Yup, the absurd gap between the radio bezel and the rest of the car. The gap on the door panels between the door and the dash. The insanely cheap looking, creeky plastic on the dash..the grandma steering wheel... on and on. Except for the gauges, there really isn't anything in the c5 interior that isn't cheap / poorly assembled.
The c6 addressed a lot of those issues , but is still not a shinning example of a great interior.

 

The fact that it doesn't bother you doesn't make it a quality interior . Heck, I love fried spam on buttered toast. But that doesn't change the fact that it's crap food.

And it's not just the gap at the head unit bezel. just about every panel in the interior has half inch gaps. the materials are cheap -- practically the entire interior is plastic, and cheap plastic at that. Again, this is objective, not subjective.. They creak. They crack over the years. The leather on the seats and boot shifters are super low quality leather (objectively, not subjectively.) The seats rock. They creak (if yours don't, they will). The steering wheel .. my god, what grandma car parts bin did that come from? (ok, that ones subjective). Maybe the interior doesn't bother you but really, would it stand up -objectively- for a second in terms of quality of materials and fit and finish compared to say, a contemporary Porsche? Not a chance. the c7 and c8? sure. you may not subjectively like the gizmos, but the fit and finish and quality of the materials is head and shoulders above the c5 and c6, and stand toe to toe with other modern sports cars.

The c5 interior is really the low point of the car. It's cheap with horrible tolerances. And this isn't an age thing, it was ridiculed and panned even when it first came out.
Still one of my favorite generations though.

 

Yeah…..don’t agree and don't care. Its simply a matter of opinion.

 

I guess I'm an outlier - I sat in a C6 once, I thought the interior was worse than the C5 - mostly fisher-price grade plastics. Steering wheel from a Chevy Cobalt. The C5 seats aren't great though. Mine is rocking pretty bad, feels like it could come loose. But then I'm also used to the interior of a mid 90's Chevy Tahoe.

 

All C5 EBCMs for ‘01-‘04 have been out of production for years. No longer made. I bought one for my ‘01 years ago to keep as a spare. Prices on new ones (if you find one) are high.

 

ok, sure thing.

 

For 6K you can make that much, supercharger.

 

I'm wondering... Are insurance issues a consideration?... Like cost and coverage between the two?

 

Bottom line here...tough to beat the looks of a C6 wide body

 

I don't know about *that* ;-)