Oh look, Grandpa bought a C5 Corvette and he thinks it's an investment. Newsflash Pops, worms will eat your bone marrow before the C5's will be worth money.
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@jamesdangora5 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's fair to say that the C5 can never be rebellious. The C5 development team got the order from GM to pull the plug on the project. Instead, they pretended like they never got it and worked nights and weekends to make this thing a reality. The C5, C6, C7, and now C8 ONLY exist because of the rebellious spirit of a small team inside of GM
@bighosre105 жыл бұрын
Wow. I never knew that.
@stephendavidbailey27435 жыл бұрын
Not a Corvette fan, but that bit of history increases my respect for them. And I actually like the interior. I have two '90s GM cars; nothing wrong with them at all.
@Iwillnotbepushed5 жыл бұрын
Not many people know that. You’re right the C5 saved the Corvette.
@stephendavidbailey27435 жыл бұрын
Oh, and I wouldn't trade my Pontiac or my Oldsmobile for anything, except [now] a C5 Corvette.
@rickhunter65134 жыл бұрын
“All Corvettes Are Red”. The book that tells the story of the C5. Its pretty great. As for not being rebellious, enter C5 Z06 👍🏼
@kobyharrison55937 жыл бұрын
"The V8 comes in many displacements, but they're all LARGE"
@user-mx1fq6qm6i3 жыл бұрын
E N O U R M O U S
@nthgth3 жыл бұрын
And it's fantastic!
@Morphologis6 жыл бұрын
The first corvette I owned was a c5, and I wasn't even looking for one. When I was about 23, I was looking at an unmolested 2001 e46 M3 with an incredible 12,000 original miles. I headed down to buy it, but also found on the lot a yellow C5. Now just like everyone else, I looked at it as a midlife crisis car with no real appeal, that was until I test drove it which completely changed my perception of Corvettes. They're genuinely fun cars, sound great, handle great, and get off the line pretty darn quick with torque to burn rubber even at highway speeds. My advice to anyone thinking about a corvette but reluctant because of the stigma that surrounds them would be to put yourself behind the wheel of one for a test drive - you will be pleasantly surprised.
@o0Fizzle0o4 жыл бұрын
I'm just sitting here watching Corvette vids cuz I'm thinking about getting a C5 for my first car and s o m e h o w my favorite SC youtuber is just sitting in the comment section. Small world. Looking forward to your next Carrack vid lol. Cheers :)
@Paladin10343 жыл бұрын
Morph, I didn't expect to see you here! Always love your SC vids. I can't imagine passing over a virgin E46 M3 to pick a C5, but to be fair I haven't driven either of them. I always said the only C5 I'd ever want would be the Z06 though. Something about the fixed roof on those looks so interesting to me.
@invertedpolarity68906 жыл бұрын
"If you have an LS; YOU WIN." No truer words were ever spoken.
@ericpellot34773 жыл бұрын
Yeah, until you don’t
@yaboirico52213 жыл бұрын
I have an LS400 :) IM WIN
@KoruKinshi3 жыл бұрын
The LIES they tell you...
@clarencecarter3583 жыл бұрын
94 corvette I got to start somewhere
@crsp766913 жыл бұрын
No its true, my 68 Firebird is running high 12’s with a stock LS1. The LS is making GenX dreams come true
@twotailedavenger8 жыл бұрын
Why do I like the C5? -First Vette with the LS -Last gasp of popup headlights -Starred in the first NFS I ever played.
@brandonm.41875 жыл бұрын
Hot Pursuit was the shit. The C5 was my favorite car. It turned it into my dream car and it made me search for one in silver like the one in this video.
@andrewdomenitzdmd5 жыл бұрын
@Gerry Cooney so do mine
@FRESHHHFLICKS5 жыл бұрын
facts
@jdmnsxr68205 жыл бұрын
I vividly always remember loving the purple or silver Corvette, coupe or convertible as long as it was a vette I knew it was going to whoop ass!
@Castdeath5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of NFS 4 High Stakes
@StingrayOfficial8 жыл бұрын
The headlights do that thing.
@lucywucyyy8 жыл бұрын
popup headlights should never die.they will remain stylish forever
@theothertonydutch8 жыл бұрын
Well, for now they seem to be gone, though. :(
@qwertyferix8 жыл бұрын
They may not be as cool as swivel headlights, but they're still classic.
@danmack31738 жыл бұрын
Do they go up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down?
@spukis428 жыл бұрын
true, but aerodynamics and safety says otherwise.
@Arugmonster258 жыл бұрын
I'm a baby faced 20 year old welder (not a lot of those) and since I'm finally making ok money I bought myself a 1999 corvette c5 6 speed with 75k and a ridiculous borla exhaust on it. these things are close to bottoming out on price (I think the c8 will be the deathblow) and I love it. nobody takes me seriously because I look like a kid, but when I show up in a corvette that sounds like a super car every guy that would've blown me off as some kid wants to know my life secrets as to how I got it, except when I stall it. It kinda demands respect from the middle class because it shows you know how to get what you want.
@rickhunter65135 жыл бұрын
I’m waiting for the C8 so I can pull the trigger on a nice clean C5 zo6
@GeorgiaBoy19614 жыл бұрын
JC, way to go....sounds like you have it figured out. Just in case you are interested, C5 Corvettes boost really well, too. I don't own a Corvette, but know a guy who has one with a super-charger in it which makes close to 700 hp. The thing is an absolute rocket, and for less than the price of a new economy car.
