Does anyone drive a C Body as a daily driver year round?

[thrashingcows]

The oil itself will bleed out to surrounding areas, but if you can get a little hand pump that can actually "squirt" the oil that works really well I have found.

I have not done it...yet...but have been told some people will thin the oil down with some diesel so you can spray it from a hand pump spot sprayer, no idea if this would work or not but I might try it one day.

 

[detmatt]

Might think about dumping the hag and moving on to Stated Value or Agreed Value. No limits no exemptions no curfew just go drive it. You agree w the agent on what the check is cut for under a total loss and off you go. I pay State Farm $180 every 6 mos for $12500 agreed value on a car I got maybe 4500 bucks in. Go ahead crook make my day $$Lol$$ !!!

Our agent (my uncle ) said that $12k would’nt buy 1/2 a new Toyota so it’s small potatoes (is to me & he meant no offense) AND we know you’ll take care of the car or you wouldn’t be looking at this kind of coverage. Check into it and lose the nanny insurance.

Most don’t need an appraisal they know the values...

Hagerty is agreed value and I have no mileage limits. I couldn’t be happier about an insurance companies services.

 

[BigblueC]

What would work well to disperse the oil? I have several gallons that have come out of my Fury. Would be nice to be able to use it.

I've sprayed used oil using a standard cheap garden sprayer. Just thin it some.

 

[Yeahrightgreer]

There's nothing wrong with making your C-body a DD. I don't do it because Hagerty won't insure a car that is a DD. (I believe this is true for all classic car insurance companies) I like having full value replacement insurance, so I drive my C-body Fury's on special occasions and drive my 1990 Dodge W150 as my DD.

Not stated value, get agreed value.
I thought even haggerty had higher mileage polices now.

Dont be confused, you certainly can daily drive a car under Hagerty. What they do not want is for them to be your only driver. I’ve had a employee explain it to me that they do not want Hagerty to be your sole insurance carrier. In the event of say someone sueing you, they do not want to be the one and only insurance company that they come after. As long as you have at least one other insurance carrier who is your primary insurer, they don’t care much.

Consider this, Hagerty doesn’t have any mileage restrictions, and they do not maintain absolutely any mileage data on their customers cars. They don’t even ask the mileage when you initial cover the car. They don’t know if the car has 10,000 or 100,000 miles. So if you drove the car 500 miles a year, or 5,000 - how would they know how often you drive it in a case of an accident? You could always just say you were on your way to a show, or going to get ice cream.

Additionally, yes, they do have a garage rule but they don’t seem to police it too much. Maybe they would if you live in a urban metropolitan center, or right next to their headquarters.

 

[Jon O.]

I usually drive mine every other day, at least twice a week. It has proved it's self reliable, and unreliable at times. The only trouble I have ever had on a trip in town was a wrong gas gauge and running out of gas. Although on the first snow of the year (happened last week) it gets parked until winter is over. It is incredibly difficult to park a car and forget it exists for months at a time... but my Newport has never been driven in salt, and as long as I have it, it never will be.

 

[1970FuryConv]

Dont be confused, you certainly can daily drive a car under Hagerty. What they do not want is for them to be your only driver. I’ve had a employee explain it to me that they do not want Hagerty to be your sole insurance carrier. In the event of say someone sueing you, they do not want to be the one and only insurance company that they come after. As long as you have at least one other insurance carrier who is your primary insurer, they don’t care much.

Consider this, Hagerty doesn’t have any mileage restrictions, and they do not maintain absolutely any mileage data on their customers cars. They don’t even ask the mileage when you initial cover the car. They don’t know if the car has 10,000 or 100,000 miles. So if you drove the car 500 miles a year, or 5,000 - how would they know how often you drive it in a case of an accident? You could always just say you were on your way to a show, or going to get ice cream.

Additionally, yes, they do have a garage rule but they don’t seem to police it too much. Maybe they would if you live in a urban metropolitan center, or right next to their headquarters.

