The Rabbi

No imports for me. My 02 C5 with 94k still looks great and I can get it serviced at any Chevy dealer. It's my only car and there's nothing else I would want.

JohnRogers

Dodge Viper!

Mopar or No Car

Vetteman Jack

Based on all the categories you mention, the Vette is really hard to beat. The engineers and designers really did a great job with the C5.

I've never driven a Viper but that would be a car I think I could enjoy alongside my Vette.

grantv

I see this saying a lot. Not saying I don't agree... I guess... but who that buys a slow car and drives it fast, also buys a fast car and drives it slow? I drive my Z06 (or any of the faster cars I've owned) a lot harder than I drive or drove my less quick cars.
Unless you're talking about 2 different buyers; which also makes the statement somewhat pointless. No?

bonzo

Drive one. Would never take one over my vette, but you can take a curve / on ramp at speeds no other car (except the vette) should or could fly at. So low to the ground the handling alone makes it a fun for the day car!

mfi

Vette..best bang for the buck. A used Viper might be second.

grampi50

A go cart will do that too, but I have no desire to drive one of those either...

regalvette

Porsche Boxter
Mazda Miata
maybe the BMW Z5

To me a car's look is important! So compared to most vettes you can eliminate these
three.

grantv

100% looks matters!
The Z5 is pretty nice, Miata looks like a girls car (flame all you want people, the style says girl same as the color pink to me), and never seen a Porsche I liked.

Shaolin Crane

Like it or not but go to a track day and Miatas are regularly turning times that none of the other cars come close to. Yeah they aren't stock but many vettes here aren't either and it's much cheaper to track a Miata than a vette.

Plenty of LS/SBF Miatas that will dick whip any year vette. I agree I think they're ugly but they're a hoot to drive. At least the two that were modified enough I could squeeze inside

​​​​​​Lotus competes pretty well too

Shakeydeal

Yeah, but it still looks like a Miata..........


So there's that.

friou

I've been fortunate to have owned, and loved, a wide variety of cars, hot rods, drag cars, muscle cars and sports cars of all kinds. At this particular point in time I just don't think you can do better for all around performance, handling, reliability, looks and value, than with a C5. Sure, you can surpass C5 specs in some areas with newer vehicles out there, but at what cost? Usually multiples of what a beautifully maintained C5 will run you. I've said this before, and at the risk of it getting old, but still never the less true in my opinion, the C5 is still the all around performance car bargain of the century! Take care all!

grampi50

I agree!

Shaolin Crane

Yep, it's ugly. But looks are subjective, performance is not.

grantv

Methinks you're missing the point. I (I think many) want an amazing driving car that looks great as well. I couldn't care less if some ugly car can beat it on a track. You can probably make a Pinto body beat our car too if you spent enough coin on it. Maybe if I needed a track car I would buy a Miata. I need (want ) a great looking and great driving street car.
(Edit; or I'm missing the point, as the Miata is a "sports car )

Shaolin Crane

I'm not missing the point, I originally intended on buying a C6Z because I much prefer the looks, but dollar for dollar for track use there was no need to spend the extra 25k when mechanically the cars are near identical. So I built an LS7 so I could have dry sump and kept the other 20k.

Not saying I don't love the look of my FRC, but if I was given the choice between the two for free, even with identical parts I'll always choose a GS/Z over any C5

rrwirsi

Just got back from a 2 hour cruise in my vert and the heads turning says it all.

NFL

acuevo

The newest miatas actually look pretty good IMO.

capnjim01

Some of the guys over on Miata forums are putting down some pretty impressive horsepower numbers with turbocharging and superchargers. I Considered that route until I found out how affordable a Vette is. By the time you buy a used Miata ($10,000 for a decent one) $10,000 for a 2.5 engine and turbo swap, and then you need wheels and tires and brakes and probably shocks, you can have a great C5 or C6. If you already have the Miata your still probably looking at $15,000 to get close to Vette performance. I was 16 in the sixties and I always wanted a 67 ragtop so I will go Vette.

Fast Cars & Horses

It's all about muscle, bad *** looks, bad *** Borlas, bad *** speed. When that modded Mustang GT runs up next to you on the interstate, you can drop it into 4th (at least in the Z this works!) and make toast out of him. Try that in a Miata. They are gutless girl cars (and I'm a girl). It's all about muscle and I'm a true vette lover, nothing else works for me!