Maybe I am crazy
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Racer
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From: denton tx
Maybe I am crazy
Ok, here is the story. About a two years ago, I had a 99 C5 stalled auto with 431 rwhp. Got rid of it and bought an 08 C6 6 speed stock. The C6 has a lot more creature comforts, but i really miss my C5. It was a lot more fun to drive. I always got picked on for having an auto, but i would prefer another one. Maybe I am just getting old. LOL. Anybody else have a stroy like this?
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Crazy or not,I'm old like you,and it sounds to me,with 431rwhp,you'd tear up the c-6,with the c-5 you had.I'll never be too old to enjoy the feeling of sitting next to a guy in a c-6 with that 'I'm newer and faster than you' smirk on his face,and dusting him off the line(if it's safe of course.
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Lots of people like an auto tranny car over the manual and for a variety of reasons. My first two C5s were 6-speed cars but my current one is an A4. All the cars have been basically stock performance wise and I'll say I have just as much fun driving the A4 as I did driving the 6-speeds.
As far as preferring one generation over the other, nothing wrong with that. The C5 is a very good platform and can hold its own against a lot of newer, more expensive cars.
As far as preferring one generation over the other, nothing wrong with that. The C5 is a very good platform and can hold its own against a lot of newer, more expensive cars.
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From: Redondo Beach CA
No, I don't have a story like that, but as an owner of a C5, I like yours, the part where you miss the C5 was extra good.
I'm not sentimental about any type of transmissions, although I have seen some sweet power reduction gear sets. I guess that would qualify as a psychopath around here, a man without the ability to tell right from wrong.
I'm not sentimental about any type of transmissions, although I have seen some sweet power reduction gear sets. I guess that would qualify as a psychopath around here, a man without the ability to tell right from wrong.
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Outer banks North Carolina
I sold my c-5 this last summer and really miss driving a Corvette. I have been looking at c-6's but like the c-5 better. The EBCM problems with the c-5's was a constant worry for me as I had a friend who went through this a year ago and still can't fix his 98 coupe! The price of a used EBCM is ridiculous!
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From: Weddington, North Carolina
I came from a 07 C6 auto to our 02 C5. I feel connected to the C5 while driving it, for me it is a better driving experience. BTW used to live in Flower Mound and visited Denton for Chuy's and Carrollton for Babe's!
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