@ricky-sanchez4 жыл бұрын
Any guy who would have blown you off?
@skylarmccloud40804 жыл бұрын
Good on you bro.I'm looking at my 1st and researching which would be the best bang for my buck.I see an 03 with 95,263 miles on it. $13,788.00,and a 2001 87,238 miles for 13,860. Saw a 2000 model with only 51,010 miles on it for 14,900.00. Thing about the 2000 models is that they don't make parts for it anymore,so anything breaks on it. It's fucked.
@ViewpointUnique4 жыл бұрын
“except when I stall it” 😂😂😂
@gordonramsay78147 жыл бұрын
I love C5s, they're cheap, simple, very fun, they look great and they will run forever
@LuciFeric1375 жыл бұрын
To my eye the prettiest corvette ever made. Very organic lines. Only real corvettes have pop up headlights.
@thakiid10135 жыл бұрын
hit the nail on the head, c5 is prettiest vette ever, I hope the future hold some appreciation for the appreciative owners
@LuciFeric1375 жыл бұрын
@@thakiid1013 thanks for your thoughts. The c8 looks too cobby, busy, complex, chunky for my taste. It looks dated to me already It looks like a mid engine camaro. I've owned 3 corvettes and a few camaros..
@CaptainFALKEN4 жыл бұрын
It's definitely not the prettiest vette, but it does look pretty good. In a way, looks lower and wider than the C6 and up. Pretty would be the 1959 XP-87 Prototype Stingray, '63 Coupe, 1962, and '69 427. I was thinking about getting a C5, but always lean towards a '73 with a 4 speed. Some classier lines and steel. I do not need cruise control, traction control or the thought my car having airbags. Ruins steering wheel design, but the C5 is a still a great car and not an overrated car. Today, definitely gets more looks than the C6. C5s were in several wall posters and game covers and what not
@great4ever8454 жыл бұрын
So ls1 5.7 and ls1 3.6???
@Cykoid8 жыл бұрын
At the end of the day a Corvette is the working man’s supercar.
@Schtiffles8 жыл бұрын
That's exactly how I view them as well, and I love it. They're shitloads of raw power just within reach of the everyman who plays their financial cards right. They're a realistic goal for the someone who cares only about the feeling of controlling a charging bull rather than the someone who needs the bulls horns to be made of solid gold.
@liam_blines8 жыл бұрын
+Charles Wellington lll Maintenaince tho
@truantray8 жыл бұрын
they devalue faster than restaurant managers in the Hudson river.
@Bartonovich528 жыл бұрын
Asking price or selling price? There's an awful lot of fishermen out there hoping for a sucker or putting it up for sale to appease the wife at a price nobody would ever pay. Sorry.... used car prices only go one direction until they are old or unique enough to bounce back. The C5 is neither.
@jasepoag89307 жыл бұрын
You say devalue like it's a bad thing. They're old, I don't expect to make all my money back when I sell it. I just want them to be affordable enough for me to buy one. Now that they're in that range, I'm going to get one.
@BladedAngel7 жыл бұрын
I can't be the only one who laughed way harder than they should have at the "LS BUM DUN DUNNNNNN BUM DUN DUN DUNNNNNN"
@screamingchicken865 жыл бұрын
Hi bladed from a year ago
@BladedAngel5 жыл бұрын
@@screamingchicken86 Insert Obi Wan meme Why Hello There.
@nobodysomeone40985 жыл бұрын
Hi bladed from two years ago
@mateuszzimon82164 жыл бұрын
Now with LS in garage.... Ferrari sound and lambo doors
@user-mx1fq6qm6i3 жыл бұрын
@@mateuszzimon8216 LT
@youngestson65375 жыл бұрын
Will be 54 years of age next month. First Corvette in my life. I think I did good for my entry into the Corvette world. 👍🏾👍🏾
@williammills5093 Жыл бұрын
Funny 56 this past Saturday and took delivery today of a 01 but don't feel like an old man
@ganners097 жыл бұрын
As an Irishmen, I'd kill for a Corvette. Never even seen one over here,
@nickrustyson81247 жыл бұрын
Well you have the DMC-12.
@Cody-gu8li5 жыл бұрын
@TerrariumFusilage1 OMG yes Mustang's are EVERYWHERE!!!every parking lot you go to you will at least see 2 or 3 in one
@briansmith83614 жыл бұрын
This generation of Corvette (the C5) was the first Corvette to be sold in the UK in decades. If you wanted a Corvette in Europe in 1997, you would have to take it in left-hand drive, though, because GM didn't want to make a right-hand drive version for some reason. I am not sure how many takers there were, however.
@pontiacGXPfan4 жыл бұрын
You'll be lucky to see any in the UK
@thegadsdenguru43685 жыл бұрын
wait wait wait wait wait...........what????? >Good looking (7.5/10) >Manual >350hp V8 >4.6sec 0-60mph and 13.3sec 1/4 mile >Rear wheel drive >Relatively Common >pop up lights >not that unreliable >relatively cheap to repair >$20,000 or less for under 30k miles Capitalism go home your drunk, come back tomorrow and charge me more for this car.
@beans42693 жыл бұрын
Hinestly wild. Gonna trade my junk in for 1
@billylongdick31923 жыл бұрын
I would go as far to say it's very reliable and cheap to fix theres parts everywhereeeee and its easy to work on yourself
@swiftripper75573 жыл бұрын
Well you got that wish ser
@billyray47163 жыл бұрын
You fucked us all 😂
@angelgjr19993 жыл бұрын
Yeah they’re really cool cars that still can keep up with most modern muscle cars. I love the C5.
@clutchthepearls30628 жыл бұрын
For $20k you better be getting a C5 Z06. Any base C5 for that much is listed by a dealer or an old man saying "No joyrides. No lowballers, I know what I got" like it isn't a run of the mill, mass produced sports car.
@TheAK47s8 жыл бұрын
Got my 01 Z06 with a ton of mods for 14,000 through a buddy. Pushes about 430 at the wheel where it sits and it's my daily driver. A base model C5 should only be 20 grand if it's procharged with supporting mods, 30,000 miles and without a scratch on the thing.
@CorridorCulprit8 жыл бұрын
Mr.Regular always over prices his cars, happens every review
@VoraciousPhantasma8 жыл бұрын
He doesn't want to be told "NUH UH UR DUM" but it still happens **sigh**
@Boemel8 жыл бұрын
20k? i gotta import one, in eu they are 40-50k
@Auronfosche8 жыл бұрын
+CorridorCulprit in my experience and from what I've heard from others, east coast and northern areas in the US tend to overprice everything. I've lived in both and still constantly check Craigslist in both, and people in NC generally want way too much for used cars compared to California
@pontiacGXPfan7 жыл бұрын
15 years later and the C5 bodystyle is still beautiful
@black93z28camaro7 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Especially that silver!
@pontiacGXPfan7 жыл бұрын
Chevy called it Quicksilver Metallic
@pontiacGXPfan7 жыл бұрын
Duardo Tunez I know but this particular car is a 2001
@nickrustyson81247 жыл бұрын
Yeah it still looks modern after 20 years, better than other sports cars from the same time, I'm not saying those cars are bad I'm just saying they are dated like GTA iii, and the C5 is like GTA iv.
@brantisonfire6 жыл бұрын
I see hints of first gen nsx with those frontal shots. Probably the only gen corvette I’d consider buying, if I ever got around to it.
@Lieutenant_Dude7 жыл бұрын
I've been obsessed with this car since I was a kid...just because I thought it looked pretty as hell.
@toujours2 ай бұрын
that's why kids these days still buy em, they're timeless
@coureurdebois8 жыл бұрын
na, there is a brand of white nights worse than both corvette and BMW combined... its called the GTR fanboys.
@coureurdebois8 жыл бұрын
nallen100 3.mustang fanboys
@coureurdebois8 жыл бұрын
nallen100 you also have the Mercedes supremacists xD
@coureurdebois8 жыл бұрын
AHAHA its like a lot of Porsches you cant even change the oil yourself anymore. BMW's have been going that way too lately (like with the I8 you cant even see the engine)
@hussguy19908 жыл бұрын
maybe it's just a Canadian thing but Volkswagen drivers are intolerable
@omegabms8 жыл бұрын
along with the Lexus sc300 purists who think they own a Toyota supra. those forums are a different circle of hell
@cirvis2408 жыл бұрын
"..but they all come in LARGE!"
@Jish16958 жыл бұрын
I lol'd
@celebratestpatrick79638 жыл бұрын
From 8:37 did the car just wiggle for is it me lone
@MyRealName8 жыл бұрын
i think it's some kind of camera distortion due to surface imperfections..
@rmonified7 жыл бұрын
I fucking just got to that part when I read this
@clampetron55565 жыл бұрын
Don't care what anyone thinks. I love my C5. It is a great driver, fast, and fun...and not expensive to own and maintain.
@erronmorgan9934 жыл бұрын
How about insurance? I don’t think that’s cheap, is it?
@tonytarantino6434 жыл бұрын
@@erronmorgan993 I've been in the market for a C5 Corvette. Been looking at insurance rates for one, and last one I checked was like $7 more a month than what I pay for my truck. I've heard C5s are surprisingly cheap to insure, because like the video says-these are owned by a bunch of Boomers who think this car is a collectible, so they don't drive them, therefore don't crash them, get pulled over, etc.
@SinnerSince19623 жыл бұрын
Plenty of people would agree, me included.
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
Except for parts availability
@vikingjedi5733 жыл бұрын
@@erronmorgan993 I'm 46 and just bought a 2003 50th anniversary. Full coverage is $23 a month
@skeezix648 жыл бұрын
Very funny. I'm 52. I've been enjoying my C5 for two years. Happily at mid life, smiling every time I drive it. Not a crisis. Just fun, before I'm too old to have this kind of fun.
@MrRandomcommentguy8 жыл бұрын
RCR must review a Pontiac Aztec
@RandomDuude8 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@kabj068 жыл бұрын
Has to be gold though
@SudosFTW8 жыл бұрын
Aztek*
@TheEpicRedCape8 жыл бұрын
Yes, or a wood grain PT Cruiser.
@Koshunae8 жыл бұрын
Everything about the Aztec was gold. Not really though, maybe a polished brass.
@DavidR7478 жыл бұрын
fuck it... im 19 and i would happily own a c5
@CockatooDude8 жыл бұрын
Nah just buy a plane.
@lsx_moe8 жыл бұрын
c5 was my first car, when i turned 16. worked pretty hard for it.
@theunknown47728 жыл бұрын
I'm 17 and I want one
@TheMurlocTamer8 жыл бұрын
same
@RallyLancer958 жыл бұрын
Gross man
@wes326 Жыл бұрын
The only thing sadder than an old man with a Corvette is an old man without a Corvette. My wife doesn't get it.
@GremlinTheGamer3 жыл бұрын
“They are gonna hit 4 digits” gave me hope as a high schooler 5 years ago. That hope was fulfilled 3 weeks ago when I bought my c5 for cheap.
@jvvaldivia7831 Жыл бұрын
How much you get it for?
@ATCRyderX8 жыл бұрын
I blew my Corvette up just so I could do an #LS Swap. idgaf.
@german806 жыл бұрын
jajajaja
@timzi274 жыл бұрын
31 year old male. I just sold mine this year, few takeaways - - Amazing on gas - Very reliable - In 3 years of ownership never had a single issue with the car, even with kicking the crap out of it every time i drove it - Cheap insurance - Fast car, low 13s is quick even by todays standards - For whatever reason it was invisible to cops. I sped by them all the time and never got pulled over, even without cats or mufflers - Not a pussy magnet whatsoever, definitely an old mans car For what its worth, Tim
@hwburner15242 жыл бұрын
Late reply, but I’m assuming cops looked at the corvette and felt it wasn’t worth seeing if the corvette was faster. With older corvettes the chance of them being stock is pretty low with millennials now grabbing hold of them.
@boner6003 Жыл бұрын
Low 13s? You suck bro
@georgiosvavliaras1066 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it Tim! God Speed!
@cglawrence7 жыл бұрын
20K? you are nuts. you can get a good one for less than 13k.
@nickrustyson81247 жыл бұрын
Well good bye college funds, hello C5.
@ravenjames38736 жыл бұрын
ya used and abused. try finding one with low miles, and i guarantee you it would be atleast $20.000.
@dansager16086 жыл бұрын
Yep with 150 thousand miles, worn out bolsters and a shit ton of other worn out parts.. 20 grand will get you less than 30 thousand miles all original and in nearly perfect condition..
@u1richh6 жыл бұрын
chris lawrence I can't find one at that price. The key is when you buy it.
@martinv17346 жыл бұрын
Umm I found 8 that are under 12,000 and under 150,000 miles and no they aren’t first gens Jesus they are depreciating extremely welll guess who’s think about getting a corvette?
@msoboda16 жыл бұрын
It's because the corvette is our special girl in the USA and nobody should talk bad about her.
@saulhernandez90575 жыл бұрын
msoboda1 local
@NFS4LFE8 жыл бұрын
I got a sudden flash of nostalgia at 4:15. Corvette on Hometown in NFS III: HP.
@RourkeHikari8 жыл бұрын
yeeees
@MrSonicfan238 жыл бұрын
totally!!
@wody218 жыл бұрын
wow, rly! thx for reminding me back to those nice memories! :)
@TechLeftBehind8 жыл бұрын
Aw hell yea. That game was my early childhood.
@Aero7SVR8 жыл бұрын
Ice, Bullit, Blazin, Swerve, Terror, Tad, Karkas.
@FullmetalC55 жыл бұрын
BRUHHH "The LS comes in many different different displacements and they all come in LARGE", I almost spit out my Mtn Dew
@huckfin15987 жыл бұрын
"More white knights than a girl who posts R pics" Great line.
@christophercordasco17397 жыл бұрын
Edward Chang posts *in r/pics
@oelverlust82506 жыл бұрын
I always heard "art pics".
@manfromnantucket95448 жыл бұрын
"All units be advised, unit 20 in pursuit of a silver Corvette, one half mile from Hometown city limits."
@inquisitorchristopher85275 жыл бұрын
Is that a quote from Need For Speed High Stakes?
@billymercury38973 жыл бұрын
NFS 3 Hot Pursuit and Road Challenge
@arda_8 жыл бұрын
3:17 I don't know why but I kinda expected it :D
@lamarasamuel8 жыл бұрын
I didnt. I wasnt ready.
@JamesBos8 жыл бұрын
Lucky you, I shit a brick!
@afterlifedes8 жыл бұрын
RIP my earphones
@SkillfulCorpse8 жыл бұрын
AMERICA
@DrinkmoWater.8 жыл бұрын
This illuminati
@acerusea51565 жыл бұрын
5 reasons to buy a C5 1. FR V8 2. Very cheap for great performance 3. pop up up and down headlights 4. Pop Up Up And Down Headlights 5. POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS
@SteveCamaro20107 жыл бұрын
The C5 Vettes are awesome cars. Can't beat the bang for the buck in the LS1 engine.
@preludin18 жыл бұрын
"When you have the LS you win...You win."
@MusicAndCars18 жыл бұрын
Your recent videos have a lot of depth and meaning in them. Your older ones did too, but now it's gotten to a point where what you say is really beautiful. Thanks Regular Car Guy, this video is amazing ^^
@AE86ofMtAkina8 жыл бұрын
Hi I drive a C5 Corvette! I'm 57 years old and I flirt with 15 year olds and buy them drinks!
@DrinkmoWater.8 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm a transgender feminism trump supporter and I seem to be offended bish
@lucywucyyy8 жыл бұрын
weeb
@rhok90078 жыл бұрын
Im triggered by that
@dosbox9078 жыл бұрын
not with ae86 in your fuckin name you arent
@dosbox9078 жыл бұрын
fuck off weeb
@noahlaughlin85507 жыл бұрын
"a flavored condom on wheels"
@andresfernandez24055 жыл бұрын
For old men? I'm considering getting one and I'm 17 lol
@omarsharif9275 жыл бұрын
You are wise beyond your years
@byokel155 жыл бұрын
Do it! bought one with 67k miles planning on supercharging it within the next year. Love the car. I'm 22 lmao screw the old guy stigma its a fun ass car to drive. I daily mine
@dr.lyleevans69155 жыл бұрын
I bought a Porsche Boxster when I was 17, traded for a 99 FRC corvette when I was 19. Couldn’t have been happier. Had an ‘02 Z06 later on. Dude, you can’t beat them. Maintenance is basically the same as any normal car (oil changes recommend Mobil 1, air filters, etc.). With 6-speed you can get amazing gas mileage, over 30 mpg pretty easily @ 50-80 mph. Super reliable. I highly recommend a 6-sp if you can drive a manual (Vettes are super easy to shift with, long gearing, plenty of torque) and hold their value better. Expect to pay several thousand extra and look harder to find one. Either way can’t go wrong with a C5. They will not lose any value if you take decent care of them. Also don’t let high miles deter you, these power trains are bulletproof. Lots of room for a 2 seater, surprisingly comfy ride for as low as it is. By far the best ride of any sorts car I’ve had (Porsche’s, 350z, BMWs, etc) even though it was the lowest, and this was with the Z51 suspensions which is the hardest riding.
@natehahn855 жыл бұрын
I'm... In my 30s and I have one, it's amazing fun but it's not my only car. It's really can't be for most people.
@JDizzle4205 жыл бұрын
Go for it. Just that insurance is gonna be hella expensive tho
@WalcomS78 жыл бұрын
Annnnd there's the John Cena meme.
@despamosquito98456 жыл бұрын
WalcomS7 WALCOM HOW ARE YA?
@trinir25815 жыл бұрын
Oh hey
@nfullenwider5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm really glad I wasn't wearing earbuds.
@shark_actual8 жыл бұрын
So... In addition to being THE Mid Life Crisis Starter Pack car, it's also the Gaston of cars? Yeah... Sounds about right.
@SilverSpade928 жыл бұрын
Crazy Gaston's Used Autos ad: No one compares to the Corvette C5 like Gaston!
@shark_actual8 жыл бұрын
His commercial is just Mr. Regular's version of John Cena's theme song with crazy jump cuts and oscillating color changes of LS engines....in any car. ANY. CAR.
@keithstone86938 жыл бұрын
Nah brah, mid life starter pack is the mustang, or a camaro if you're feeling 'original' Everyone and their mother has one or the other. The corvette is for the mid 50s, struggling with depressions, pill taking, TGI Friday's waitress flirting dad that takes his mid life crisis seriously...
@keithstone86938 жыл бұрын
nallen100 lol i don't think you understand my stance with Vettes bro. I said that it's the best car for the dad that takes his existential crisis "seriously", as in, it's the highest tier car for someone to recapture their youth and take control of your life. I undoubtedly see any Corvette, C5 and up as a dream car, never to be driven, but instead to be protected under 3 car covers and to be wiped with a diaper everyday simply because I would be to terrified to scratch the beauty if i ever had one. Don't mistake my analogy of dads with disapproval, so don't be a cunt :3
@tonycalabrese90668 жыл бұрын
sounds like at some point something happened to make you jealous about not being able to afford one. I'm not sure what your point is but I cn tell you that it is f@#!%'n fun to drive. I can compete against 95% of the cars on the road and come up on top as king of the hill. Overseas corvettes are looked upon as North America looks upon Ferrari. What really is your issue with corvettes any way? Ferrari owners would give a left arm to be able to have parts availability as the vet. You sound like a guy who has had very little experience around cars????
@Patrick764965 жыл бұрын
It might be a midlife crisis car, but I think that the C5 is the best looking Corvette ever made.
@Rollermanfromspace5 жыл бұрын
5:20 that's why as a young person you get an old vette and rebel against the new establishment lol
@UndeadPorcupine8 жыл бұрын
Props to the owner for buying an actual C5 instead of just LS swaping his Miata like every other horsepower whore with a need for speed but no creativity or desire to do anything unique or interesting. Don't get me wrong, the LS is a great engine, but at the same time I wish that I could read a comment section on any car build ever without some GM-fanboys exclaiming that the guy should have done an LS swap instead. If I personally wanted a car with an LS or LT1 engine (which I do) than I would have bought an actual Corvette.
@Pigeonbutter87908 жыл бұрын
A v8 Miata is definitely different from a corvette
@malevolenceXXXensues8 жыл бұрын
I once met a kid who wanted to engine swap a Jaguar XKR with a 2jz engine.....
@Pigeonbutter87908 жыл бұрын
+malevolenceXXXensues sounds sacrilegious but I bet that thing would be mean burnouts
@malevolenceXXXensues8 жыл бұрын
My Jeep Running Over Things actually saw a video of a stock one doing a burnout just fine, although a purist would frown such a display.
@gotpug20768 жыл бұрын
Corvette = quick Miata = slow turd V8 Miata = Death trap on wheels 🤗
@theconfused_fisherman5 жыл бұрын
Actually it's the Chevrolet Suburban which has been in nonstop production since 1933
@mrmitchelj793 жыл бұрын
Came here to post this. Thanks for beating me to it.
@nthgth7 жыл бұрын
For some, the cliches and all that mean nothing at all. "Mid-life crisis" car "Old-tech" engine? Who gives a shit. It's a RWD sports car that's highly affordable and fun to drive, sounds great, is actually good for road trips (with one passenger or less), and has decent reliability and an amazing aftermarket. Anything else projected onto this car - namely, stigmas and the kind of person who might have most commonly bought one when new - are totally irrelevant. Young people who are fans - and I'm sure many boomers and older people - know what I'm talking about. Real enthusiasts. What the car is to other people has no bearing on what the car is to us.
@DeezLBC5 жыл бұрын
I got my C5 when I was 30. Friends made fun of me, but you know what? 12 years and 200k miles later, no mechanical issues whatsoever, it's still quick, and it's long been paid for. Sure, it has goofy turn signal issues, but that fucker starts every time and has honestly been the best car I've ever owned. Pro Tip: NEVER buy a convertible. Just not worth the leaks. Unless it's a killer deal.
@pontiacGXPfan5 жыл бұрын
But the C8 is pretty much going to put an end to all of it and make it into just one more lame mid-engine supercar
@rickhunter65135 жыл бұрын
Bryan Liguori couldn’t have said it any better myself 👍🏼 It is truly and driving enthusiasts car
@LazerLord103 жыл бұрын
This might be my first second-fun-car I buy when I have space for a second car. Yeah, there are all of the stereotypes associated with them, but all of the features (including popups) seems to make them a good second car, especially when your daily is a honda Fit, lol.
@joshueidk91993 жыл бұрын
👀👀👀
@HotRod86253 жыл бұрын
Learn how to write. Holy crap pal
@LazerLord103 жыл бұрын
@@HotRod8625 ? point out my errors, if you wish
@ericbitzer52473 жыл бұрын
@@LazerLord10 I couldn't find any.
@vikingjedi5733 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first corvette today. It's a silver 2003 50th anniversary . Wanted a corvette for 30 years.
@REXMAN038 жыл бұрын
4am club
@IGotThePooDoo8 жыл бұрын
How's that insomnia?
@jeffrey-f8 жыл бұрын
1:30 A.M. club, but I do miss the east coast ;(
@hussguy19908 жыл бұрын
loving it
@willdowns17458 жыл бұрын
1 am club
@rickhunter65134 жыл бұрын
C5 z06 is the car that is “fun as advertised”. Great performance and awesome handling. Perfection
@joshgarza15273 жыл бұрын
I’m 26 and I absolutely love the look with the pop up lights!
@user-pv4qq6ud9j4 жыл бұрын
I’m 20 and have one of these bad boys. I’ve had 3 mustangs & the C5 corvette is my favorite car yet.
@lois58517 жыл бұрын
Yeah okay, but the C5 is a very gentle car to drive until you hit it hard. They can last many miles, and can be bought for a fair price with relatively low mileage. I guess your right about the older crowd driving them, but four door ricers are what younger people like these days. I don't think that this takes anything away from our American legend. We own a 99 C5 with the old man options ( Stainless exhaust and Air intake ), but looking down at all those gauges and that great hood and fenders through the windshield makes us happy. Good review, keep posting!
@2steaksandwiches665 Жыл бұрын
My college roommate had a boss that allowed him to borrow his C-5 one weekend in 2000. We had a lot of fun for two days. I have absolutely nothing but fond memories of this car.
@markhamrick90784 жыл бұрын
Love the C5, great performance, balance, mpg and more trunk space than a comparable full size Cadillac! Also great looks and price tag - Can't go wrong!😎
@melvindurslag4460 Жыл бұрын
I thought this video was supposed to be a review of a car. Instead, it was just a attack on middle aged men.
@PennsyPappas Жыл бұрын
He doesn't so much just review a car but the culture that surrounds that car. That's basically how his chanel goes. It's not just review on a car and say whether it's good or bad. It's a review of what the car itself represents both in the past and the present day.
@erwinmartinez76977 жыл бұрын
The c5 is a excellent car
@davevisse6 жыл бұрын
As a 51 year old "new" C5 owner, this is the best review I have seen. Period.
@markgillette7726 Жыл бұрын
That was cute. I'm 67 and will be 28 in November. I just got a 2001 c5 last week. I make it look good.
@Hiurytg8 жыл бұрын
Did Mr.Regular make it to the Ford nationals with the Falcon? I still don't know.
@RegularCars8 жыл бұрын
Didn't. I made it as far as the Wawa in Hamburg. Brakes locked up. Called AAA. Towed the car home. Got in my Honda Fit, drove that to Ford Nationals. It's just as well. There was a lot of rain at the show.
@murraypcakes12508 жыл бұрын
That sucks. Bad master cylinder?
@danmack31738 жыл бұрын
Nope, brakes I believe, but he probably has it mostly worked out by now
@bUtMyRiGhTs8 жыл бұрын
^^ lol
@Mastersifuasianninja8 жыл бұрын
+Daniel MacKinnon (Dan Da Man) The Master Cylinder controls the brakes man.
@andrewdomenitzdmd5 жыл бұрын
Bought a clean, well maintained, unmodified 2004 base Corvette in June 2018 for a reasonable 15K dollars. I am now 65, and always wanted a Corvette since the day I rode in a brand new1965 427 fuel injected, close ratio 4-speed with 4.10 gears, at age 13. I always was a little car crazy and drove crazy as a kid. I could have had one in 1970, used, for a couple thousand dollars. I would have had some work to do on it, but I knew it would have been the death of me. Just my need for speed would have been too much too soon. I have had Firebirds, Roadrunners, Mustangs, etc. If you have never driven a Corvette of any generation you have no idea what it is. Those other cars do not compare. There is a difference. Four wheel independent double wishbone suspension with a 50-50 weight distribution with 350 horsepower and torque is simply a beautiful thing. That is basically a race car. Add comfort for street use and what more do you want? The Corvette is the premier American sports car and has credentials to back the boast. This car does not have the convenience of trunk space or having a computer surround sound discotheque and satellite communicators, and I do not want them. If I have an accident, it will not be from fiddling with all the knobs and touchscreen bullshit. It will be from some asshat who hits me. I have survived myself so far doing worse in crummy so-called "sports", "muscle", cars. I am not an old fart, fat, grey haired trying to be young. I just did not see why I should not have this car and still enjoy driving with a little, "spirit" once in a while. You can not go better for cheaper than this. It gets over 27 mpg on the highway and 17 mpg around town if you drive normally. Don't laugh, it is true. When this car sold new it was close to 50,000 dollars. It was the last year of the production line and pretty much all the kinks were worked out. Every car has their own particular weakness. You accept that and drive it. I think the thing is beautiful and drives just fine. It may be the last car I ever buy, and at the price I paid is worth every penny.
@toddinthemiddle5 жыл бұрын
Andrew: Your words were poetry. I had a brand new '02 six speed c5, and i don't give a fuck what anyone says about corvettes. That was one sweet, amazing ride. I was young then, not so young now, and i want that deja vu.
@andrewdomenitzdmd5 жыл бұрын
@@toddinthemiddle I almost bought a z06 until my brain reminded me I had a sciatic nerve gone bad in my left leg. So this one is sporting z51 sway bars and all is well in Andyland. Thanks for the compliment brother and be safe.
@USmensnationalteam6 жыл бұрын
I feel in love with my silver 2001 C5 when a bought it new and I still have nicely stored in my garage less than 57k miles.
@n8sretrorides7953 жыл бұрын
"A Corvette can never be rebellious" I disagree, in a world where everyone my age drivers rice burning imports and annoying fast and furious rice rockets, driving an all american Corvette and beating imports is the definition of rebellious.
@IgoByaGo8 жыл бұрын
I still think this is such a beautiful design. I was in middle school when this released.
@kurtisbrabeck52708 жыл бұрын
3:17 I died. Rip my headphones
@gangstarsnowman77733 жыл бұрын
2:57 I'm pretty sure that all ls based engines come with aluminum heads. I'm pretty sure he meant to say the corvette has an aluminum block while the truck motors are iron block.
@nthgth3 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@lightningmcdunn85083 ай бұрын
I’m 19, just bought one for $15,000 with only 61k miles on it. Lemme tell you, it’s beautiful
@joshuachandra66778 жыл бұрын
"game genie" reference?! I tip my hat to you kind sir!
@trainfart986 жыл бұрын
I'm a complete BMW lover, but I wanted a C5 since the day I first played Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit (which came out the year i was born). In Switzerland they start at $17k tho :/
@rbheaven49182 жыл бұрын
Here in London town I just bought my first corvette...millenium yellow convertible...man..do I love this car..thank you America for making this car..god bless
@teddydavid2816 Жыл бұрын
God bless you brother enjoy!!!
@tonybuford4257 Жыл бұрын
Had my eye on a C5 Millenium yellow Vette decades ago. Never bought it. A month ago I pulled up to an ATM and walked up to the machine. I hear that sound, and pulling up right next to my 8 year old Chrysler 4-door is a Millennium Yellow C5 convertible with polished wire wheels like my first Healey. I said that's it, I'm buying the next one that catches my eye: yup, silver 2001 C5 joined the team last week. Yeah, I'm a little older, but at least I won't be saying "I coulda had one of those" on my death bed.
@shadow36057 Жыл бұрын
that’s awesome man ! curious, what made you choose the c5 over c6? also, how has the car been? any mods?
@hussguy19908 жыл бұрын
isn't the suburban the longest running American name?
@hupajuu8 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. It's even longest running name in the world. Corvette is a longest running sport car name in the world. Sorry for my bad english. I'm not usually speaking english.
@flemingpandel52878 жыл бұрын
How about the Morgan 4/4. Is a sports car (technically), has been continuously produced since 1936.
@gearheadred8 жыл бұрын
And it's not American.
@flemingpandel52878 жыл бұрын
Creepy Uncle Jim America is still a former part of the British Empire.
@datto240z8 жыл бұрын
LOL...No man. We gained independence back in the year 1776. Its 2016 now.
