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C5 Coupe or C5 Z06/FRC? What body do you think looks better?

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Old 08-30-2013, 09:38 AM
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Default C5 Coupe or C5 Z06/FRC? What body do you think looks better?

As the title says. What body style do you think looks better. Not what model do you have. Post your convincing pics if you would like. I know this has been done before.
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Old 08-30-2013, 09:42 AM
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Coupe. Top comes off. Half nekkid chicks can hang out the roof. ZO6 wheels are also fugly in my opinion
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Originally Posted by Camjamsdad
Coupe. Top comes off. Half nekkid chicks hang out the roof.
And what option was this? It appears to be missing on my 04MY coupe .
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Personal opinion is that I prefer the flowing lines of the coupe over the FRC body.
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Neither, vert's the only way to go.
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Originally Posted by Ona mission
And what option was this? It appears to be missing on my 04MY coupe .
That is a plus. I did enjoy that part of my coupe. There was enough room for two of them too.
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Originally Posted by Camjamsdad
Coupe. Top comes off. Half nekkid chicks can hang out the roof. ZO6 wheels are also fugly in my opinion
love my coupe with the easy remove top, I also like looking over my shoulder through that big window at times, I do like the look of the FRC though and may look for one with the 6-sp in the future to keep my coupe company in the garage.

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Originally Posted by 3boystoys
Neither, vert's the only way to go.

Recently went from 10 year coupe owner to vert owner. Really enjoy the drop top and personally find it much easier to go open than with the targa. However, between the coupe/FRC, definitely coupe.

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love my coupe with the easy remove top, I also like looking over my shoulder through that big window at times, I do like the look of the FRC though and may look for one with the 6-sp in the future to keep my coupe company in the garage.
If you like looking over your shoulder in the coupe, you would love it in the vert!

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Originally Posted by Keith Richards
love my coupe with the easy remove top, I also like looking over my shoulder through that big window at times, I do like the look of the FRC though and may look for one with the 6-sp in the future to keep my coupe company in the garage.

Your in luck. All FRC's have 6 speeds. Unless changed by owner.
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Sorry I left you vert guys out but that is a totally different look if you ask me.
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On a stock car or a mildly modded one, I like the coupe better. On an aggressively modded one I like the FRC look better.
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FRC. But I'm not an open air person either. On the coupe I only like certain colors of which I won't reveal so I don't hurt anyone's feelings. Anytime I've ever seen these threads the Z06/FRC wins hands down.


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The coupe has a much smoother flow to the back . The frc looks like the window got hacked and you have this big empty truck area that something's missing. Although I do like the frc with a carravagio style wing as it fills in the dead spot on the back.
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FRC / Z06...... for the win !
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Originally Posted by amlarson2001
Sorry I left you vert guys out but that is a totally different look if you ask me.
A Vert is the same shape as the FRC. Best of both worlds, has the good looks of the FRC and the top comes off. I don't care much for the hatchback.
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I voted Coupe. And I have Z06.
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They're both Corvettes, thus there is no such thing as one being "better" than the other.

Personally, I wanted to be able to remove the top so I went with a coupe. I thought about getting a vert, but they're too easy to break into. All a thief needs is a pocket knife and the aftermarket stereo system is history.

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Old 08-30-2013, 01:23 PM
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should be hatchback versus Hardtop
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Originally Posted by 3boystoys
Neither, vert's the only way to go.
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I'm all business so...Z06/FRC...widened a little...



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