One of the best looking Corvettes of all time. Performance wise they are still relevant 20 years later.

I bought my 2nd Corvette, a 2004 Machine Silver Z06 with 23K miles and never looked back. My history was a C5 Convertible I bought new in ‘02. Knew I wanted a C5 because of the Fixed Roof Coupe design. I love that dark lemon color!

Bro, we’re in the same boat, all I have owned has been BMW and Bendz, now I’m picking my 04 Z06 this Friday. I cant wait!

Congrats on your purchase, and getting married! Bought my C5Z in ‘22 with 26k miles for $25k, one of my favorite vehicles I’ve owned. Started replacing items that are age worn. Tires, shocks, swaybars, seats, and a short shifter have made a great driving experience even better. Hoping to do long tube headers next, while retaining the factory titanium mufflers.

I bought my 2003 C5Z last September 2023 with 4,500 miles in Phoenix and drove back to St Louis. What a great car! I took it to a track day two weeks later and it is awesome! Hope you are still enjoying it! Great car….

I got my 2002 Z06 last year is 70.000 miles is a 650hp in one year is been out of my driveway twice jus to worm it up..I love this car I'm 65 my wife 67 and we lof this c5 Z06 you guys be surprised who nice is to drive this thing

Congrats on your purchase! I’ve had my C5 Z06 for a little over a year and love it.

Sold my Yellow 04 c5Z06 and instant regret. I should get another. Beautiful car!

Bought my 2004 CE Z06 site unseen in Sept of 21. 45,000 miles and one of 2025. Any way, I had no way to get it so I flew from Houston to Lubbock, walked to a hotel, woke up the next day and walked to the dealership, bought the Vette, and drove 9 hours home. Was the roughest ride ever and I hated the car! Got home and realized two things. The stock seats are the worst seats ever made. The dealership had the tires at like 45 psi so every bump hurt. Within months I had track tires, coilovers, Sparco seats and Harnesses and some other goodies on it. Saved every part though. Any way, amazing cars. I am so glad I bought one! Do yourself a favor and take it to a track day. I raced modern cars and was beating them and the other drivers were asking how much power I had. One guy asked if I was pushing 800 hp, lol. I laughed and said it was stock but, and I quote, "I know how to drive!" He didn't like that but it is true. You can flog the crap out of these cars and other than the straight, you won't lose to modern cars.

I bought one July 2023!!! An 03 in electron blue. Had 88K miles on it when I purchased. I’m currently at 94K miles. I paid low $20K, but a few thousands of the purchase price included a service contract.

Don’t forget turn off traction control when you want scary fun hold button down 5-seconds you have competitive driving mode

Beautiful yellow color and cool ride. I also have an 03 Z06 which I bought used in 2012. The original owner had the engine built and supercharged by Les Stanford Chev in Dearborn MI. They are known as the Corvette King. She's got 580 rwhp. She's good at rolls but not digs since she wears her stock wheels and tires. Congrats on your new ride.

Ever since I saw the c5 in midnight club I have always wanted one😍this cars are beautiful

Wow, nice! I have a black 03 Z06, got it 2 years ago with 70,000 miles, now 80,000 miles. Love it! Has had some problems, front wheel bearings, water pump, starter. Changed all of the fluids out to Amsoil synthetics. Next is probably the harmonic balancer and clutch. You shouldn’t see those problems for a long time! Congrats!🎉

incredible find. beautiful car. new exhaust and upgraded tires are the way to go.

Nice!!! Congrats.

Congrats on the Corvette! I'm hoping to get a C5 this spring. If that really is the stock exhaust, it sounds amazing!

congrats on ur marriage and dream car purchase!!!

I need the internet to stop telling people to buy C5 Z06s... I need them for keep going down just s bit more

I like it brother!!

