Opening picture?
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Raleigh NC
Opening picture?
I'm sure I'm just missing something here... and my
apologies if this has been covered before. I did a
search and didn't get any hits.
On the opening page for the Corvette Forum site,
www.corvetteforum.com, there is a picture in the
header with a blue convertable memorializing
the 5th generation corvette. It specifically says
C5 1997 - 2003
Uh... what happened to 2004?
I have a friend who has a '04 Z06, so I'm sure that they
made them that year. I have a '05 on order, so I know
that's called a C6 (or C5-11/16)...
What am I missing?
Stephen
apologies if this has been covered before. I did a
search and didn't get any hits.
On the opening page for the Corvette Forum site,
www.corvetteforum.com, there is a picture in the
header with a blue convertable memorializing
the 5th generation corvette. It specifically says
C5 1997 - 2003
Uh... what happened to 2004?
I have a friend who has a '04 Z06, so I'm sure that they
made them that year. I have a '05 on order, so I know
that's called a C6 (or C5-11/16)...
What am I missing?
Stephen
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Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Mustang OK
Originally Posted by Scratch
I'm sure the owner meant to add an 04...just didn't seem important at the time when re-modeling the site 
Yep, this has been mentioned here before. BTW skfurr, welcome to the Forum.
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Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 395
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From: Raleigh NC
Styx: "Too much time on my hands"
jsdanehy said: "ya got too much time on your hands"
Now if they could just work out all the problems with production of my 2005, I could spend more time out driving instead of nitpicking the forums.
GrayC5 said: "welcome to the Forum."
Thanks!!!
I had a couple of C4's back in the 80's and desperately wanted a C5 when they debuted in '97. At the time I had a hour long commute everyday in stop and go traffic, so I wanted an automatic... I just couldn't see giving up the little bit of torque that you lost vs. the 6 speed. Then the Z06 came out... drool! But I couldn't get the LS6 in a coupe, and I absolutely loved the way my C4's top came out. Once again, frustrated that I couldn't get this option with this option, etc. 
I know this is the C5 forum, but the C6 is what finally made me sell the LS1 Trans Am, the 1800cc Goldwing, all of my stocks, etc to afford a new Corvette. Finally I can get a coupe and not feel like I missed out on something.
That said, my best friend has a 2002 Z06 in Electron Blue, and MAN is that a sweet ride! The stock exhaust is just SOOOO throaty! I was truly surprised at how supple the Z06 suspension was. I was expecting the 1985 Z51 type pounding ride!
Thanks for the welcome! Regardless of whether you own a C5 or a C5+11/16, we are one big happy family!
See ya on the road sometime this winter!
Stephen
Now if they could just work out all the problems with production of my 2005, I could spend more time out driving instead of nitpicking the forums.
GrayC5 said: "welcome to the Forum."
Thanks!!!
I had a couple of C4's back in the 80's and desperately wanted a C5 when they debuted in '97. At the time I had a hour long commute everyday in stop and go traffic, so I wanted an automatic... I just couldn't see giving up the little bit of torque that you lost vs. the 6 speed. Then the Z06 came out... drool! But I couldn't get the LS6 in a coupe, and I absolutely loved the way my C4's top came out. Once again, frustrated that I couldn't get this option with this option, etc. I know this is the C5 forum, but the C6 is what finally made me sell the LS1 Trans Am, the 1800cc Goldwing, all of my stocks, etc to afford a new Corvette. Finally I can get a coupe and not feel like I missed out on something.
That said, my best friend has a 2002 Z06 in Electron Blue, and MAN is that a sweet ride! The stock exhaust is just SOOOO throaty! I was truly surprised at how supple the Z06 suspension was. I was expecting the 1985 Z51 type pounding ride!
Thanks for the welcome! Regardless of whether you own a C5 or a C5+11/16, we are one big happy family!
See ya on the road sometime this winter!
Stephen