I still don't think it is dated..
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Melting Slicks
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I still don't think it is dated..
Not long ago a thread was posted here asking if we thought the C5 is dated. Every morning when I park in the Starbucks parking lot it is usually just getting light. I park well away from the entrance because I enjoy walking to my vette and examining the lines. I like the way it looks when I press the FOB to unlock it and the fog/DRL lights come on.
I cannot imagine calling the C5 a dated design. I have a C4 in my driveway also but no car has ever called to me like my roadster.
I cannot imagine calling the C5 a dated design. I have a C4 in my driveway also but no car has ever called to me like my roadster.
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in response to the original question that was posted some time ago,theres
no such thing as a stupid question,just stupid people asking questions
no Vette looks dated from any generation,its more than just a car,its a way of life ! precious few cars can claim that 
no such thing as a stupid question,just stupid people asking questions
no Vette looks dated from any generation,its more than just a car,its a way of life ! precious few cars can claim that
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I plan on keeping her for a long time. 
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I've always thought that up through the C-4's certain things about the style could make it "dated". Nothing bad specifically, just the way it was. But the C-5 styling is almost ageless. The curves and lines are ahead of their time. Even comparing it to a C-6 I still think it holds it's own. Just my 2 cents.
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Maybe my eyes are going, but...
Half the time I can't tell a C5 from a C6 until I'm right up on it, and I drive a C6. No, the 5 is not dated looking! Still a great looking car, always will be.
Half the time I can't tell a C5 from a C6 until I'm right up on it, and I drive a C6. No, the 5 is not dated looking! Still a great looking car, always will be.
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More like timeless. C5 just has sweet lines. I fell in love with it when I was looking for C4 and just had to have one.
side note, my own mother thought I was less that truthful when I told her mine was a 2001. She thinks I spent a ton of money on a new car.
side note, my own mother thought I was less that truthful when I told her mine was a 2001. She thinks I spent a ton of money on a new car.
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I still love looking at my C5. No way the car is dated.