I used a TR-6 as an everyday car for 2 years. My biggest suggestion is
carry a nice tool set in the trunk, and have an extra set of tune-up
parts, 2 extra oil filters, and a spare alternator at all times. It aslo
helps to have a full set of replacement fuses. If you don't have a top
w/a zip-out rear window (or the current one leaks badly), get one.
I drove 45 minutes each way for much of the time it was my daily driver.
There were days that I actually put the top up ;-) I think TN will be
easier than where I was, FL. It is too hot to drive with the top down
for normal people (but what normal person owns a LBC).
This daily driver thing worked great until the waterpump failed. This
was not too bad, but as a poor grad student on unemployment who was
trying to nurse the car through the last month of a semester, I has no $$
to fix the problem. Bye bye head gasket. Then a piston exploded.
In hindsight, I would do it all again (but I would fix the water pump).
Also, I am contemplating selling the GTI and using the TR-6 as the daily
driver again. But, my commute to work is a three block walk. If you
drive more than 1/2 hour or 20 miles each way, the TR-6 might not be the
best idea.
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