Hagerty asked me to give mileage per year, when I insured both cars. I estimated 2000 miles.
Hagerty also asked me if I had another vehicle, such that the Fury's were not my primary mode of travel.
I agree that they don't check on whether you have a locked garage and basically they take your word for it on mileage and on value. Hagerty has always agreed with whatever value I set on my cars, in my case, $12000 each.
Maybe all their questions are just formalities.

 

[rags]

still driving my rat 65. wont drive it in snow though. what did they drive daily in 1965?

 

[Zibby]

Hagerty asked me to give mileage per year, when I insured both cars. I estimated 2000 miles.
Hagerty also asked me if I had another vehicle, such that the Fury's were not my primary mode of travel.
I agree that they don't check on whether you have a locked garage and basically they take your word for it on mileage and on value. Hagerty has always agreed with whatever value I set on my cars, in my case, $12000 each.
Maybe all their questions are just formalities.

Be Carefull of the Garage rule, thoroughly check it out yourself. If you do not have private secured locked garage you have No insurance at all, when it comes to a claim, its like driving without insurance, your insurance is void. When you apply for the policy You are told you must have it garaged in secure lockup at night or even hide out of view on private property, they consider private property secure, and not the street either. They don't checkup on you but they do require you to provide this info. So if you think oh they don't know if you garage lock your car or not, THINK AGAIN. Your driving with no insurance at all. I found out the hard way.
I live in an apartment I had parked my car at my sons every day and garaged at night for several years, they had OK'd this for it to be insured. My son passed away, I lost my parking, so I parked my car at my apartment residence. So a few days ago a fellow enthusiast was explaining how Hagerty would not insure him because of no garage. I scratched my head "OH BOY !!". So I called Hagerty, my insurance was void the moment I parked my car at my apartment residence overnight or when not in use. They stated, the Car when not driven must be on secure private property, garaged locked at night approved by them. When you get insurance you provide this info in your residence address, so if you think they don't check, you don't have to garage it, you can drive your insured...SURPRISE!. When it comes to a claim you have made a false claim to get insurance.
For me I now have to find somewhere to keep my car when not used or at an event to have it insured. When not in use or at an event it can be kept sitting in a private agreed on driveway or secure lockup, private backyard, all must be approved by Hagerty with photos address info so on. My car now temporarily sits in a friends backyard till I find what to do. Keeping it in storage unit at $200. plus a month doesn't justify the few times its going to be driven.
Please the "Secured parking and Garage kept lockup" check it out thoroughly there are misconceptions of the rules.

 

[Joseph James]

Be Carefull of the Garage rule, thoroughly check it out yourself. If you do not have private secured locked garage you have No insurance at all, when it comes to a claim, its like driving without insurance, your insurance is void. When you apply for the policy You are told you must have it garaged in secure lockup at night or even hide out of view on private property, they consider private property secure, and not the street either. They don't checkup on you but they do require you to provide this info. So if you think oh they don't know if you garage lock your car or not, THINK AGAIN. Your driving with no insurance at all. I found out the hard way.
I live in an apartment I had parked my car at my sons every day and garaged at night for several years, they had OK'd this for it to be insured. My son passed away, I lost my parking, so I parked my car at my apartment residence. So a few days ago a fellow enthusiast was explaining how Hagerty would not insure him because of no garage. I scratched my head "OH BOY !!". So I called Hagerty, my insurance was void the moment I parked my car at my apartment residence overnight or when not in use. They stated, the Car when not driven must be on secure private property, garaged locked at night approved by them. When you get insurance you provide this info in your residence address, so if you think they don't check, you don't have to garage it, you can drive your insured...SURPRISE!. When it comes to a claim you have made a false claim to get insurance.
For me I now have to find somewhere to keep my car when not used or at an event to have it insured. When not in use or at an event it can be kept sitting in a private agreed on driveway or secure lockup, private backyard, all must be approved by Hagerty with photos address info so on. My car now temporarily sits in a friends backyard till I find what to do. Keeping it in storage unit at $200. plus a month doesn't justify the few times its going to be driven.
Please the "Secured parking and Garage kept lockup" check it out thoroughly there are misconceptions of the rules.

And they can use GIS or Google maps to make sure your address actually has a garage.

