I think you should drive your car and enjoy it.

All the C5's look the same, and they were mass produced. If any of the C5s are going to worth a pretty penny it will be limited edition 2004 Z06.

 

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I doubt they will be sought after until atleast 50 years too.

 

Probably lt4, lt5/zr1 cars, or convertibles whether it be lt1, lt4, ls1. Ok I'll meet you in the the middle and say in 50 years c4 and c5's will somewhat be well though of and sought after. Well here is my thoughts on what they will look for since it's a corvette my guess they will want a convertible and one with optoins like G92 or the 6sp I doubt they will want a standard ratio auto over G92 option one. I bet you ask why not z06? well in 50 years the performance of a z06 is going to be NOTHING compared to the power cars will be making by then picture the c12 .... so they're just going to be after a nice cruiser vette.

so thats my thoughts on it

 

50 years from now.... Wondering if we still have gas station.

 

This is my point, in 50 years alt. fuel vehicles will be the norm, people will lust after a hi performance gasoline power vehicle.


(I beleive gas cars will be grandfathered in and still allowed to be driven but no more will be produced, gas will be very expensive but who drives their 50 year old classic everyday anyway??)


Just having some fun here guys, thats all.

 

I just hope my blown c5 hangs around and doesnt get smioked by a silent , non pollutin, alt fuel , lectic car with a geek drivin it. As for value, I bet it will drop for like most used cars, but at least cause its a vette will retain better than most. I feel the c5 will hold out better than c4, cause its so much better in looks , especially under the car and hood.,

 

A car is the single worst investment possible, unless it is a deusenberg or a cord, etc. And even then, who knows what the future of those cars looks like.

I think the C-5 will be a model that will be appreciated as it ages, much like a good, clean C3 or C4, but I certainly don't see it coming anywhere close to the $$ or jaw-dropping value of a BB Midyear.

Let's face it, with the continued evolution of the Corvette and its maintining its position as America's Sports Car, the Corvette -- all generations -- will all be looked at as not just a car (or an old car), but rather a "Corvette" as it drives by. It's real value is the pleasure of driving one and being a member of the Corvette community.

 

The way I see it, cars become classics if they had a limited run, yet were very successful and sought after. Then, in 20 to 30 years, people who grew up when the car was being sold will yearn for one and make it a classic. That's what happened with the Chevelle's GTO, midyears, early sharks. I think the C5 falls into that category. Its gonna take a good 30 years but I definitely see our C5's going to classic car shows someday and winning prizes. Of course, by then, C1-C3s will be like Model Ts and Duesenbergs today, so rare and so valued, you'll only see them once in a blue moon and will be extremely valuable. As far as the C5 as an investment, you'll never get back the money you spent if you bought it new, even if you account for inflation. Maybe if you buy a C5 in 10 years when you'll be able to find one for 8-10k maybe.

 

you think a c5 under the hood looks better? what are you smokein? the c4 has teh clam shell hood and nice lt1-lt5 engines under it maybe you're talking about a l98 car but still that looks better than a c5 under the hood!

I ditched my 99 for a convertible c4 and like it much more. Your op on what looks best is fine but "much" better? whatever I don't see how you could call a machine like the c4 in other words ugly it's very sleek an the interior is awesome just looks cool and fits like a glove! and you should see mine in the sun the metallic just pops!

in c4-c5 I vote late c4 vert, c6 vert, then c5 vert ..sorry the interior just sucks and has no more power than mine really and it's just too big for a vette feels like a caddy.

 

It's tough to be a collectable when 35,000 - 40,000 units are produced each year. The cars bringing high dollars today were produced in far fewer numbers. Maybe rare C5s, like the Aztec Gold cars, or a low production number '97, or maybe even the '01 Z06s since they were only made one year with the 385hp engine, or the hardtop cars that were only made '99-'00. We can only hope though.

 

Well....they aren't yet that's for sure. I am trying to sell mine and noone is interested. And IMO....the deal is simply SMOKIN........

