My brother finally came around so I'm looking to get him a thirdgen. (https://www.thirdgen.org/classifieds...tgo?adid=1062; https://www.thirdgen.org/classifieds....tgo?adid=1283) I want to get him a very low mileage car--35,000 or less and preferably less. The car will be my brother's daily driver so it must be VERY reliable.

One of the cars I am looking at is an 86 Z-28 hardtop with 35,000 miles. It has a 305 (LG4, L69?--don't know yet) and a 5-speed. My dad says that an 86 is "too old" to be reliable and used as a daily driver. I say that of course it is not; plenty of people here drive 86 and older cars. (Note: Although my dad and I built the Cobra in sig, in almost all other respects, he is a "Motor Trend enthusiast.")

What do y'all think? Are there problems with using an 85 or 86 V8 f-body with VERY LOW miles as a reliable daily driver? (let's just say for 85, 86 f-bodies in general) What would I probably need to replace?

I'd like to get as many replies as possible, whether they support my position or not--I need a case to argue (or concede). Obviously, most of our cars don't have incredibly low mileage, but let me know how many miles you have, what you had to do, when, and if you drive the car daily.