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9/26/18 9:27 p.m.
StuntmanMike said:
Stop talking up the C5's!!!
I'm trying to resist buying one because I have too much going on right now and trying to maintain my 4th gen Camaro that's about 90% sorted. I know the C5 is faster but I just hpde and ax anyways so not trying to spend too much. Also in a few years when I might actually get one, prices will be higher than they should and whats left will be wore out!
I wanted a C5 when I bought my 01 SS. Always got the impression that I settled, and I know I did.
For what it's worth, C5's are still a rather competitive car in autocross, even against much more modern muscle... I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I hadn't built a Supra and had a Miata that's probably even faster at autocross than the Supra. If you haven't at least tested out a C5, you really owe it to yourself, unless your heart is fully in your fourth gen Camaro.
Years ago (maybe 2001?) I drove a Viper Coupe at Mosport. I wasn’t pushing hard enough to get any sense of how it handled. But I’m always shocked when people complain they don’t handle well.
Can they be made to balance well at/near the limit? Seems like there’s no reason they should be limited to street/drag use.
Not that I have any experience with this, but I have read that the handling on road was annoying but when pushed hard they were great.
jv8 said:
93gsxturbo said:
Roadsters suck unless you are 5' nothing - basically no way I would fit inside with a helmet, and my seal is lowered 3/4" from stock. I am 6'1 or so all torso.
Ha - I am 6'2" all torso and I sat in my neighbor's gen1 Viper and laughed... no way can I fit in one of those.
I view my C5Z as a disposable track car that still eats money while he will cruise in his collector car for a while and probably break even or better.
This is hilarious. I have sat in a couple cars like that. One of them is the De Lorean DMC--once I had a quick sit in that it was forever stricken off my list of "cars to try if I ever get the chance"!
I am also blown away at how much space an MGB has; someone I know who is 6'2.5" fits fine and can squeak in even with the top up. And in the passenger seat even he can't even reach the end of the footwell with the seat all the way back.
The seats in that car had squishy cushions but nothing was deliberately modified.
Every time I think about getting rid of mine I look at this picture. Then I decide to keep it.
rdcyclist said:
The biggest downside to getting a C5 Z06 is the incessant level of crap I'm going to get from my son along the lines of "How many gold chains came with it?" and "Aren't you a little old for a mid-life crisis?" and "When do you get fitted for the toupee?"
I suppose all that E36 M3 will stop after the first track day...
When I went auto crossing with mine I was surprised how many 30 something guys there were with cheap C5’s. I think this whole stigma is an internet myth.
Fact: A C5 Corvette has never been in my kitchen.
