snubbed by C6
Team Owner
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
I'm sure this guy represents a very small minority of C6 owners.
GM is trying to go after BMW and Porsche owners and these arrogant babies have NO IDEA what Corvette ownership is/means at all.
*Dave
*Hill
He got what he wanted, a Corvette that he could take complete credit for... and he got slammed by Europe, and non-enthusiast yuppies are swarming to his C6.
IMO; Hill is the least a Vette enthusiast the Corvette has ever had.
Probably was some ignorant guy who has lots of money and bought the car just to be seen in it and knows nothing about Corvettes.
Probably didn't even know yours was a Corvette
Probably didn't even know yours was a Corvette
Lepus-temperamentalus
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by dadsturn
F*#@K-EM. With an attitude like that he wont have to many friends in the Corvette circle.
THAT kind of guy probably doesn't have many friends in ANY circle.
Team Owner
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From: Bagpipes put the "fun" in "funeral"
Originally Posted by Rattler71
I drove my Z to Atlanta from Miami last week. Had a blast, met some fellow vette owners, got more waves than I ever have in Miami. Drove back home yesterday for the hurricane. On 75 South, a yellow C6 comes rushing up behind me, gets beside, points at my car and gives me the thumbs DOWN. Hope thats not an omen of things to come. The Z ran perfect the whole trip.
Scott
Scott
What a friggin dork.
He didn't even know enough to realize he had the slower car anyway.
Racer
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From: Bergerac Dordogne
I've only got a C5. Booh hoo hoo NOT!
Whenever I see a C4 or earlier 'vette I just get the feeling in my bones that I'd really like one of those as well. maybe I'll win the lottery one day . .
Wouldn't it be great to have a whole set?
There are a lot of arrogant people in the world; we are big enough to ignore them.
Whenever I see a C4 or earlier 'vette I just get the feeling in my bones that I'd really like one of those as well. maybe I'll win the lottery one day . .
Wouldn't it be great to have a whole set?
There are a lot of arrogant people in the world; we are big enough to ignore them.
Pro
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Bainbridge Island Wa
Originally Posted by Rattler71
I drove my Z to Atlanta from Miami last week. Had a blast, met some fellow vette owners, got more waves than I ever have in Miami. Drove back home yesterday for the hurricane. On 75 South, a yellow C6 comes rushing up behind me, gets beside, points at my car and gives me the thumbs DOWN. Hope thats not an omen of things to come. The Z ran perfect the whole trip.
Scott
Scott
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
I'll try to be optomistic ... maybe he was thinking,"This car sucks. I wish I had a C5" ... Maybe he was saying, "Don't get the C6" ... he was projecting his unsatisfactory experience with HIS own car. Otherwise he would've got half a peace sign from me! What? I was just say, "You're number one!" ... so much for my optomism.
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What a maroon!!!! A guy like that is trying to compensate for something and his car gives him a false sense of confidence. Very low class, very non Vette owner type of behavior.
A guy that would do something like that on the highway is the same punk who would tell you what a great car you have if you are face to face at a gas station where there would be some level of accountability for his actions.
A guy that would do something like that on the highway is the same punk who would tell you what a great car you have if you are face to face at a gas station where there would be some level of accountability for his actions.
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[QUOTE=rtpilot]When the c7's come out maybe they'll snub him 
[/QUOTE
This might not be too long in the future. Take a look at the last paragraph of this article.
2005 Chevrolet Corvette
The Orlando Sentinel
By Steven Cole Smith
September 23, 2004
The early rumors, scattered but cautionary, had fans of the Chevrolet
Corvette very, very nervous. Of central concern: The 2005 Chevrolet
Corvette, referred to as the "C6" -- as in Corvette, sixth generation --
would, for the first time in its half-century history, share a basic
platform with another car. That other car, the Cadillac XLR, would also be
built in the hitherto Corvette-only plant in Bowling Green, Ky.
The C6, we heard, would not look all that different from the C5, which had
been on the market eight years, from 1997 to 2004 -- five years less than
the preceding C4 model, which served admirably from 1984 to 1996. Spy
photos eventually confirmed that, yes, the C6 looked quite a bit like the
C5.
The similarities didn't stop with the body. The C6 was to have the same
engine as the C5, and pretty much the same transmissions. Because most
everything we were hearing about the C6 suggested that it was more of a
makeover of the current car than an all-new model, some began referring to
it as a C5.5.
