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From: California
yeah.... we do spend a lot of money.... but I can say that Baby can smoke there stock C4, 5 or 6's including the Z06 C5 and keep tight to a C6 Z06....but my C5 rides so nice! Way better than Baby, but the C3 is just plane bad a$$.... I would sale the C5 way before the C3, any day of the week!
Le Mans Master
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From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
I like the looks of any year C4 as long as it is a convertible, but I owned an 87 convertible and although it was a great car to drive, most of the time I worried that it wouldn't be able to limp back to the garage. Those cars are an electrical nightmare. Everything has a sensor and many of them cost hundreds of dollars. ( Check the parts books ) If you think you are getting a bargain because you can buy one cheap consider that is why I sold mine cheap. If I were to buy a C4 , I would just look for a body and put an older engine in it and eliminate all of the electronics and basicly have a vette that runs like a C3 with better suspension. 
Le Mans Master
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I think the C4 is a great design. I'm currently bringing one back from the dead slowly to one day run again. If I had the money to purchase any year Corvette it would definitley be a 90-95 ZR-1. Then again, from my forum handle, I'm probably a little bias to the C4s.
Then again I haven't seen a Corvette design or year I didn't like.
Then again I haven't seen a Corvette design or year I didn't like.
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Melting Slicks
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Is it just me or is the C4 the worst body line design ever for the Vette. I do not intend this to be bashing 4 owners but they would have been better off continuing the C3 body style for a few more years. They of all seem to be the lowest priced resale of generation Vette's. The thing I hated the most when they debuted was that you could not tell the difference between them and a Camaro or Firebird when they were coming straight at you. Don't mind me, you still own America's greatest sports car and I am sure they are as proud of it as I am of mine.
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Is it just me or is the C4 the worst body line design ever for the Vette. I do not intend this to be bashing 4 owners but they would have been better off continuing the C3 body style for a few more years. They of all seem to be the lowest priced resale of generation Vette's. The thing I hated the most when they debuted was that you could not tell the difference between them and a Camaro or Firebird when they were coming straight at you. Don't mind me, you still own America's greatest sports car and I am sure they are as proud of it as I am of mine.
Horrible resale value? Perhaps you C3 guys need to wake up. Where were your values 10 years ago? The C4 is not old enough yet to get higher values.
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Racer
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From: Northeast OH
I think they are cool, like a clean straight knife. The only thing I don't like are all the louvers and wing-dings people hang all over them, but that's a customization thing, nothing the car did. Pretty much any C4 will eat my car's lunch on the street to boot.
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From: Enid Oklahoma
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Go over to the C4 side I don't think you will see any corvette bashing of any generation. Take a look at yourself and grow up It is kind of like " My Dad can beat up your Dad " Nobody really wants to here your opinion anyway.
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I'm buying 92 LT1 6spd first, then 80-81 Corvette next.
I do think the body line c3 is pure sex. Though, I go against the norm some, because I like the 81 body the most...along of course with 68!
In the end I really can't hate on any Corvette period. I like them all, I would own them all, I would take them all, if anyone has a C4 that they think is repulsive I'll give you my address...just ship it to me.
I do think the body line c3 is pure sex. Though, I go against the norm some, because I like the 81 body the most...along of course with 68!
In the end I really can't hate on any Corvette period. I like them all, I would own them all, I would take them all, if anyone has a C4 that they think is repulsive I'll give you my address...just ship it to me.
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You seem to be the typical stereo type Corvette owner no one wants to become. I bet you wear Corvette TM hat, sun glass's, polo shirt, khaki pants, tennis shoes and thong. And you say I am a piece of work, I just made a comment to start a thread about the difference but I also said no matter what they drive they are proud to own and drive the greatest American sportscar. I am just an old school hotrodder that happen to buy my first Vette and swear to never become the guy like you that try's to park with all the other sweater tied around the neck Corvette drivers at the local cruise night.
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From: Sherman Oaks CA
You seem to be the typical stereo type Corvette owner no one wants to become. I bet you wear Corvette TM hat, sun glass's, polo shirt, khaki pants, tennis shoes and thong. And you say I am a piece of work, I just made a comment to start a thread about the difference but I also said no matter what they drive they are proud to own and drive the greatest American sportscar. I am just an old school hotrodder that happen to buy my first Vette and swear to never become the guy like you that try's to park with all the other sweater tied around the neck Corvette drivers at the local cruise night.
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If you read it you saw I did not bash anyone. I made a comment of my opinion and it got many opinions pro and con. Well it looks like you just made your opinion that I am sure most on here did not want to hear.
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