I modified it to an extent so I can autoX it. I loved the car and had to sell it once I left for grad school.

D034571B-0F42-4232-87CF-D4FAE7BB48FC by Vr6 Hooptie, on Flickr

Upon return in 2018, I purchased another ZHP, this time a coupe. I never bonded with that car and sold it after 6ish months to purchase a 2018 GTI.
Zhp Sale by Vr6 Hooptie, on Flickr

And now- I am fortunate enough to have another ZHP sedan however its my 3rd car. My daily is a company lease Audi A5 coupe which I get super cheap, fun weekend car is a 92' Miata and then the ZHP as something I take for a spin once every couple of months?. I am torn as it is now confirmed that I am losing my garage in a few months and I have to trim down the fleet.

Untitled by Vr6 Hooptie, on Flickr

Do I turn in the A5 and daily the ZHP? Will I regret it? ZHP has 111k miles and 100% up to date on all maintenance. Records dating back to 2008 . I've gotten older and I appreciate the comfort of a newer car especially with a worry free cheap lease ha ha.

Miata is ideal for a weekend car and I have a hard time letting go of it. I could keep the Miata and daily the ZHP? Then I have two older cars.

Do I sell Miata, ZHP, turn in A5 and then buy an M3, TTRS or Cayman as one car does it all? Do I just miss the eliteness of Imola and I should get rid of the mystic blue one?

Yes this is turning into the financial lounge a bit as well. Convince me to keep the ZHP or not?

[BMWCurves]

Well...you came back to the ZHP twice. I think that deserves some reflection.

[fredo]

My vote was “no”. I drive my wife’s X3 most of the time.

If I was in your situation, I would probably turn in the A5 and keep the Miata for weekends and ZHP for daily duties. The A5 is newer so it would be easy to get another one in case you really miss it.

But, in some way it makes sense to keep the newer car and one older one.

GL with your decision.

[cakM3]

Well...you came back to the ZHP twice. I think that deserves some reflection.

You have the perfect ZHP in my opinion but then I'm biased with Mystic Blue ZHPs . . . with that said I daily drive mine and also take it on long distance road trips. I now have 237k miles on it and still enjoy driving this car. Ultimately you have to decide which car should go but in my opinion if you have to have the Miata then ditch the Audi and enjoy the ZHP since you have come back to it twice now... enjoy the car for what it is.

In my collection of cars my ZHP is my "beater car" so that is why I daily mine. In my opinion this car is best suited for daily driving duties. It has just enough power to let you merge into traffic, looks great and handles exceptionally well

[wstr75]

Yep, tough decision for us folks with too many cars. I'm facing the same dilemma as my bride keeps nudging me to simplify and our life style here in our late 60s. I bought a 2021 Honda Ridgeline RTE-L this week with all the nannies replace my 2014 GMC Sierra and my 2015 BMW 435Ix convertible also has all the nannies, too. It has become our fun car, especially on summer evenings. Our primary cars are her 2021 RX 450h and my 2016 Acura RLX-SH, a particularly sweet sleeper performance car that gets 32 mpg city/highway (my experience). I had an especially close friend pass away last week and it is weighing on our minds as the thought of my bride dealing with disposing of assets like a high mileage 18 year old BMW should I unexpectedly take the exit lane is troubling for her.

[fredo]

IMO, the # of cars in a household should be the # of drivers + 1. In other words, one spare car for the whole family.

[RUS_ZHP]

Majority of us are pretty biased toward zhp. Hands down it a very comfortable, enjoyable and rewarding to drive car.
I have been daily ZHP since 2015. I did many, many camping trips by carrying 2 bikes and roof box in the roof. I also did a few 2k miles trip like that. I never really complained. Sure, sometime I missed the practicality of a larger car.
For the last 3 years, I have been driving e46 touring and that changed the game.
I am not even thinking about moving into a different platform despite all the negatives of owning an old car.
I would keep you lovely orient blue sedan and sell A5. Like others have said, it will be difficult to find about zhp, while A5 or any other modern cars are easier to find.


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[t.er]

If I didn't have company cars, I totally would - but mine is higher mileage and isn't worth nearly as much as those on BaT so I have no reservations at all. Coming up on year 7 and it still puts a smile on my face everything I drive it.

They're super capable as well. I towed a ~2000 lb trailer across the country without issue

[das boots]

I voted No. My ZHP is my San Diego - Vegas and back cruiser. 620 miles round trip. Which I drive once every two months. Three at most.

GL on your decision.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

[sillieidiot]

I used to. Even tracked the car and canyon running. Then I got a traveling job, and another car and now it doesn't get driven much. Also, since I keep putting one-off parts on the car, I don't want to track and crash it lol And, it's just been sitting at the body shop for the last couple of years lol

But it was fairly reliable when it was my DD. I had no complaints. If anything, it made me enjoy the 100 miles RT I had to drive every day for work. I also purposely took some canyon routes and tuned my suspension for it lol