Was just lurking in C4 land. Ever notice that a lot of C4 guys have an irrational dislike for the C5, yet these will be the first guys to put Y2K or Z06 wheels on their C4?

Bigger question: Exlcuding ZR1, GS, and B2K, is the C4 the red-headed stepchild of Corvettes?

 

Some C-5 guys still have their C-4's.

 

dude, you've got to be kidding me....we really dont dislike the c5, but some of u guys have got such.......issues, for lack of a better term.

u dog our cars (red headed stepchild?) and then wonder why we have maybe a little hostility? u think ur car is SO superior in EVERY single way, and really its not about that at all. a corvette is a corvette is a corvette etc, etc, etc....its supposed to be a brotherhood of car enthusiasts enjoying their favorite version of america's sports car. not a contest to see who can drop $50k on a car and who cant. now this is just my opinion, but i feel like c5 guys are more worried about being seen in their corvette instead of enjoying being an auto enthusiast. and that is c5 guys in general. not just exclusively the ppl on this forum, cuz most on here are do it yourselfers. but in general the c5 is a status symbol. u maybe should stop looking down your nose at other generations. you made your choice of cars and i made mine. it was the one that set my heart on fire. it put a smile on my face. im sure yours did and does the same for you. im very happy for you. now i wish you could be happy for me as well.
save the wave, dude. especially for those of other generations.



randy

 

Christian, how un-christain like of you! Redheaded step child? You ever own a C4?

Many of us have. They were pioneering cars, ahead of their time. I'd stil put my '95 Z07 (you forgot to mention that option in your post) up against 90% of the cars on the road today and win.

 

I like them all!

 

hmmm, i daresay that many of us who have a c5 are former c4 owners as well. i guess to really appreciate the many features of a c5, you naturally compare them to your c4 ownership. the c4 was & is a great car; i'm just surprised how the c5 is a better driver, stronger, quieter, better roof latch mechanism, & a bunch of other things. it is a huge privilige to own & drive any corvette. many would trade one h*ll of a lot to be in our driver's seat! bub

 

I see way too much cross generation bashing. Save it for the other cars. Many of us came from C4's and still respect that generation. It's about the Corvette in general, not about any one generation. Without the C4 (and all previous generations) there wouldn't even be a C5.

 

I couldn't agree more, if I still had the '89 you better believe I'd be driving it. It had a better sport seat for my tastes and really liked the driving position. The C5 aside from the power is quite better with creature comfort and interior usable space. C4 is a vette and a damn nice one at that............

 

C3 to C4 to C5 here.

P.S. Looking forward to that C6 one day.

 

Quite a bit of C6 bashing here, yet lots of people seem to be putting the C6 wheel combo on their C5s.

The C4 was a ground breaking car when it was introduced. Loved my 85 except for the automatic trans.

I say we should save the bashing for lesser cars than the Vette.

 

no hate for any year vette.. love them all... i really miss my C4

 

I was a C4 owner with Z06 rims on it. At the time, that was as close to a Z06 I could afford. Yes, in the C4 section, there were a lot of people that would bash C5 owners because they didn't wave and weren't enthusiasts, but leasers. Guess what, I have seen this start up here in the C5 section now about the C6. Guess what, they are all Corvettes. And I love them all!!

 

 

Love my Z , I'm looking at a 96 vert (C4) and want that one too, and one of these days I'll have a Shark (C3)!! . I cut my teeth on a 57 (C1) and wish I still had it. Dropped a 327 in that baby and no one in South Florida could touch it. Miss that car...........

 

You said it better than I did.

 

Here are just a couple of quotes/observations based on 5 minutes on the C4 forum:

Really? And this guy also owns a '99, fwiw.


RUKWKR agrees ( ) with Hot Rod 90’s observation and is also, presumably, not a fan on the C5 in any way.

Also, Hot Rod 90's profile reads: “Vette lover & admirer all my life -- all gens, except the C5.”

This is but a brief sample of the C5 bashing that goes on over there. There are some vocal people over there with inferiority complexes and they compensate for it by saying absurd things. Usually I let it roll off my back, but I thought I would mention it yesterday. A guy with a '90 is "not a fan of the C5 in any way"?? That is absurd. Period. Unless you are a Corvette guy who isn’t interested in performance??? I guess it's possible.

There is a guy over in C4 gen who owns a couple LT1 Corvettes. This guy is a moderator, also. Apparently, his stock LT1 is the fastest Corvette EVER! He has never lost to an LS1 or LS6. Not sure where he stands on the LT5 since that was in a C4. But, put an LS7 in a C5 body and I guarantee that he would beat it with his stock LT1. He has not lost and will never lose to a C5. The guy is apparently one hell of a driver, but….c’mon.

I am a religious waver. The C4's around here don't seem to know about the wave. I get greater than 50% waves from C5 & C6’s. With a C4 it's about 20%. I think it's because of how cheap it is to purchase a C4. Many people are "stepping up" from their '88 IROCs into 1990 Corvettes because of the price. Many aren’t Corvette enthusiasts. If they become one, however, you will surely see them soon in C4 gen bashing the C5.

For me, Corvette is about performance. In the mid 80's the Corvette, Fox-body Mustang, and GN battled it out for muscle car supremacy and you must respect them for what they were at the time. Those mid 80's cars were big steps in the right direction after a decade + of government regulations that killed performance. Compared to today's cars, however, well, they don't compare. 250 HP was impressive in 1987. Today, minivans and compacts have that kind of power. I appreciate what the C4 was in the day, and for it's place in the history of the car I love, but it simply can't compete compared to newer cars. If you like it, cool. I like it, too. But leave it at that. To confuse it as a better vehicle when it is obviously not is intellectually dishonest.

One day very soon my C5 Z06 will become obsolete, too. If I'm lucky and things work out, I might work towards buying that new, better car. But if I don't, I'm not going to absurdly sit and pretend that my car is better in some immeasurable ways that can only be quantified in my head.

In conclusion, it seems the C4 folks are some sort of protected group who can badmouth other generations with impunity, but if someone says anything less then glowing about a C4 then that person is not a true "Corvette enthusiast". I'm calling

I'll still wave, though.

Rant over.

Time to head for the water

 

I agree! I LOVE them all. I even love the C6. I am keeping my C5, but I may even buy a C6 someday. They are all Corvettes and all are beautiful.

 

Corvette love........C1-C6

 

All years are great. I'll keep my C3 forever but I love my C5 too. I just hope to continue to add to my collection!

 

Well said and I agree with you 100%. Additionally, and don't we see the same issues between the C5 and C6 crowd.....I see a lot of folks looking at C6 wheels on their C5 (including me) for example......enjoy the ride - save the Wave and be happy to be driving a Vette of any generation!!