View Poll Results: How do you use your C5?
daily driver
30
20.69%
drag car
1
0.69%
fair-weather driver/cruiser
92
63.45%
investment?!
1
0.69%
show car
7
4.83%
track car
3
2.07%
other
11
7.59%
Voters: 145. You may not vote on this poll
Poll: what do you use your C5 for?
Banned Scam/Spammer
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 15,685
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From: Machineguns, because I don’t compromise
It sits. Nice spur of the moment nights or weekends I drive from point-A to point-A (back to my garage) over a few hour joy ride.
Otherwise it’s a hole in my garage I throw money into.
Otherwise it’s a hole in my garage I throw money into.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,021
Likes: 133
From: Conejo Valley CA
Mine is pretty much a weekend car and there is always more stuff I want to do it. Upgrading my double din head unit right now
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 1,023
Likes: 776
From: Göteborg, Sweden, Europe
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I chose daily driver since this is the only car in the house....but in reality it is a “ad-hoc driver” when I need...mostly the weekend for grocery shopping. 
... for the rest we use public transports.
TCFS
... for the rest we use public transports.TCFS
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 1,024
Likes: 387
From: Port Charlotte Florida
Although I chose "daily driver", I really alternate between using both of my supercharged C5s as daily drivers as well as fun week night and weekend cars. I am a member of half a dozen Facebook car groups, so I end up having to choose between various car meets, car shows, Point A to Point B cruises, and events at the track (mostly on weekends, but occasionally on weeknights). The sheer number of car events here in Southwest Florida (aided by year-round temperate weather) is almost overwhelming, but I'm grateful for it. I'm especially impressed by the number of young people around here purchasing and driving various generations of the Corvette!
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I used mine mainly as a show car, but did use it occasionally as a fair weather driver/cruiser.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,607
Likes: 167
From: sylvania ohio
wife has a 2000 coupe and a 2004 convertible . we have a tough time going through one tank of gas for each in a year . in fact , last year it was about a half tank in each . why do we have them ? i haven't a clue . . . .peace
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 7,205
Likes: 282
From: NoVA
No kidding I use mine pretty much just for the weekly dump run taking our recycling to the county collection point. The back holds a huge 36 gallon tub plus a bunch of smaller bags and tons of cardboard. People always comment on how much stuff I am able to carry. It fits way more cargo than my Porsche.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 667
Likes: 162
From: Jennings LA
Pretty much used daily. 16,619 miles last year , 03 Truck got 5288 miles , 07 Suzuki Bandit got 4953 and '00 Kawa KLR650 got 496 miles for the year. But, back problems have me off the bikes since Nov of last year was the only reason the truck beat out the bike. And last week, the KLR went to a new home.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 5,446
Likes: 4,006
From: Cincinnati, OH
Since you can't chose more than one:
80% daily driver except when a ton of salt or snow on the ground
date night car with the wife
local Cars and Coffee attendee
local autocross car
It does it all. I find reasons to drive it. I can't stand letting a car like this sit in the garage.
80% daily driver except when a ton of salt or snow on the ground
date night car with the wife
local Cars and Coffee attendee
local autocross car
It does it all. I find reasons to drive it. I can't stand letting a car like this sit in the garage.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 883
Likes: 407
Mine is a weekend / fair weather car. My dad and a neighbor of mine have an informal Corvette club, and we cruise out into the mountains from time to time. I also like to keep it detailed. Tracking sounds fun, but that's where it turns from a reasonable interest into a money pit. I also have a boat (a heinous money pit) and collect firearms (tantamount to a drug addiction). You have to prioritize these things.
