C4 now or C6 later
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Why not do the obvious, drive a couple of each and compare them. Also make a list of what you want out of the car and match the results against your list and you'll have your answer.
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Old thread, but still interesting.
There is absolutely nothing a C4 does better than a C6...nothing!
I owned a 2009 base model C6 with a 6-speed manual for 10 years. I currently own a 96 CE LT4/6-speed. There simply is no comparison between these two vehicles. The advances GM made since the C4 are extremely evident once you spend some time driving each model. A C6 is better at:
- Chassis
- Power
- Transmission
- Weight distribution
- Handling
- Acceleration
- Top speed
- Braking
- Fuel economy
- Ease of maintenance
- Vehicle weight
- Overall daily driving friendliness
For me, a C4 holds a special place in my heart...and it has nothing to do with performance. It reminds me of the best decade this country has ever lived through...the 90s. I was in my late teens and early 20s then, and the C4 was the car I was in love with.
There is absolutely nothing a C4 does better than a C6...nothing!
I owned a 2009 base model C6 with a 6-speed manual for 10 years. I currently own a 96 CE LT4/6-speed. There simply is no comparison between these two vehicles. The advances GM made since the C4 are extremely evident once you spend some time driving each model. A C6 is better at:
- Chassis
- Power
- Transmission
- Weight distribution
- Handling
- Acceleration
- Top speed
- Braking
- Fuel economy
- Ease of maintenance
- Vehicle weight
- Overall daily driving friendliness
For me, a C4 holds a special place in my heart...and it has nothing to do with performance. It reminds me of the best decade this country has ever lived through...the 90s. I was in my late teens and early 20s then, and the C4 was the car I was in love with.
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Seats are better in the C4.
The newer generation should always be better than the previous, and it damn well better be better if that gap is 2 generations. I don’t think you see the C3 guys bad mouthing the C1 or C2.
Just seems odd to trash a model of a car you enjoy just because yours is newer. Much of the reason why I don’t go to car shows, club events. They are full of entitled ****** who think because they bought the latest it is the best.
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Seats are better in the C4.
The newer generation should always be better than the previous, and it damn well better be better if that gap is 2 generations. I don’t think you see the C3 guys bad mouthing the C1 or C2.
Just seems odd to trash a model of a car you enjoy just because yours is newer. Much of the reason why I don’t go to car shows, club events. They are full of entitled ****** who think because they bought the latest it is the best.
The newer generation should always be better than the previous, and it damn well better be better if that gap is 2 generations. I don’t think you see the C3 guys bad mouthing the C1 or C2.
Just seems odd to trash a model of a car you enjoy just because yours is newer. Much of the reason why I don’t go to car shows, club events. They are full of entitled ****** who think because they bought the latest it is the best.
I did not trash the C4 at all. If the question the OP is asking of, which is better for him, based on the criteria he gave us, the answer is clear: The C6 is better.
I own a C4 (present)
I owned a C6 (past tense)
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I assume you a referring to the psycho guy (apparently owns a C8) a few posts above.
I did not trash the C4 at all. If the question the OP is asking of, which is better for him, based on the criteria he gave us, the answer is clear: The C6 is better.
I own a C4 (present)
I owned a C6 (past tense)
I did not trash the C4 at all. If the question the OP is asking of, which is better for him, based on the criteria he gave us, the answer is clear: The C6 is better.
I own a C4 (present)
I owned a C6 (past tense)
And the OP since he created this thread has bought a C6 and sold his C6 and not been here in over a year. So there is that.
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Seats are better in the C4.
The newer generation should always be better than the previous, and it damn well better be better if that gap is 2 generations. I don’t think you see the C3 guys bad mouthing the C1 or C2.
Just seems odd to trash a model of a car you enjoy just because yours is newer. Much of the reason why I don’t go to car shows, club events. They are full of entitled ****** who think because they bought the latest it is the best.
The newer generation should always be better than the previous, and it damn well better be better if that gap is 2 generations. I don’t think you see the C3 guys bad mouthing the C1 or C2.
Just seems odd to trash a model of a car you enjoy just because yours is newer. Much of the reason why I don’t go to car shows, club events. They are full of entitled ****** who think because they bought the latest it is the best.
I respect someone more so that has worked to keep an older car viable, spiffed it up a bit, searched for tires, or chosen the option that they could best afford so as to not affect the well-being of their family. Not everyone is like my friend that can afford to put $150,000.00 into a completely restored from the bottom of the tires up, supercharged 1969 and not miss a penny of it. However, even he has sweat equity in the car as the restoration shop allowed him to help work on the car (under guidance/suggestions) to help keep costs to a lesser degree. He was there every day for months.
We all know that anyone that has the wherewithal can simply go buy performance.
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A very large percentage of the "entitled ******" have never wrenched on a car. I see it a lot around here. Bragging about a car that they only had to sign on the dotted line to get or sent to some shop to do the work on.
I respect someone more so that has worked to keep an older car viable, spiffed it up a bit, searched for tires, or chosen the option that they could best afford so as to not affect the well-being of their family. .
I respect someone more so that has worked to keep an older car viable, spiffed it up a bit, searched for tires, or chosen the option that they could best afford so as to not affect the well-being of their family. .
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...84k-miles.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ce-needed.html
Totally agree with you...100%
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There is no Corvette that would be on my list of vehicles if I was concerned about ride and comfort.
I DD my 89 corvette (or at least I did before I started putting a new engine in it) and I DD my 2001 Jaguar XKR too, but neither of them are what I would call comfortable. DDing any sports car means accepting compromises.
In terms of ride and comfort, my Suburban, Expedition, Malibu, Sonata, Crown Vic and S65 are all WAY more comfortable and have a much better ride than either of those two. The corvette is probably the most fun to drive out of all of them though.
I DD my 89 corvette (or at least I did before I started putting a new engine in it) and I DD my 2001 Jaguar XKR too, but neither of them are what I would call comfortable. DDing any sports car means accepting compromises.
In terms of ride and comfort, my Suburban, Expedition, Malibu, Sonata, Crown Vic and S65 are all WAY more comfortable and have a much better ride than either of those two. The corvette is probably the most fun to drive out of all of them though.
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I guess you haven't seen the newest generation of Corvette. Then you'd be telling him, get anything but the hideous C8. That is truly the ugliest thing ever built!
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A very large percentage of the "entitled ******" have never wrenched on a car. I see it a lot around here. Bragging about a car that they only had to sign on the dotted line to get or sent to some shop to do the work on.
I respect someone more so that has worked to keep an older car viable, spiffed it up a bit, searched for tires, or chosen the option that they could best afford so as to not affect the well-being of their family. Not everyone is like my friend that can afford to put $150,000.00 into a completely restored from the bottom of the tires up, supercharged 1969 and not miss a penny of it. However, even he has sweat equity in the car as the restoration shop allowed him to help work on the car (under guidance/suggestions) to help keep costs to a lesser degree. He was there every day for months.
We all know that anyone that has the wherewithal can simply go buy performance.
I respect someone more so that has worked to keep an older car viable, spiffed it up a bit, searched for tires, or chosen the option that they could best afford so as to not affect the well-being of their family. Not everyone is like my friend that can afford to put $150,000.00 into a completely restored from the bottom of the tires up, supercharged 1969 and not miss a penny of it. However, even he has sweat equity in the car as the restoration shop allowed him to help work on the car (under guidance/suggestions) to help keep costs to a lesser degree. He was there every day for months.
We all know that anyone that has the wherewithal can simply go buy performance.