It did not help much that the Cadillac XLR, though an excellent car, is a
bit soft around the edges, with performance that is respectable but clearly
secondary to style and comfort.
All this added up to a rough couple of years for Corvette die-hards, who
feared that their unique car was about to become an also-ran.
Then came the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit last
January, where the C6 made its debut. And then came the Indianapolis 500 in
May, where another C6, this time the convertible instead of the hardtop,
made a couple of pace laps.
Things were looking up. Yes, the C6 did resemble the C5, but it looked
proper. The biggest complaint about the C5's design was its rather sizable,
out-of-proportion rear end, and the C6 looks to have benefited from either
the wisdom of Dr. Atkins or some deft liposuction. Although the 2005
Corvette is 5 inches shorter and an inch narrower than the 2004 model, the
wheelbase -- the distance from the center of the front wheels to the center
of the rear wheels -- grew an inch, making the new Corvette look longer
than it really is.
The quickest way to tell the difference between a C5 and a C6, though, is
the headlights -- for the first time since 1962, the Corvette's headlights
don't flip up. Some Corvette loyalists don't like that; others, who perhaps
have had their automatic headlights flip up in a carwash, then flip back
down, clamping onto a soapy brush or two, like the look. Either way, the
fixed headlights, covered with clear plastic, help the Corvette's swoopy
aerodynamics.
Inside, the cockpit is as roomy as before, despite the shortened length.
As with the C5, engineers and interior designers are on the same page,
making instruments and controls sophisticated but simple. Leather-trimmed
bucket seats are supportive but exceptionally comfortable. Among the most
obvious change is the keyless ignition: The system senses the presence of
the key fob in your pocket, and a lighted pushbutton on the dashboard turns
green. Touch the button, and the engine starts. Everything else should seem
familiar to a C5 driver.
The Corvette is still a pain to get into and out of, but so much better
than it was back in the C4 days, when long-legged drivers trying to climb
out resembled fawns taking their first steps, but not nearly so cute.
Under the hood, the pushrod V-8 remains, but it has been bumped up to 6.0
liters and 400 horsepower, 50 more horses than before. The transmission
choice is a six-speed manual, or the same carryover four-speed automatic,
when most every other premium car has a five, six- or even seven-speed
automatic.
So the rumors were right.
And wrong.
To a large extent, those rumors sold short the Corvette team at Chevrolet,
perhaps remembering those perilous days in the early 1980s when General
Motors came very close to pulling the plug on the Corvette entirely, or
making it into a pricier version of the Camaro. The 2005 Corvette looks
great and works wonderfully well. You can nitpick the details -- Why not
make more of a styling statement? Why not use a more sophisticated
overhead-camshaft engine? -- but the total package is such a pleasure to
drive and to look at that nitpicking seems like, well nitpicking.
The 2005 test car was a bright "Millennium Yellow" coupe -- convertibles
won't be available until spring -- with a one-piece hatch roof that can be
removed by flipping three levers. This C6 had the performance-oriented Z51
option package, which stiffens the suspension and adds more aggressive
tires and wheels.
It also had that comparatively ancient four-speed automatic transmission,
which has always been my choice in Corvettes. The engine has so much torque
-- that's the measure of pulling power -- that four speeds are plenty.
Acceleration from a standing start is invigorating, but on the highway, the
big engine lopes along at less than 2,000 rpm at 70 mph. This means a very
respectable 18 miles per gallon in the city, 26 mpg on the highway, with an
overall average during our testing of better than 21.5 mpg. For a car this
capable, using what many in the industry accuse of being outdated
technology, that's remarkable.
Where the Corvette really shines, though -- and this has been true since
1986 -- is in how painless it is as a daily driver. Cars with this level of
performance can be high-strung and nervous in town, but the C6 is a
thoroughbred on winding back roads and a patient quarter horse in the city.
It still takes a while for a driver to learn where the nose of the car is,
as the hood's sharp drop-off hides it from behind the wheel. The ride is
much better than I was expecting with the Z51 package. On even rough
pavement, you never feel unnecessarily jarred.
The 2005 Corvette coupe starts at $44,245, which is very close to the price
of the 2004 model. Options such as that Z51 performance package upped the
sticker on the test car to $52,840. If you want to wait for the
convertible, it will start at $52,245.
