C5 Z06 Is an Insane Sports Car Bargain
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C5 Z06 Is an Insane Sports Car Bargain
Doug Demuro reviews the C5Z and claims it's the ultimate performance car bargain.
Pretty fair review, I mostly agree with it. He left out the most unusual quirk and feature and that is the ability to read the trouble codes thru the DIC. I feel like the value of my car just went up by at least 20 bucks
Pretty fair review, I mostly agree with it. He left out the most unusual quirk and feature and that is the ability to read the trouble codes thru the DIC. I feel like the value of my car just went up by at least 20 bucks
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07-18-2019, 09:19 PM
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I have NO idea why Doug has almost 3 million subscribers. He has to be one of the most annoying automobile reviewers on the web. I suppose it is just me, but his voice and speech pattern drive me up a wall. And, his 24-minute video of one of the best performance car bargains on the planet features him spending 20 minutes telling us all about how 1990s the interior is---of a 1990s car. That alone is why I don't watch his channel. I hate wasting my time.
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Doug Demuro reviews the C5Z and claims it's the ultimate performance car bargain.
Pretty fair review, I mostly agree with it. He left out the most unusual quirk and feature and that is the ability to read the trouble codes thru the DIC. I feel like the value of my car just went up by at least 20 bucks
Pretty fair review, I mostly agree with it. He left out the most unusual quirk and feature and that is the ability to read the trouble codes thru the DIC. I feel like the value of my car just went up by at least 20 bucks
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I have NO idea why Doug has almost 3 million subscribers. He has to be one of the most annoying automobile reviewers on the web. I suppose it is just me, but his voice and speech pattern drive me up a wall. And, his 24-minute video of one of the best performance car bargains on the planet features him spending 20 minutes telling us all about how 1990s the interior is---of a 1990s car. That alone is why I don't watch his channel. I hate wasting my time.
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You wasted more of your time telling us about how watching his youtube channel is a waste of time. :thinking:
Doug always drives the cars he reviews conservatively, and it's damn near impossible to tell anyways because his camera is pointing right at his face. So it goes.
Doug always drives the cars he reviews conservatively, and it's damn near impossible to tell anyways because his camera is pointing right at his face. So it goes.
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Yeah, he is kind of of annoying to listen to or watch. And yeah, I thought he did downgrade the points on his scoring of the interior and exterior appearance a little bit too far. However, his message to the masses that the C5Z is such a great sports car bargain can only help as he does have a
pretty big and wide ranging audience.
pretty big and wide ranging audience.
Last edited by brandyspaw; 07-19-2019 at 12:12 AM.
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Yea I watched this earlier. Decent review. I agreed with some things and disagreed with others. C5's are now 15 years old or older, the design has aged well and they still look great compared to modern day sports cars IMO. But he did make it a point to say the C5 Z06 is a great sports car bargain(which is true), he has millions of subscribers so they are gonna watch.
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I have NO idea why Doug has almost 3 million subscribers. He has to be one of the most annoying automobile reviewers on the web. I suppose it is just me, but his voice and speech pattern drive me up a wall. And, his 24-minute video of one of the best performance car bargains on the planet features him spending 20 minutes telling us all about how 1990s the interior is---of a 1990s car. That alone is why I don't watch his channel. I hate wasting my time.
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I’ve been a subscriber to Doug for over a year now, I rather enjoy his detail oriented eye. Don’t take it personally about the interior complaints, if he didn’t say anything it would be construed as him missing a detail that’s crucial to the Doug score. He does comment on design or quality defects on all cars. That said he gave the durability score a 6, which is very fair for a Doug score in terms of quality.
honestly I thought practicality was the only number he scored it too low on (have it a two but storage in a c5 I feel should have given it a 3)
that said his score of 57 as a fairly long time viewer of his is very high. He scores them against cars within that segment, however I can tell you that it’s not a great many cars that score 60+ for one reason or another.
if you don’t like his voice or style that’s one thing, but his scoring system is very fair, and his assessment is the C5 is dead on. He likes it, and for good reason, but complained about the same issues all of us C5 owners already know about. Of course this video isn’t for us though, it’s for those who would consider buying a c5. With his feedback here, it boosts awareness of great car that is easily overlooked and shouldn’t be.
He did us all a great service as c5 owners, I don’t understand all the hate.
thanks Doug! I enjoyed the video with big dumb smile on face. I’ve been long wishing that you would review the c5 Z.
honestly I thought practicality was the only number he scored it too low on (have it a two but storage in a c5 I feel should have given it a 3)
that said his score of 57 as a fairly long time viewer of his is very high. He scores them against cars within that segment, however I can tell you that it’s not a great many cars that score 60+ for one reason or another.
if you don’t like his voice or style that’s one thing, but his scoring system is very fair, and his assessment is the C5 is dead on. He likes it, and for good reason, but complained about the same issues all of us C5 owners already know about. Of course this video isn’t for us though, it’s for those who would consider buying a c5. With his feedback here, it boosts awareness of great car that is easily overlooked and shouldn’t be.
He did us all a great service as c5 owners, I don’t understand all the hate.
thanks Doug! I enjoyed the video with big dumb smile on face. I’ve been long wishing that you would review the c5 Z.
Last edited by Arvalo; 07-19-2019 at 03:51 PM.
#13
Drifting
Doug kinda annoys me too but I watch his videos anyway...I guess just because I really like cars. He's right, it is the ultimate performance bargain by a landslide. Nothing like seeing newer cars 2, 3 or even 4x the price in the mirrors at a track day. Every time.
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I do think the interior lets down what is an otherwise great car. The giant steering wheel is my biggest complaint. I feel like I'm driving a bus, I wish Redline would hurry up with the smaller wheel they have been promising for nearly 2 years.
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I never minded the interior, actually like it (radio/HVAC are ugly though), but then I was also used to my 95 C4. The gaps are there for when you have your panels covered with leather.
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A somewhat fair review for the car and I would agree that it is a performance bargain.
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I have NO idea why Doug has almost 3 million subscribers. He has to be one of the most annoying automobile reviewers on the web. I suppose it is just me, but his voice and speech pattern drive me up a wall. And, his 24-minute video of one of the best performance car bargains on the planet features him spending 20 minutes telling us all about how 1990s the interior is---of a 1990s car. That alone is why I don't watch his channel. I hate wasting my time.
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Just the opposite here, my wife doesn’t even really care about cars, but when I watch a Doug video and she’s around she’ll sit down and watch it with me because he’s entertaining.