I have a stated value policy, which is good enough for me. My car is a daily driver, not a show car.

 

[Rustyrodknocker]

I typically drive mine all year. But try not to drive in the winter rain the interior gets wet and will not dry for weeks. This is the first year I have put it in storage all winter. I intend on getting a beater car to replace my current for winter driving.

I have a company vehicle as part of my job so the mileage is much lower.

As far as insurance, I only recently noticed that my insurance card app now says classic car something. I told them its my car and I drive it wherever I want.
I looked at some bullshit plan that said I can drive it any time as long as I was going to a car event, auto parts store or, mechanic shop.
They did hint that an auto parts store could be anywhere, walmart has auto parts.
I said I'm not interested.

 

[bluefury361]

I have driven collector cars as DD on and off several times. I drove a 69 GTX everyday for several years, a 64 300 convertible for 3 years and a 69 Fury suburban for 3 years. That suburban would haul more than a 1/2 ton pickup. I could lay plywood or sheetrock flat on the floor, add a few 8' 4X6's and still close the tailgate.
Also towed campers with the suburban and a 69 300 convertible.

 

[bluefury361]

I love road trips in vintage cars. I drove my 65 Coronet 500 convertible to Copper Harbor Michigan once and folks looked at the Alabama tag and wouldn't believe I would drive it that far. I,ve got lots of stories like that. Once in Virginia with my 69 Fury suburban and my 68 Concord Traveler camper, a lady asked " What century are we in". Got a parking ticket in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The tag on our 69 300 convertible was a YOM "sample tag" with 7 zero's. I still have the ticket. A souvenir.
Then theres the story of the "Admiral", (the 69 Fury suburban) and the 2016 Carlisle trip. I won't elaborate.
Point is that these old cars are MUCH more fun to drive and travel in than modern vehicles.

 

[Rustyrodknocker]

People in modern times often get lulled into thinking old technology is unreliable. When people are surprised that I chance the reliability and safety of a 1969 automobile. I remind them that a Boeing 747 is a 1969 airplane. People don't have any reservation about flying across the ocean on a 30 year old airplane.

There are people on this earth that grind grain in a mortar and pestle that was being used when Jesus walked the earth. As far as mortars go, thats not a very old one.
And I was impressed how well my 1956 frost king refrigerator worked.

I first started to apply thought to this concept 20 years ago when I read an article where the Author made the statement that in 1960, if someone made a lap of the country on their panhead it was not newsworthy. But to do it today on the same machine is a real achievement!

 

[The Goose]

It is funny to think of how much we now fear things people didn’t give a second thought to back then. Drum brakes - the tools of the devil!!! Carburetors - pull that unreliable thing off and replace it with this modern wonder ( that will eventually leave you stranded ), points - the same thing adjust & grease once a year???!!!??? Madness throw them away too. Look at the old pics of traffic. Cars back then did everything. Now I laugh when my buddies pack like they’re going to hit Donner Pass in winter getting ready for a 50 mile round trip. Be prepared but get real...

 

[Mid70's Chrysler Fanatic]

Count me into this group. I use mine ("use" in the utilitarian sense) much more than I had anticipated when I got her. Especially when the other vehicles are in need of pain-in-the-neck repairs (such as timing belt, water pump, etc.). But then again...

Point is that these old cars are MUCH more fun to drive and travel in than modern vehicles.

Well said!

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

I drove a black 1970 Imperial as a a daily for four years but despite winter. I didn't drive in salt because that kills them. Despite that it always parked outside.
Sold it last year and use a 1970 Challenger instead because I only have a smaller parking lot in my dailyjob now.

In the last years winter wasn't really happening in my area.
Usually had 1 or 2 days of snow in the hole winter.

Carsten

 

[detmatt]

I’ve got over 1500 miles on my silver car so far this season.

 

[polara71]

 

[Carmine]

Not a C, but hauled 1600lbs of cement in the bed this morning...

 

[The Goose]

Not a C, but hauled 1600lbs of cement in the bed this morning...

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Adventurer? That is one nice truck bud!