Pricey? Sure. But given what it is, that's a bargain. The Dodge Viper
starts at about $80,000, and the Ford GT starts at $140,000, though neither
are direct competitors. The Porsche 911 starts at $68,600. Unless you count
the less powerful, less expensive Nissan 350ZX and Mazda RX8 as Corvette
competition, it's sort of out there by itself in the $40,000-$60,000 range.
Chevrolet executives hint that the next-generation Corvette, the C7, will
arrive sooner than it took the C6 to get here -- five years, maybe. Until
then, Chevy has done a commendable job of making this 51-year-old sports
car seem young and vital.
[/QUOTEThis might not be too long in the future. Take a look at the last paragraph of this article.
2005 Chevrolet Corvette
The Orlando Sentinel
By Steven Cole Smith
September 23, 2004
The early rumors, scattered but cautionary, had fans of the Chevrolet
Corvette very, very nervous. Of central concern: The 2005 Chevrolet
Corvette, referred to as the "C6" -- as in Corvette, sixth generation --
would, for the first time in its half-century history, share a basic
platform with another car. That other car, the Cadillac XLR, would also be
built in the hitherto Corvette-only plant in Bowling Green, Ky.
The C6, we heard, would not look all that different from the C5, which had
been on the market eight years, from 1997 to 2004 -- five years less than
the preceding C4 model, which served admirably from 1984 to 1996. Spy
photos eventually confirmed that, yes, the C6 looked quite a bit like the
C5.
The similarities didn't stop with the body. The C6 was to have the same
engine as the C5, and pretty much the same transmissions. Because most
everything we were hearing about the C6 suggested that it was more of a
makeover of the current car than an all-new model, some began referring to
it as a C5.5.
It did not help much that the Cadillac XLR, though an excellent car, is a
bit soft around the edges, with performance that is respectable but clearly
secondary to style and comfort.
All this added up to a rough couple of years for Corvette die-hards, who
feared that their unique car was about to become an also-ran.
Then came the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit last
January, where the C6 made its debut. And then came the Indianapolis 500 in
May, where another C6, this time the convertible instead of the hardtop,
made a couple of pace laps.
Things were looking up. Yes, the C6 did resemble the C5, but it looked
proper. The biggest complaint about the C5's design was its rather sizable,
out-of-proportion rear end, and the C6 looks to have benefited from either
the wisdom of Dr. Atkins or some deft liposuction. Although the 2005
Corvette is 5 inches shorter and an inch narrower than the 2004 model, the
wheelbase -- the distance from the center of the front wheels to the center
of the rear wheels -- grew an inch, making the new Corvette look longer
than it really is.
The quickest way to tell the difference between a C5 and a C6, though, is
the headlights -- for the first time since 1962, the Corvette's headlights
don't flip up. Some Corvette loyalists don't like that; others, who perhaps
have had their automatic headlights flip up in a carwash, then flip back
down, clamping onto a soapy brush or two, like the look. Either way, the
fixed headlights, covered with clear plastic, help the Corvette's swoopy
aerodynamics.
Inside, the cockpit is as roomy as before, despite the shortened length.
As with the C5, engineers and interior designers are on the same page,
making instruments and controls sophisticated but simple. Leather-trimmed
bucket seats are supportive but exceptionally comfortable. Among the most
obvious change is the keyless ignition: The system senses the presence of
the key fob in your pocket, and a lighted pushbutton on the dashboard turns
green. Touch the button, and the engine starts. Everything else should seem
familiar to a C5 driver.
The Corvette is still a pain to get into and out of, but so much better
than it was back in the C4 days, when long-legged drivers trying to climb
out resembled fawns taking their first steps, but not nearly so cute.
Under the hood, the pushrod V-8 remains, but it has been bumped up to 6.0
liters and 400 horsepower, 50 more horses than before. The transmission
choice is a six-speed manual, or the same carryover four-speed automatic,
when most every other premium car has a five, six- or even seven-speed
automatic.
So the rumors were right.
And wrong.
To a large extent, those rumors sold short the Corvette team at Chevrolet,
perhaps remembering those perilous days in the early 1980s when General
Motors came very close to pulling the plug on the Corvette entirely, or
making it into a pricier version of the Camaro. The 2005 Corvette looks
great and works wonderfully well. You can nitpick the details -- Why not
make more of a styling statement? Why not use a more sophisticated
overhead-camshaft engine? -- but the total package is such a pleasure to
drive and to look at that nitpicking seems like, well nitpicking.
The 2005 test car was a bright "Millennium Yellow" coupe -- convertibles
won't be available until spring -- with a one-piece hatch roof that can be
removed by flipping three levers. This C6 had the performance-oriented Z51
option package, which stiffens the suspension and adds more aggressive
tires and wheels.
It also had that comparatively ancient four-speed automatic transmission,
which has always been my choice in Corvettes. The engine has so much torque
-- that's the measure of pulling power -- that four speeds are plenty.
Acceleration from a standing start is invigorating, but on the highway, the
big engine lopes along at less than 2,000 rpm at 70 mph. This means a very
respectable 18 miles per gallon in the city, 26 mpg on the highway, with an
overall average during our testing of better than 21.5 mpg. For a car this
capable, using what many in the industry accuse of being outdated
technology, that's remarkable.
Where the Corvette really shines, though -- and this has been true since
1986 -- is in how painless it is as a daily driver. Cars with this level of
performance can be high-strung and nervous in town, but the C6 is a
thoroughbred on winding back roads and a patient quarter horse in the city.
It still takes a while for a driver to learn where the nose of the car is,
as the hood's sharp drop-off hides it from behind the wheel. The ride is
much better than I was expecting with the Z51 package. On even rough
pavement, you never feel unnecessarily jarred.
The 2005 Corvette coupe starts at $44,245, which is very close to the price
of the 2004 model. Options such as that Z51 performance package upped the
sticker on the test car to $52,840. If you want to wait for the
convertible, it will start at $52,245.
Pricey? Sure. But given what it is, that's a bargain. The Dodge Viper
starts at about $80,000, and the Ford GT starts at $140,000, though neither
are direct competitors. The Porsche 911 starts at $68,600. Unless you count
the less powerful, less expensive Nissan 350ZX and Mazda RX8 as Corvette
competition, it's sort of out there by itself in the $40,000-$60,000 range.
Chevrolet executives hint that the next-generation Corvette, the C7, will
arrive sooner than it took the C6 to get here -- five years, maybe. Until
then, Chevy has done a commendable job of making this 51-year-old sports
car seem young and vital.
Last edited by SWEET LS1; Sep 26, 2004 at 04:10 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 766
Likes: 0
From: Oregon
Yea theres a few C5 owners out the that act the same way. One day I was cruising down the highway and a yellow C5 was following me then pulled up on the side of me and didn't even as much as look over at me as I tried to wave. He was too cool with all his 10,000+ Chrome peices throughout his car and his non pop-up headlights. I guess I just wasn't up to his par, or maybe he didn't see my loud *** straight pipe BRIGHT Yellow C5 
I've seen this guy around at some local car shows. Long story short is some will snub you but those who thumbs down ya might as well flip you off...
I've seen this guy around at some local car shows. Long story short is some will snub you but those who thumbs down ya might as well flip you off...
Racer
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 445
Likes: 32
From: Chicago IL
You should have motioned for him to pull over. Then you could have enlightened him a little.
On the article above:
A Corvette in a carwash? 
I disagree. Plus sounds like nitpicking.
I don't think so.
Oh, so I guess it's NOT the SAME engine.
Sly
On the article above:
Originally Posted by SWEET LS1
Some Corvette loyalists don't like that; others, who perhaps have had their automatic headlights flip up in a carwash, then flip back down, clamping onto a soapy brush or two, like the look.
Originally Posted by SWEET LS1
The Corvette is still a pain to get into and out of.....
Originally Posted by SWEET LS1
The C6 was to have the same engine as the C5,...
Originally Posted by SWEET LS1
Under the hood, the pushrod V-8 remains, but it has been bumped up to 6.0 liters and 400 horsepower, 50 more horses than before.
Sly
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,338
Likes: 66
From: Whittier California
Originally Posted by yellow01
Yeah no waving is fine, and model year is really irrelevant, but a thumbs down from another vette is just dumb.
I'd of returned it with a select finger pointing upward.
What a 'tard.
I'd of returned it with a select finger pointing upward.
What a 'tard.
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,802
Likes: 0
From: monroeville pa
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13
That was very rude of him to do that.Hope he gets someone in a different year vette thats gives him the thumbs down signal then i would like to see how he likes it what a jerk. 
