DSTURBD

I sincerely hope this thread continues for quite a while as it is so nice to hear owners rallying behind their cars and years of maunfacture, as well as the pleasant experiences they have had with their "babies" instead of the "what do I do about this" threads which are inevitable.

We all want to help with the problems, but I like to hear the positive as well!!!!

I want to hear about yours as well, but we all know that '99 RULES!!!!!!!!!! The Corvette GOD was born in '99!!!!!!!!
C'mon bitches,.......bring it!!!!!!!!!!!

DSTURBD

David Shiel

to realize that a lot of us Corvette owners seem a bit like half-crazed, OCD, committable, borderline lunatics. We worry about sh#t that really is small stuff. Drive it, fix it when it breaks, drive it and fix it again, enjoy it. These things are just super fun cars. JUST great CARS. I realized that it is really easy to get obsessed,lose one's perspective and forget to enjoy any Corvette one is lucky enough to own. They will all break if we drive them and enjoy them. It's only money. Who TF cares which is the best year? .......... they are all America's Best sports car. I have had 7 and broke and fixed 'em all. Wrecked a couple ,too. Was drinking alot then.

Just another perspective.

DSTURBD

WOW!!!!!! Mom never told me I had an identical twin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DSTURBD

calvins

Agreed! Contrary to popular opinion, I absolutely LOVED my '84 AND my 97. But believe it or not, I enjoyed the road feel of the 84 Z51 the most. I've only driven my '03 home from the dealer but hope it becomes my new fav.

I don't buy 'em to race or mod, just simply enjoy as designed except for maybe some cosmetic schtuff... You 70mph and 3 time zones faster than me in a 1/4? Well, if you're happy, that's what counts. I'll sleep just fine...

4 KRUSIN

Hmmm! My Y2K has been excellent. Oh ya, I had the dreaded column lock issue, and some assho|e keyed it on me. Otherwise its been great.

David Shiel

I just can't see making something as fun and neat as our Vettes an object of worry or obsession. My 01 is clean and well maintained, but I couldn't care less whether it is more trouble -free than a "98 or if the ECBM sh$ts the bed. If I can't afford 93 octane, $1400 for tires or $1000 for repairs, I need not own it. Having said that, I love our Forums and have learned alot about our C5s from some great people here.
Funny, I have a Merc GM I use as a Harley tow vehicle,and it just never breaks, because it is a simple, fat ride, mundane , no-fun , old-guy every day car, not a high tech fun car like our Vettes which are awesome hi tech computers on wheels.

DSTURBD

And I am much more than sure that it will continue to be so!!!!!! Your garage will continue to house one of the best examples of automotive excellance ever to have existed!!!!!! It will continue to provide you with smiles for miles for many years to come!!

DSTURBD

David Shiel

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knewblewkorvette

Oh sure, now you tell me.
I sold my 99 to get an 02 then picked up a 98 later. The 98 has given me many headaches but I admit she is heavily modified.

oh1vette

Especially if painted Mag Red with Magnesium wheels option

Phanni

I agree.

One (or two) other thinga...

I'm retired and I spend part of my time helping out a friend that buys wrecked C-5's amd dismantles them to resale the parts. (yeah it's fun, and educational) Probably the most prevalent problem we see is the typical dim HVAC unit followed by rocking and worn out seats. Both are easily fixed. There is also fairly heavy demand for early model EBCM's, although the cars we dismantle often hve good EBCMs in them. Oh yeah, for what ever reason we see more wrecked silver C-5s than any other...go figger...

LT-1 kid

seems like all the c5 years are very reliable. its a simple and well designed car.

zr1fred

Either they are faster, or they attract worse drivers.

jrose7004

Both of the C5's that I have had were trouble free cars. I have a 04 coupe now and I had a 98 coupe.

$$$frumnuttin'

Winner!

RMB97LS1

^ Exactly! Don't see how one can be more reliable than the other. Doesn't really matter anyway, they are all sweet!

KenShores

Not to criticize your intention, but the example above is not correct.

OHMS Law states:

E=I*R

where E=voltage
I=current or amperage
R=resistance

This formula can be expressed in other ways as well:

E/I=R and E/R=I

I can only increase if E is increased, or R is decreased.

While I agree, still the important thing is to track down those bad/poor ground gremlins. It will lessen possible damage to systems, but not because current increases as voltage decreases. Intermittent voltage across electronics (IC chips or semiconductors) will cause failures. Temperature is always a killer to electronics. Temperature will always increase as current increases. The biggest problem in consumer electronics is the manufacturing processes.

There is a process (flow soldering) where instead of having a person solder every component (point) to a circuit board, they float molten solder (a bath of molten solder) that comes in contact with the parts being soldered. This happens in conjunction with a conveyer belt type machine. In this process, the molten solder only has so much time to be in contact with the points (or components) being soldered. This molten solder also provides the heat for the soldering process. If these points are not heated properly to allow the solder to adhere, then the solder joint will become "cold". These "cold" solder joints, will look gray instead of shinny silver. This causes cracks to form and most of the problems illustrated on this forum, time after time.

As not all components (solder points) are of the same size or thickness, some do not get a chance (time) to heat properly to accept or adhere with the solder. This is exactly why most of the "relay's function" on these circuit boards (modules) in our cars end up failing. The metal leads of these relays are fatter/thicker than most other components on the same circuit boards. The relay itself does not fail, the connection (solder joint) of the relay to the electronics fails.

There is another side to this. The solder can not be heated to a higher temperature to help insure the fatter components get heated properly. This can/will burn out (or cook) the solder, causing "cold" joints again. This is part of the costs (downfall) of automated soldering of circuit boards. But this automation, does decrease the costs, and makes the products cheaper (in theory) to us consumers. Manufactures could (and do) have people inspect and rework the cold solder joints, but this slows the overall manufacturing processes and increases the costs.

I'm not trying to be an A**, I guess I just felt like typing a lot tonight.

alankb

Faster!! Come on summer!

dangerz

My '03 FRC, more commonly known as the Z06 :]

VITIV Coupe

I have an 03 Anniversary roadster with 58,000km (32,000mi) on it and zero issues. Its basically stock and I absolutely love my car. The smile is always on when I'm in my car.