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Loved the Z06 in Millenium Yellow when I first saw one and for my birthday in 2017 my wife paid part and gave me her blessing to get one. She us definitely a keeper and so is the car.
I had a '98 C5 coupe in torch red with an A4 trans. It had a lot of mileage and I was ready to trade it in, so I knew what I wanted next. I took a test drive in an '03 red Z06 at Kerbeck so I was hooked immediately, but they wouldn't make me an acceptable deal. I found one at a dealer more local to me and I've been driving that car ever since. I now have 165,000 miles on it so I guess I've been fairly happy with my choice.
Had a C4 ! Sat in a C5 at a friends shop that he was working on. Sold C4 a month later. Found and bought my C5 50 miles from me in the colors I wanted. Should of never sat in that C5. LOL!
In high school I had a 65 GTO Vert 4 speed... gray with a black rag top...
The grey 04 C5 Vert 6 speed with the black rag top reminded me of my old goat... but a much better car! I smile everytime I look at it...
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In high school I had a 65 GTO Vert 4 speed... gray with a black rag top...
The grey 04 C5 Vert 6 speed with the black rag top reminded me of my old goat... but a much better car! I smile everytime I look at it...
OMG...what a beauty....I would love to have that GTO right now....post more pics please....
I was growing bored with my STi and wanted something less practical. I wanted RWD, manual, removable roof (non-T-Top). I didn't want something vintage or a Camarobird. My original hope was a Supra or 300ZX TT, but budget and availability wasn't working in my favor.
I had actually planned on drawing out the purchase and taking my time to find exactly what I wanted, but after selling my STi some inattentive driver crossed the center line and took out my Tacoma, so I needed something to daily while the new Tacoma I had ordered came in. The C5 hit enough of the points and then it was simply a matter of finding one that was either dark blue or black, manual and in good shape. I would have loved to have held out for a 2001+ car, but mine was in good enough shape and had no major needs (or so I thought at the time) and was reasonable. In my area, non-red cars and manuals were a premium, so I had to ante up a bit more than I had hoped, but man is it fun on back roads.
Needed to fulfill the car modding itch after a 5 year hiatus away from speed. Last car was a Subaru LGT I modified a lot. When selecting a c5, wanted a highly modified clean corvette ideally from an owner that didn't abuse that. Found exactly that and have carried on the torch of modding the car and not abusing it.
Long story short. Fan of customs, hot rods and sleds (?) and American cars when I was a teenager...loved the 59' Vette. During my internship in Santa Monica got a ride a brand new 1994 C4 LT1....loved it, you guys are blessed by V8 sound you don't even realize. I promised myself for later. Fast forward 35y...my most significant long agony to MS burial passed and a new life starting, fed up of leasing beautiful Swedish station wagon as company cars, i decided to put my money on my dream...and live once. Encouraged buy my cousin who owns a C5 and reading so much about the C4 outdated systems...I drifted to C5, found one salvaged rebuild stock in classy colors and convertible... looked perfect, I took it. Thanks to Kurt who did a great job to make this car look new beside its 110kmiles...his dream car became mine.
TCFS
Price and 1 owner garaged with over 30 thousand in repair and maintenance receipts, will concede color and the fact it's not a stick for a car that is this well cared for and sold at a great price..
From: Ideals are peaceful...History is violent...St.Charles, MO.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
C5 of Year Winner (appearance mods) 2019
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'12 thru'22
15 years ago, the C5 was in it's final production year and the ratings and the success it had against world competition spoke loudly. At first, I was leaning towards a 2002 Z06 but, after some time a friend of mine was car shopping and spotted a black C5 coupe on the lot that had just arrived and he just raved about it. As a matter of fact, it's also the last time I shopped for a car the old conventional way of "walking the lot" 2000 C5 coupe, 6-spd, black on black, fully loaded with 31K on the odometer, the previous owner had already done some nice enhancements like lowering it, Mallett wheels, baby cam, ported heads and a few other things. Well with me being tired of my C4 ZR-1 nickel and diming me to death, it took about 2 minutes of driving the C5 and I was calling my bank ASAP. Truly, the best Corvette I've ever owned, with no plans of parting with it. It's just been a real sweetheart.
I wanted a C5 because I love the mix between old school rumble feel, exotic design, pop up headlights, and modern FI tech. I specifically wanted the HUD as well. I came upon mine by visiting my mechanic after selling my old car and asking if he’s seen any C5s for sale lately. He logged into his online auction account and I found one I liked and placed a bid on it right on the spot. I bought it sight unseen and traveled to pick it up the next week. Risky but fun. Everything works as advertised but I did have to replace the rear gears a month into owning it. I love my car!
when i graduated from high school in 2002 the z06 had only been out for a year and i was in love with the body style i shortly got a job at a local chevy dealership in detailing , my dad having a 69 435/427 69 vette i had a soft spot for vette's... i collected every single mag i could of the vette's more so of the Z06 and said i will have one someday...when i turned 27 i had been working in my family business glass shop for a few year's and i had the chance to sell my 94 dodge stealth r/t tt and buy a 2003 corvette z06...and i still have it to this day 7 years later a fully forged ls6 and supercharger and only 60k on the clock i love this car...oh and its paid off too!!!
I've wanted a Corvette for about 40 years. Last March, my wife finally agreed that we may be too old to enjoy a Vette if we wait until after the kids are done with college. When I started looking, I found that a C6 with a few miles or a pristine C5 would be in my budget. I found a beautiful 2002 Z06 with 24,000 miles. I figured the Z06 would be more fun and a stock C6. I think I was right.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
In 95 era that is quite impressive.
