C5 ride
Team Owner
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
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Team Owner
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Deerfield VA
St. Jude Donor '07
I tend to agree on one aspect of the Town Car/CORVETTE comparison. I never had a car, aside from luxury, that had suspension "float" in it with only 30K on the shocks. I was "SHOCKED"
(pardon the pun), that the Corvette did it. Now, my car had base suspension FE 1, (which has been fixed) Z-51, but this is a trend I've noticed in a lot of GM vehicles. I finally sold my '92 Pontiac Transport because the porpoising suspension gave me Motion sickness, I dumped that "beauty" with 18K miles. I can see where the gentleman would come up with that comparison.
John
(pardon the pun), that the Corvette did it. Now, my car had base suspension FE 1, (which has been fixed) Z-51, but this is a trend I've noticed in a lot of GM vehicles. I finally sold my '92 Pontiac Transport because the porpoising suspension gave me Motion sickness, I dumped that "beauty" with 18K miles. I can see where the gentleman would come up with that comparison.
John
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: St. Louis Missouri
I went from an 88 Vert to a 00 Vert, my 88 had the Z52 suspension option and the 00 had the FE1 suspension, I would have to agree that the ride in the 00 did feel softer, but I wouldn't say my 88 would have out handled it. After the addition of Hotchkis Sway bars and a set of Bilstein Sport shocks, the ride is definitley stiffer in the 00. The one thing I would also say is that I liked the seats in the 88 C4 better then the 00 C5 when it comes to side support. You wouldn't slide from side to side in the C4. Over all though, The C5 is a whole lot more refined then my C4 was in many areas and I am not looking back.
Burning Brakes
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From: Cumming Georgia
Shoot, that's what we LOVE about our 2000 C5! Our other car is a 2000 Town Car. Got the best of both worlds.
Tim Glover
