C5 vs C4 WOW!
Cruising
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owned a few
Have a 2000 vert and love it. Had 2 73 and 1 74 and 1 75 and 1 77 along time ago. The inside was hot all the time. Had to run air or have top down on the vert to be happy. Have a 92 vert that was great until I rode in a c5. Sold 92 and found 2000 vert in fall of 2002 a doctor trade in on a 2003. It had 5800 miles on it. It now has 12,200. Love the car.
Cruising
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 10
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owned a few
Have a 2000 vert and love it. Had 2 73 and 1 74 and 1 75 and 1 77 along time ago. The inside was hot all the time. Had to run air or have top down on the vert to be happy. Have a 92 vert that was great until I rode in a c5. Sold 92 and found 2000 vert in fall of 2002 a doctor trade in on a 2003. It had 5800 miles on it. It now has 12,200. Love the car.
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From: Out west in the mountains
I sold my '93 AE MN6 for an '03 AE MN6. Loved the C4 and had not even driven a C5 until I picked mine up from the dealer. What a huge difference. I do miss the C4 seats and the clamshell hood. Other than that, the C5 is a huge improvement.
I had the opportunity of taking a new '06 coupe w/auto 6 speed from Utah to San Diego for my son-in-law. Awesome car. Not the radical difference as the C4 to C5, but a nice improvement and a blast to drive. Probably keep my '03 for a while longer.
I had the opportunity of taking a new '06 coupe w/auto 6 speed from Utah to San Diego for my son-in-law. Awesome car. Not the radical difference as the C4 to C5, but a nice improvement and a blast to drive. Probably keep my '03 for a while longer.
Pro
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From: Lexington Ohio
Originally Posted by Corvette1996LT1
We still have both and I love both. Each car has it strong points. Ride and the getting in and out goes in favor of the C5 for sure but the C4 feels like your in a fighter jet once inside. 
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by ebubman
for those of us who have owned c4s who now have c5s, we cannot get over the differences in all areas. mind you, the c4 is not a slouch in any department----but the c5's improvements in power, room, convenience, et cetera...are nothing short of stunning. bub
Instructor
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From: Sacramento CA
Originally Posted by nate25
Never had a C4 but just joined the Vette Crowd a little while back with an 03 Z06.
It is really fun Once I drove it, there was no way I wasn;t driving home in it 
Nate
It is really fun
Once I drove it, there was no way I wasn;t driving home in it Nate
Melting Slicks
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re cheap interior n leather
true enough i suppose but consider for a moment two cool things
1. its not an exotic-car with a zillion dollar tag -so its fair not to 'expect' leather 'everywhere'
2. the black dash is miles better than the c6 - and in keeping with the nimble rice burners and other 'evolved' sports cars of the late 90's such as the Rx7, S2000, Audi Quattro, TT, or even BMWs
i like that they gave it a decent dash and AWESOME instrument cluster - and spend the $$$ on the frame, shape, engine, handling
afterall thats waht VetteEssentials is for
id rather spend 20K on them with a powerfull in every other way corvette, than be upgrading mediocre engine, wheels, suspension, and interior all at the same time...
true enough i suppose but consider for a moment two cool things
1. its not an exotic-car with a zillion dollar tag -so its fair not to 'expect' leather 'everywhere'
2. the black dash is miles better than the c6 - and in keeping with the nimble rice burners and other 'evolved' sports cars of the late 90's such as the Rx7, S2000, Audi Quattro, TT, or even BMWs
i like that they gave it a decent dash and AWESOME instrument cluster - and spend the $$$ on the frame, shape, engine, handling
afterall thats waht VetteEssentials is for
id rather spend 20K on them with a powerfull in every other way corvette, than be upgrading mediocre engine, wheels, suspension, and interior all at the same time...
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From: The Beautiful Greater Bay Area California
Originally Posted by ebubman
for those of us who have owned c4s who now have c5s, we cannot get over the differences in all areas. mind you, the c4 is not a slouch in any department----but the c5's improvements in power, room, convenience, et cetera...are nothing short of stunning. bub
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Safety Car
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From: yardley, pa 19067
I had a C4(95) and loved the car but once you drive a C5 its like night and day. Driving the 95 with the roof off was not nice since you'd think the car would rip apart going over bumps. I love my 99 more than the 95 but the C4 was nice and is part of vette history!!
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From: Manhattan, KS Missing SoCal since 2005
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I haven't driven a c6 but I hear they are even better.
We have had three C5's. I will have a C6 - SOON.
Melting Slicks
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From: So-Cal California
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Originally Posted by allegro
Actually an LT4 should give our LS1 a run for it's money. Age and many other factors surely weigh in but on paper anyway....
Styling on the other hand is a no brainer. The C5 had a really romantic and sexy look that no other auto has.
GM obviously gave the C6 a PG-14 rating as it just doesn't have the lines that make our cars what they are to us and to other admirers.
JMHO
Styling on the other hand is a no brainer. The C5 had a really romantic and sexy look that no other auto has.
GM obviously gave the C6 a PG-14 rating as it just doesn't have the lines that make our cars what they are to us and to other admirers.
JMHO
Drifting
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From: Corinth TX
Originally Posted by Corvette1996LT1
We still have both and I love both. Each car has it strong points. Ride and the getting in and out goes in favor of the C5 for sure but the C4 feels like your in a fighter jet once inside.
Burning Brakes
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From: Colorado Springs, Colo., USA
Originally Posted by ebubman
for those of us who have owned c4s who now have c5s, we cannot get over the differences in all areas. mind you, the c4 is not a slouch in any department----but the c5's improvements in power, room, convenience, et cetera...are nothing short of stunning. bub
Seats are much more confortable in the C4 and hold you in better than even the sport seats in the C5.
Steering in the C4 was much more sensitive and quick.
Those were the key critiques when the C5 was introduced, and having owned each, I agree. Not that the C5 is bad; just that the C4 is better in those two areas.
That said, love my C5 for everything else.
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From: BOOMER SOONER
i have driven in and ridden in several C4s, and while i like them a lot the C5 blew me away back in 97 and im glad i finally got one in 04. My mother still likes the C4 better, and my dad likes the C2 best though they both like my car. I have been tempted by the C6 but if i do get one it will only be when i have paid for the 04.
The day i get rid of my C5 is the day they pry it from my cold dead hands.
The day i get rid of my C5 is the day they pry it from my cold dead hands.
Burning Brakes
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From: Dewdney BC
Originally Posted by JH
All true, with two exceptions:
Seats are much more confortable in the C4 and hold you in better than even the sport seats in the C5.
Steering in the C4 was much more sensitive and quick.
Those were the key critiques when the C5 was introduced, and having owned each, I agree. Not that the C5 is bad; just that the C4 is better in those two areas.
That said, love my C5 for everything else.
Seats are much more confortable in the C4 and hold you in better than even the sport seats in the C5.
Steering in the C4 was much more sensitive and quick.
Those were the key critiques when the C5 was introduced, and having owned each, I agree. Not that the C5 is bad; just that the C4 is better in those two areas.
That said, love my C5 for everything else.
I use my c5 for my regular driving, it's easier to enter & exit, smoother, allround better driving car........... but for sheer fun factor I fall into my LT4,it's a whole different ride. It's rough, rattles, leaks and a whole lot of fun
