View Poll Results: How old are you
Under 20
9
4.43%
20-30
20
9.85%
30-40
14
6.90%
40-50
38
18.72%
50-60
54
26.60%
Over 60
68
33.50%
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C4 Owner Age
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 20,974
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I think the C4 owner now comes down more to affordability and preference or resistance to change than age. Age went out the window in 2000 when the c5 was out for a few years already.
IMO c5 owners are a more mixed age range that is interesting between mods and stock.
c4 f/s section has parts right now that used to be in high demand that people either can't afford or don't care to mod their c4. I think it speaks a lot where the c4 is falling in between affordable but people wanting them original still except radio etc.
IMO c5 owners are a more mixed age range that is interesting between mods and stock.
c4 f/s section has parts right now that used to be in high demand that people either can't afford or don't care to mod their c4. I think it speaks a lot where the c4 is falling in between affordable but people wanting them original still except radio etc.
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,674
Likes: 191
From: Shit Creek, USA
Fifty eight so far.
It is not my first, but I like to think of it that way. I had an '84 white over red when they came out. But I was a hot-headed 26 year old and totaled it in the 9th month after a row with my then g.f., now ex wife.
I'm making up for a lot of lost time now in my '96.
It is not my first, but I like to think of it that way. I had an '84 white over red when they came out. But I was a hot-headed 26 year old and totaled it in the 9th month after a row with my then g.f., now ex wife.
I'm making up for a lot of lost time now in my '96.
Last edited by Renfield; Jun 21, 2016 at 08:52 AM.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 143
Likes: 25
I think you'll find the largest distribution in the over 50 and 60 group. Its a proven fact that nostalgia items are cherished most by people who wanted or had one during an earlier time of their life when it was less than practical to own one. (We) older folks had a strong desire for things like C4 Corvettes, during a time of our lives when they were either too expensive or we just didn't have the cash. Old Chevy's are a perfect example. Those of us over 60 either had or wanted a hot rod Chevy in our youth. I had a 56 and a 57 (283, 4bbl, glass packs, coupe with a floor shifter). As we age our priorities change and we long for the things of our youth, like a hot rod. There was little interest in Dodges, Edsels or foreign cars in the 60's and now the only guys who want them are pure collectors. While Edsels are fairly valuable you won't see many getting oohs and ahs at car shows where the rows are filled with 60's and 50's Chevy's. Same for the Corvette. The C4 is a "perfect storm" for us. Its new and its old, its powerful, its noisy, its practical yet impractical, its exotic, sort of, and its readily available. For older geners its a pretty easy pick. Most of the younger, sub 35 or 40 guys are more into "rice". They would give their left *** for an Rx2 Mazda sedan while the rest of us probably never heard of it. Its all relative. Younger guys like the Honda type cars, small screamers with lots of technology. These are what they will long for as they age. We prefer good old fashioned "oomph" torque. Forget about turbo's and nitrous, just give me good ole cubic inches. GM is losing interest in our generation as our garages are full of C3-C7's. We probably won't continue to upgrade to newer ones. They just aren't that much better than what we have. The new buyers want 4 wheel drive, dual power mega power, drive trains. We may be nearing the end of the stick shift. Porsche and Nissan don't even offer a clutch in their "sports" cars. I seriously think the V8 is done, giving way to v6's and even turbo 4's. There are plenty of Corvettes for my generation; the ones that check all the boxes for us now and for our driving future but when today's 4o year olds are retiring I doubt they will feel the same way about 20 year old Corvettes as we do. Thanks for reading, I got a bit long winded. Going out to wax my C4.
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 333
Likes: 74
From: MUSKOGEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA
