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1. Use a lube that dissolves rubber bumpers in the seat tracks... they must have known by 2001 that they had a problem.
2. Have such a weird grounding system with no dielectric grease.
3. Make the sunvisors out of warm spit and twigs.
4. Construct everything from the worst plastic known to men, that would shatter like Tiffany glass whenever you touched it or spoke harshly to it.
Can someone please explain why our $50k boutique sportscars were built like Cavaliers?
It's pretty obvious that you've never tried to keep a C4 going as a daily driver for 100K
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Had three C5 spanning a total of 17 years and the quality of my cars was very good. Sorry you are having problems with yours, but not all C5s were junk.
I can't take it any more!!!... I know my C5 is going to fall apart and explode today!!!
Wait a minute....there's nothing wrong with my car.....wheww.....I'm OK now......
Imagine what the Jaguar forum must be like? I mean if people complain about the reliability of a Corvette, the Jaguar forum must be one hell of a negative place!
Imagine what the Jaguar forum must be like? I mean if people complain about the reliability of a Corvette, the Jaguar forum must be one hell of a negative place!
All the reliable Jags have small blocks in front of those turbo 400 transmissions.
While I agree many were bought as second cars and saw little use, that is but a percentage of them. It is very easy to find many with 100,000 plus miles on them and even several with more than 200,000 miles... on this forum.
I have owned most all the world's competition for the car and have had the dealership for most all of them. I have watched all of them repaired and tried to explain the bills for those repairs on most of them. Factually, nothing is easier than the C5, nor as inexpensive for parts, nor has as many people capable of actually doing the work. If you haven't actually owned the Jags, BMWs, Mercedes, Porsches, etc and paid for the work on them as they age...you simply don't understand.
I agree! I have owned BMW's, Porsches, Austin Healeys, Mg's, never had a Jag but had friends with them, never a Mercedes either, no interest in them. The C5 is, by far, the easiest and the least expensive to maintain than any of the aforementioned. I loved my 911 which I owned for many years but if you have one or intend on getting one be prepared for your wallet to take a real beating. The expense is just a part of owning German/British cars. I'll stay with my C5!
All this Corvette as second car stuff. I bought mine new in 1997 as my primary vehicle. As did many others who bought new. Used it as my daily commuter car until I retired. Why do I still have it? I like the way it looks, and once it got out of warranty its been reliable. In warranty? A complete disaster. The only reason it did not go back under my state's Lemon laws was that every failure was different. But monthly visits to the dealer? No-one should have to put up with that. The C6 to me was "meh". The C7 looks like a squashed Camaro - awful garish styling.. Don't care how fast it is, I hate the looks. The C8 is definitely tempting, but I will never again buy any GM vehicle in its first couple of years of production - aka the Beta release.
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can you pleae name a vehicle that is 1997 and was better made ?
I have owned over 8 BMWs 4 of them M3,
e36, e46,
terrible quality.
why did my Ferrari f430 broke a transmission at 9000 miles ? Because it’s piece of S....
if I list the problems with other automakers, you will start to warship the corvette.
corvette is by far the most reliable true sports car I have seen so far.
1. Use a lube that dissolves rubber bumpers in the seat tracks... they must have known by 2001 that they had a problem.
2. Have such a weird grounding system with no dielectric grease.
3. Make the sunvisors out of warm spit and twigs.
4. Construct everything from the worst plastic known to men, that would shatter like Tiffany glass whenever you touched it or spoke harshly to it.
Can someone please explain why our $50k boutique sportscars were built like Cavaliers?
Maybe you'd prefer a Porsche (911 or Boxster) of that era --
instead of dealing with "cheap" plastics you get to deal with rear main seal leaking or worse -- the infamous IMS failure where the engine goes BANG.
Google M96 engine problems for more info
Since the C5 and most cars are built to a price --I'm happy GM economized elsewhere rather than on the mechanical parts.
Just to chime in... 2003 50th anniversary vert here. It has never seen the inside of a shop other than after market mufflers, new tires and oil changes. Exterior and interior are still in showroom condition and I couldn't be happier with it. I've had 5 vettes from c4 to c7. They have all been exceptionally dependable and durable (aside from the c4). Far more than any of the considerable number of other cars I've owned.
I have had every generation other than a C 7 (soon) what I have known and heard always, if you own a Vette be prepared to work on it !!!!!!!!!!!
Pounder, that is so true. I still have my owners manual from my 1962 vette. In the very front, it states that "we know Corvette owners like to work on their cars" and then they give you all the parameters for valve lash, timing, etc. Of course that was back in the days where you could actually work on your car without a computer and an engineering degree. Now the owners manual is 75% on how to install a baby seat and wear your seat belt correctly.
Pounder, that is so true. I still have my owners manual from my 1962 vette. In the very front, it states that "we know Corvette owners like to work on their cars" and then they give you all the parameters for valve lash, timing, etc. Of course that was back in the days where you could actually work on your car without a computer and an engineering degree. Now the owners manual is 75% on how to install a baby seat and wear your seat belt correctly.
Times and tools changes. You can still work on these cars, and new ones too. You just need to invest in the tools.
Your problem is you don’t understand Ferraris. Most people think of it as a car company, but actually, it’s a philanthropic organization. Each and every Ferrari was designed to put some Ferrari mechanic’s kid through college.
Dollar for dollar the best sports car in the world. C5 was way ahead of its time with the options , It is a very well designed easy to work on and parts are cheap.....
If the C5 was perfect it would be priced like a Porsche. Today you can buy an entry level C7 for 50,000 dollars. Pickup trucks cost more than that.......
I know my C5 is going to fall apart and explode today!!!