Very nice. I have a 01 zo6 with under 8k miles. She's fun to take out once in a while. 👍

I feel the C5 is a sweet spot in the line , with the convertible being the ultimate expression of the type. Avoiding any needed cosmetic repair is the key to a good used car purchase, because the mechanical stuff doesn't require an artistic touch, or waiting around for a special guy, and is cheaper. . it is best to find a corvette specialist garage , because it is a uniquely specialized design, and you don't want any earn while you learn situations screwing up the car . I shift by ear, so never even activate the skip shift. It only works at 35% throttle or less, from 21 to 35 mph , so if it is working as you describe, it has problems. . I activated it a couple of times making a left turn when I first got the car, but now that I understand the conditions that activate the system, I never even know it is there . however the way traffic is in my area, I don't short shift or spend a lot of time at low throttle . Of course, I only get around fifteen mpg around town that way. I bought it for highway efficiency anyway. and because it was one of the few cars, that wasn't German, that I physically fit into , being a touch over six feet tall. The C5 has the largest interior room of any corvette.

I had heard that besides skip shift if you just get a tune not only will you on average get better gas mileage but the skip shift can be tuned out. Good luck with the C5Z. I had one and they are a HOOT to drive. Mine was a black 2004. 😁

Congrats! I’m looking to buy one by the end of this year any suggestions? I’ve been researching for a couple of months.

I own a 02z look just like ur, I changed the front turn signal to clear and led, remove body side molding, lower about 3/4 " all the way around w c6z Blistein shocks. Love it, easy maintenance and parts is cheap. Who care about the interior, is a sport car to enjoy the performance.

Great video. I want to get a higher mileage straight body c5 zo6 but I want to keep it around $15k, drive the crap out of it until it breaks and then rebuild it to 500hp N.A.

I have owned 5 C5 vettes, 3 were Z's. The stock exhaust you have (the last 1/3rd) is titanium and if you wanted to replace that system I would run a B&B PRT system. If you have a lift the exhaust is probably one of the easiest to change of any car. You may want to look into getting a column lock bypass and skip shift eliminator. Corvette forum is a great place to start to fill your cup full of vette knowledge. If the car still has Goodyear tires on it, they suck. I would also suggest a good catch can setup.

🔥🔥🔥 shutting the door to open the trunk is one of the best things for me

Nice C5Z!!! I drove a C6 Z06 for a few years and decided to get into to a C5 (same fun for cheaper) they are great cars but a bit old and you can feel it. Mines done up, interior wise and a few bolt on mods + tune, amazing looking car and drives awesome but its always throwing random codes on the DIC. Thats the only down side to owning a C5 I'd say, you get one code resolved and another 3 show up, super annoying lol

Funny how it goes from too fast to not fast enough. My first drive in my 03Z6 was like whoa! Now I’m like come on come on. Gonna supercharge it this summer though

Keep it stock! It’s really clean and is already amazing from factory. Higher resale value in the future if you ever need to move on from it

We should meet up some time bro. I’m I’m west St. Louis county and absolutely love my modded 2002 c5z.

Bussin bussin

i’m looking into getting one as well for a daily. how would you say the fuel economy is? i’m especially curious because you come from hondas / 4 cylinders like i do. how much WORSE is it lol?

I bought a base 02 6 speed with z51 and 70,000 mi. In Canada it was $21,000...us about $18,000. No service history so took it in and had every fluid front to back changed and full inspection. Mechanics said I stole it. 😮😮😮 Now where to start with mods.

i have an extra skip shift eliminator if u didnt find one already { they sent me two lol so i have one new in plastic} works amazing no more lock out feels great just cruising now

I think people are too hard on the interior. The areas I think they could have done better with is the plastic front bezel and the two lids/doors by the shifter, and the cup holder. Those are unfortunate, but I think the rest is very nice. The dash, pillars, and doors are wrapped in leather! Is that so bad? How many cars of any era have that? Somehow people never comment on this. Also, the seats are super comfortable and look very good, although I wish they had the bolstering of the C4 seats. From what I've seen, I'd say it's generally a lot nicer than all/most other vehicles of the time and aside from that bezel, I don't think there is realistically much to complain about.

Looking at an '03 Z06 with 56k miles right now. Thinking about pulling the trigger. Still no regrets with yours? Also, is that a Tissot watch?

lots of bang for your buck

Give me the money and I’ll go buy one yesterday

skip shift rev the engine past 2500rpm it will never come into play

I'd be happy with just a base model c5. I have to many dam kids though.

If you recline any more you'll be laying back