 

Wildman all i ever hear from your posts is the same thing. I had a C5 now have a C4 vert it rocks blah, blah, blah LOL. Actually i like you and your posts are starting to mek me laugh just because i have lost count of how many time i heard it.

I had a late c4 vert i just sold this summer. It was in about as nice a condition as you could imagine and have chrome Zr-1's etc. IMO one of the nicest C4 verts you could find. Having said that if i had a 3 car garage i would have kept it but i doubt i would have driven it much. I bought a C5 and have no regrets To me it is just a better car in every way except one which is the seats. The only thing i miss is that there are a lot of C5's right now on the road and my late C4 vert was somewhat of a rarity where i live. But the C5 is just such a better all around car i have no regrets.

One thing to think about. Even the belowved vettes of the late 60's / early 70's they aren't really worth that much. If you took their asking price back then and put it in stocks you would have more in most cases that you are gonna get for those cars. Plus factor in inflation. No one ever thinks about that. All i ever hear is the sob story of i sold it for only 3 grand and now it's worth 20. Well do the math on inflation and ROI and you will see that you didn't really lose anything.

Cars are to drive and corvettes are to drive hard Forget about them being an asset THey are not and never will be. With rare exceptions. Maybe a Ferrari F50 in a garage for 50 years would bring some seriosu coin but then again think of how much you would make with a typical ROI if you took F50 money and invested it.

Just buy it and drive it. They are never gonna be worth anything.

 

 

 

Advances in technology are exponential. It won't be long before dino cars are dinosaurs. If/when gas stations go to hydrogen, how much do think gas will cost then. Enjoy your car today. Twenty years from now will be very different, IMO.

 

Every Vette's a classic, even the '84s that are still around.

The C5s will most likely be classics because of the body shape - its just "right" like a '57 Bel Air. To me the C6 looks like the offspring of a C5 mated to a Cadillac Catera - smaller and more angular. However, you have to like 400hp standard, a power top and a higher quality interior.

 

who knows if it will ever make collectors status. I sold my 1987 928S4 over the summer for dirt cheap.

The orginal car in 1987 was $69K and went to over $100K in 1994. There was very limited production (I think all of the 928s brought into the U.S. was less than 1 year Vette production). That being said if a car had the chance of going up that would have been it, but there was no demand for it.

Unfortuanately it all comes back to that supply and demand. You might have a 1 of a kind car or the only C5 left in the world, but if no one wants it then it aint worth a penny. Luckily I think there are plenty of people in the U.S. that would probably want the last C5 in the world so it will be worth something then.

Good luck having your C5 out survive the rest....

 

I'm already 52 yrs old. I don't give a rat's ****.
Drive em and enjoy them now. Mine will make somebody happy when I am ready to let it go I'm sure.

 

You know if you hate my post so much just ignore them and don't comment

And all I hear from you is downing the c4 now that you went the opposite way than me(c4 to c5 verses me going from c5 to c4 vert).... Oh and by the way you didn't have a late c4 you had a 91 l98. A late c4 is 94-96 thats the lastest interior etc really and actually a lot was changed from 94-95 but not from 95-96 well the 6sp cars got the lt4 but that was about it. Your 91 rode rough and had rattles etc that was all gone by 95-96 cars and trust me theres a huge diff I have friends with 91-92's.

I just found it weird he was downing c4 hoods when eve c5'ers love how it opens and all.

All that said I LIKE the c5 but love my c4. So, not sure why you have something agains't me really because I have posted back and forth with you before and you seemed nice but like I said if my post get on your nerves well....TOUGH just don't respond....


and talking about hearing things a lot how many times must we here this ? "I had a late c4 vert i just sold this summer. It was in about as nice a condition as you could imagine and have chrome Zr-1's etc. IMO one of the nicest C4 verts you could find. Having said that if i had a 3 car garage i would have kept it but i doubt i would have driven it much. I bought a C5 and have no regrets To me it is just a better car in every way except one which is the seats. "