C5 Video Review
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C5 Video Review
Hi and happy new year everyone. I did a video review of my 1999 coupe and I thought I'd share it. If you have any suggestions or content you'd like me to create please let me know. Thanks and have a great 2021. BTW my wrenching skills are limited. lol.
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Thanks for the video. Well done and nice car you have.
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To the OP, a very nicely done video! A great tutorial for someone looking to get into a C5 that covers just about all the bases and I really can't dispute anything that is said. The OP mentions BMW and Porsche as similar but as someone coming from longtime Porsche 911 and BMW ownership I can attest to the value of the C5. The cost to purchase and maintain a C5 is rock bottom compared to Porsche and BMW. Once again, I thought a well done presentation on the positives, and some negatives, on the best performance car buy of the century.
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Thank YOU, Georgie! ... I'm looking for my first Corvette, and your video shows off the C5 coupe in its best light - 'warts and all.'
I'm definitely aiming for a 2001-2004, and I'm ambivalent between a targa coupe and a ragtop convertible. I'm also undecided between manual and automatic transmission -- there's no question that the four-speed auto tranny is easier to manage, but it's fun to run through the changes of a six-speed manual. (Though I've got to bear witness as to how difficult it can be to leave a stoplight without chirping the tires, with the M6.)
I appreciate your perspective on Chevy's Classic and Everlasting Plastic Fantastic!
I'm definitely aiming for a 2001-2004, and I'm ambivalent between a targa coupe and a ragtop convertible. I'm also undecided between manual and automatic transmission -- there's no question that the four-speed auto tranny is easier to manage, but it's fun to run through the changes of a six-speed manual. (Though I've got to bear witness as to how difficult it can be to leave a stoplight without chirping the tires, with the M6.)
I appreciate your perspective on Chevy's Classic and Everlasting Plastic Fantastic!
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Thank YOU, Georgie! ... I'm looking for my first Corvette, and your video shows off the C5 coupe in its best light - 'warts and all.'
I'm definitely aiming for a 2001-2004, and I'm ambivalent between a targa coupe and a ragtop convertible. I'm also undecided between manual and automatic transmission -- there's no question that the four-speed auto tranny is easier to manage, but it's fun to run through the changes of a six-speed manual. (Though I've got to bear witness as to how difficult it can be to leave a stoplight without chirping the tires, with the M6.)
I appreciate your perspective on Chevy's Classic and Everlasting Plastic Fantastic!
I'm definitely aiming for a 2001-2004, and I'm ambivalent between a targa coupe and a ragtop convertible. I'm also undecided between manual and automatic transmission -- there's no question that the four-speed auto tranny is easier to manage, but it's fun to run through the changes of a six-speed manual. (Though I've got to bear witness as to how difficult it can be to leave a stoplight without chirping the tires, with the M6.)
I appreciate your perspective on Chevy's Classic and Everlasting Plastic Fantastic!
Again good luck with the search and you might also want to consider a C6. Their prices seem to be coming down a bit and I think they're great cars too.
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Great video. Clear and articulate with excellent sound and video quality. Many youtubers take that for granted. Do you use the targa top alot? That's the one item that I might miss if I get a c5 z06. The scarcity of parts is worrisome but I'm sure it can be addressed. Thanks again.
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Nicely done and a honest assessment.
I have a 2000 Vert and the only squeaks I had were at low speed. It took me awhile to figure out the sway bar bushings were dry, so I removed them and added some rubber specific grease. Now the car doesn't have any squeaks and nothing really rattles.
As far as the interior, I really like the materials. Its a subjective opinion I guess, the parts that are really important are nicely done, IMHO. One thing of note on the convertible is the really nice cloth finish on the inside. I remember most older convertibles I've been in, you looked up and saw steel rods. lol!
Still a fantastic and FUN car to drive.
I have a 2000 Vert and the only squeaks I had were at low speed. It took me awhile to figure out the sway bar bushings were dry, so I removed them and added some rubber specific grease. Now the car doesn't have any squeaks and nothing really rattles.
As far as the interior, I really like the materials. Its a subjective opinion I guess, the parts that are really important are nicely done, IMHO. One thing of note on the convertible is the really nice cloth finish on the inside. I remember most older convertibles I've been in, you looked up and saw steel rods. lol!
Still a fantastic and FUN car to drive.
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Great video. Clear and articulate with excellent sound and video quality. Many youtubers take that for granted. Do you use the targa top alot? That's the one item that I might miss if I get a c5 z06. The scarcity of parts is worrisome but I'm sure it can be addressed. Thanks again.
If I were you I'd drive both and see which one you like better. There is no wrong choice.
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I was hesitant at first to watch another C5 owners video showing off his car, but I'm glad I did. The video was very well done and informative. Truth be told, I never get tired of reading or watching stuff about C5 corvettes or just about any other iteration.
Fell in love with corvettes when I was about 7 years old and have owned two, including my current 2000.
Fell in love with corvettes when I was about 7 years old and have owned two, including my current 2000.
