YUP

I love my C-5s, but let's get real here.

 

The C7 is a nice car, the c5 can hold its own

 

If you love your C5 and don't want to face temptation, DO NOT under any circumstances drive a C7. I gave in to temptation and may be paying the price. I drove three Vettes, an A8 C7, a M7 C7 and a C6 ZR1. OMG, the C7 is awesome. It reminds me of a comparison between a C4 and a C5, just a complete step up in all aspects. Rev matching has me thinking of returning to a stick shift and I'd really want one with dual mode exhaust.
The C6 ZR 1 is a real performer, but the price is just too high.
Will I go C7? Right now, I'm going to wax the C5 and put a medical issue with my wife behind us, then we'll see.
So C5 vs C7, probably go C7, but if I stay with my C5, I won't feel one bit let down. It's a great car.

 

pretty much where I'm at too.

 

My sentiments exactly!

People ask me what it is
I tell them I don't know
There's just something about the c5 makes my heart go haywire. . . Been that way for eighteen years running strong!

 

I love the C5 design but I also really like the C7 as well. I would not get rid of my C5 to get a C7, I would much rather own both. The C7 has all the technology advances and will be a better car all around. For the C5 to be released almost 20 years ago, and to still be able to hold its own against the C7 and these new generation cars says A LOT about the platform.

 

I think this matches my thoughts pretty well.

I have driven C4's, C5's, C6's, and C7's.

They are all competent cars. All of them put a smile on my face when I drive them. Spending more money on a later model to get the same enjoyment (smiles) doesn't make sense to me. I want a fun car to drive and all of them are fun.

I expect at some point I will get later generations, but I am not motivated by others perceptions/opinions on having the latest and greatest so I will wait and keep a little (or lot of) extra money for mods.

 

I do like the styling of both the C5 and the C7. The interior of the C7 slays the interior of the C5. I enjoy my C5 but deal with all the little things going wrong from a 17 year old car.

 

Coupla funny anecdotes to relay, which kinda illustrate my opinion, too:

I was parked next to a c7 at a store last year. A kid about 3 or barely 4yr old walked by the c7 and pointed to my c5Z and got all excited, hollering to his father--"race car, race car!!" It cracked me up. Yeah, I know, he was a 3-4yr old, but still, first (honest) impressions...

The second incident- In 2012, I got stopped by a State Trooper the day after I'd purchased the 03Z. The first thing out of his mouth was, "Is it new!?" He thought it was a 2012 model Corvette.

The lines on that c5 are classic. It just looks like its' meant for the track. With an additional ~$15-20G's I might approximate the handling, torque, and HP of a c7, but I'd never equal it as an overall package within a c7's budget. There's a unanimous verdict that the 7's just a better-driving car for a reason, and it has a much more refined interior. That said, the 7's just aren't "raw" enough. I love the c5Z for its' SOTP old-style muscle feel. The road comes up through the steering wheel in a 5.

The 7's just too damn refined. Years ago, I got to drive (and then sit in the back seat as it rolled) in a RR Silver Shadow. The comparative difference in luxury between a RR and a MBz 600 was stunning. (The US auto market [for the general public] doesn't even offer anything comparable.) The 7's like that against the 5. Just too damned "easy" a ride; "everything's" done for ya in a 7. I'm sure, in order to push it to its' limits I'd need repeated driving-course lessons; because for the 'little' mistakes I'd make in the c5, the 7 would save me with electronics... I'd prefer at my driving abilities now, to need the concentration. For my measly 20-minute drive last month, the salesman had a hard time fathoming that. And I left with my money.

 

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Well said!

And, all the 'refined things' on C7, add to weight. Takes HP to overcome weight, in racing.

At what point, does it stop being a sports car, I wonder?

Don

 

hated c5 when it came out and now have a couple . dislike the c7 and i'm quite sure i will never have one regardless of price .

 

Can't see myself buying a C7. Technically interesting, but styling? I mean, look at Frank's rear view photo above. I always thought that Chevy did not do a very good job on the C5 rear end, but the C7 looks like an escapee from a video game. I came up behind one the other day (one of the very few I have seen on the road), and it was in white and from the rear, it just looked weird. It seems it takes Aston Martin, or one of the other euro design companies to get a car right from all angles.

Memo to GM: it costs the same to produce an elegant car as an ugly one.

 

"if everything was the same, both new, same price, what would be the choice?"

My wife likes the way the C7 looks, I like the C5 looks more.

What do you guys think? That's all i want to see peoples opinions on.


Maybe she should buy a C7. Then we would have 2 cars we don't need

 

I must agree 100%. This is off topic, and I made the topic.
If that makes any sense.
I saw this comment and HAD TO REPLY.
Soon we won't even need to drive THE CAR. We will just be passengers. It will have a built in GPS and we tell THE CAR where we want to go.
And then we can go home and buy a movie for our virtual library.
I think TECH is making us into lazy AUTOMATONS.

 

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I agree. But, at what point does it become a luxury sport sedan, and no longer a Sports Car, i wonder?

I've always thought of Corvette, as raw, brute power, road track performance. America's Sports Car.

Can it be that, with built in gps, cup holders, wi fi, OnStar and all the rest you'd find in a Lexus or BMW? What's next, a back seat for the kids?

Don

 

That pretty well sums up my feelings. I've now driven 5 different C7s for over 400 miles. Base car, base vert, Z51 Vert, Z51 coupe, and a ZO6.

I love my well modified C5 vert for many reasons. Still showroom new in appearance and handles well beyond the original C5's or any C6 except the ZO6 or the ZR1. I also loved my C4 ZR1. I passed on the C6 cars completely, but was considering a C6 ZO6 or ZR1 until the C7 gen began previewing in 2013 and I attended a C7 unveiling at The Petersen Museum's Corvette 60th Anniversary Dinner.

The C7s, in terms of turn in, handling, and ride are simply far beyond the previous generations in every respect. There is undoubtedly a C7 in our future. If we hadn't just bought a 2013 CTS V sedan we almost certainly would have bought a C7 coupe by now. The only question is Z51 or ZO6.

But, trying to put myself in the shoes of someone who had never owned a C5, C6 or C7, if money was a consideration at all I would probably consider buying a nicely modified C5 or a C6 ZO6. If money was not an issue and having test driven both a C5 and a C7 side by side, there is no way I would buy a C5.

The Zora doesn't interest me because I want the next Corvette we buy to buy a great road trip car which means carrying 2 travel bags, and either golf clubs or a pet is mandatory and that won't be the mission of the Zora.

 

Certainly a bit more technology in the C7! My C5 is paid for as I assume yours is, with 20k it's still new. I have more of an issue getting rid of a perfectly good car that I love and gaining a car payment!!

I'm waiting for the Zora!

 

Although I love everything about the C5 if I could afford a C7 I wouldn't hesitate one minute. My wife on the other hand loves her C5 but would consider a C6. She just does not like the rear of the C7 at all. We both agree torch red is the color for us on any Vette we ever own. That and it has to be a stick shift.

 

As the owner of two C5's and a C3 I too am a bit opinionated, but here we go. In terms of out of the box performance the C7 is the clear winner. But I am not racing my car, I like to cruise, and every now and then wake it up a little. In terms of style the C5 is the clear winner. It has the Corvette "look" Long, lean, and graceful. The C7 looks like style took the back seat to the aero engineers quest for down force. It is a very good car, but not a very cleanly styled car. Zora Arkus-Duntov would like it, but Bill Mitchell would not. BTW, the C5 looks more like a Stingray than the C7 can ever hope too.