C3 or C5
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From: Winter Garden Florida
C3 or C5
Looking for opinions. I just sold my C4. 1984. I have some money burning a hold in my pocket. Which one would you look at C3 or C5's. I know if i was staying with the C4 .I would look at 94- 96.
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What do you plan on doing with it?
If I got another Vette, I'd get a big block C3
I autocross'ed another member of my club's and it was unreal.
Love the body work on it
If I got another Vette, I'd get a big block C3
I autocross'ed another member of my club's and it was unreal.
Love the body work on it
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I would go for a chrome bumper c3. The c5's are dropping in value. Get a Big block.
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this is how my next vette will look. I have some one with a 69 that wants to trade, but it needs too much work for me right now.
http://www.lateral-g.net/mcdonald/69c.jpg
http://www.lateral-g.net/mcdonald/69c.jpg
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if you sold an '84, you don't have very much money at all burning that hole in your pocket.
nostalgia is neat & cute, but its better to add to that little pile of $$ cash, then get yourself into a C5/Z06. you'll forget all about old and rickety.
nostalgia is neat & cute, but its better to add to that little pile of $$ cash, then get yourself into a C5/Z06. you'll forget all about old and rickety.
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That car would run 14.0 @ 99 mph all day, but as a daily driver it was rough and on a good day would get 10 mpg tops.
I wish I had pics or slips from those days and I don't miss the Goodyear G-60/14? Bias ply tires. Oh the good old days when all that cost less than $1500.
Now this ..
