Is the C5 "dated"

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Mar 18, 2007 | 09:36 AM

#181

99C5Vert

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St. Jude Donor '03-'11

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Originally Posted by thetopdog

I'm a C6 owner (almost bought a C5 last summer but I had just graduated and was a few thousand dollars short) but I can still appreciate the C5. The only thing that's dated about the C5 (besides the subpar interior) is the popup headlights since it was probably the only car to still have the popups in the new millennium. The C6 actually took a few years to grow on me, and now I like it as much (maybe more) as the C5 but the C5 is a truly classic design. That's the car I fell in love with back in high school, and the car that solidified my love for Corvettes. It will always be a great looking car

I think that while the popup scream '90s, they still look very nice. The part that has really aged on the C5 is the interior.

Mar 18, 2007 | 09:39 AM

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99C5Vert

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St. Jude Donor '03-'11

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Originally Posted by BlownV6

Considering Gm stole the lines from the RX7. It's alittle dated

whether or not it's true, that's another car whose styling has aged well, along with the NSX

Mar 24, 2007 | 09:33 PM

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waunavet

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St. Jude Donor '20

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Mar 25, 2007 | 12:12 AM

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robert123

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I prefer the c5 style over the c6 although they are similar in many ways. I also prefer the pop up headlights.

Mar 25, 2007 | 01:29 AM

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whiplash 1

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I remember the feeling I had when a neighbor of ours back in the 60's ( Before I was driving) bought a 1963 spit window coupe. I didn't have that same feeling until I saw my first C5. WOW!!! There are people driving Corvettes today that would never have dreamed they would until the C5 came out.

Mar 25, 2007 | 04:02 AM

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moserbe

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No way!

Mar 25, 2007 | 04:42 AM

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12

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Originally Posted by Alex1217

I still get people asking me if that's a new vette. They are shocked when I tell them its a 2002. Honestly, the vette is so sleek and aerodynamic, I don't think it will ever go out of style.