Daily driving an A-body

Just my 2 cents worth. I'm building my son's Duster to be a daily driver, and as any parent is, I'm worried about safety and reliability. Hence the disk brakes in the front, fresh motor, new gauges, new shoulder belts, new tires when the time comes. It will be primarily to and from college, which is 700 miles so the one thing I don't want is getting a call saying it died 350 miles from either end.

Right now I don't care what it looks like, if he wants to make it look nice with new paint and wheels, that's up to him. My job is to make sure mechanically it's in tip top shape. But, right now I think I'd trust the Duster to make that trip more than my 2002 Mitsubishi or even the wifes Toyota van. And, even if it does break down, a simple tool set and some spares should be able to at least let him get off the road to a town. I'll be looking for a Dart or another Duster to be my daily after the youngest goes to college in a couple of years.