@Almighty_cornholio8 жыл бұрын
This is the ultimate dad car
@genericdenizen14 жыл бұрын
Age 50, bought a new 2019 Corvette C7 Grand Sport with a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, and love this car. It's crazy powerful and fast, and still comfortable for long drives. If you're at all a driving enthusiast and know what an apex is, you will have fun with your Corvette. Yes, still have my original NSX, manual. Automatics are for wimps.
@drewb36654 жыл бұрын
According to you every C8 owner will be a wimp.
@michaeldigiorgio3 жыл бұрын
This description is hilariously accurate. Also, I really want a C5 😬😬
@gregpruitt16477 жыл бұрын
Hey! Vettes ROCK! An American sports car. A super car that anyone can buy and enjoy. I love my C5 too!
@sd65806 жыл бұрын
c5 super car pick one
@kxlljn5 жыл бұрын
Fuck you nigga
@hugovalenzuela55355 жыл бұрын
Pontiac...
@danklin29876 жыл бұрын
This is my life man. You nailed it on the head. Borderline obsession. GM Forever.
@troman50007 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I'm 50+...and I'm getting one ...Ha!!!
@carnationvideos42585 жыл бұрын
troman5000 did you get it yet
@zlinedavid2 жыл бұрын
3:54 Goddammit…literally spit my drink out at the “Denver Omelette” flavored condom line. 😂
@aircooledgaming8 жыл бұрын
Keemstar drives a C7. Corvettes are now officially uncool.
@DavidGonzalez-mu1yg8 жыл бұрын
love my c5. got it CHEAP. Just as fast as cars being made today.
@sethcrawford22548 жыл бұрын
Just picked up a 2004 for $8000 with 120,000 miles. So far it's a pretty great car 👍🏼
@nthgth3 жыл бұрын
Hey, how bout an update? I'm considering a late model C5 too, how's it holding up?
@KTMcaptain7 жыл бұрын
After seeing you gears and gas interview, I like you channel even more. Seriously, you do what you love, and entertain us all. Thanks
@Mechanic6188 жыл бұрын
It's funny how perceptions of the owners of this gen Corvette differs between now and when it was new to market. Those who bought them when it was a new car compared to who owns one nowadays. The C5 was the first generation of Corvettes that started appealing to a younger generation of owners, and a significant percentage of owners were people in their 20s and 30s who bought them new. That trend continued through the C6 generation though perhaps falling off as other more appealing sports car options came to market. I guess all this is to say, the stereotype of C5 Corvette owners being gray-haired old men simply wasn't true at the time, and certainly not to the extent it was true for the previous C4 generation. The picture painted of the average owner in the review stands at dissonance with the reality observed during its actual time on market.
@MrRandomReviews8 жыл бұрын
gotta love the c5
@mattmayo35393 жыл бұрын
I bought myself a c5 triple black convertible back in the early teens for my 21st birthday. Still have it. Good Times! 👍🏻
@raptoor22fm274 жыл бұрын
2:47, Amraican: "this compact V8" European :"compact? V8? 5.7 litres? Dude what are u talking about? 😂, But still, a great review!
@calvinnickel99954 жыл бұрын
Because typical Europeans only think in displacement and specific power. This engine is lighter than a naturally aspirated Porsche 3.2 boxer engine and has far better power to weight. It has 1/4 of the camshafts, 2/3 of the valves, and cylinder heads that are far smaller. There’s an awful lot to be said about the beautiful simplicity of a pushrod engine-especially when competing against engines with more than one cylinder bank.
@rcairforceone8 жыл бұрын
Correction on the LS1 engine - it has an aluminum block and heads. The LM4 and LM7 (4.8 and 5.3 truck engines) have iron blocks and aluminum heads. I don't believe there are any iron LS cylinder heads. The rare L33 5.3 also has an aluminum block. The short of it- any car with a LS engine has a aluminum block. Most trucks have iron blocks, but there are exceptions.
@lonestranger8 жыл бұрын
You're on the right track, apart from your last sentence. All car engines do have aluminum heads & blocks. Several truck/SUV engines have iron heads & aluminum blocks, but many trucks & SUVs do have aluminum heads & blocks. Lastly, there is one engine model - the LQ4 6.0L (Vortec 6000), found in Silverado/Sierra 2500 pickups - that did indeed have iron heads & block in 1999 & 2000 only.
@rcairforceone8 жыл бұрын
CalypsoNotch408 The LM4 has an iron block. The 4.8 is the smallest LS engine. It's a base engine. I helped my buddy with V8 swap in his TJ- it's an iron block LM4, with 4.8L of displacement.
@rcairforceone8 жыл бұрын
Correction, he has a LR4 block. The LM4 did not come from fullsize trucks, it was featured in the Trailblazer, Envoy and Rainier. My mistake.
@lonestranger8 жыл бұрын
Yea, I was going to say that +CalypsoNotch408 is correct about the LM4 being neither iron nor 4.8L. And, my daily driver is a Sierra with the LR4, it indeed is an iron block 4.8.
@rcairforceone8 жыл бұрын
+CalypsoNotch408 No doubt. I'm putting one into a 1981 Cutlass.
@chbrules8 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! I was going to offer my own 02 C5 Z06 just to get you guys to review this thing. Mine is a tad modified for the track, though. Got mine in great condition for $17.5k w/ 93k mi! I just turned 30. I'm an old man in a boy's body.
@ImOldGregg8 жыл бұрын
Damn Gina that seems a bit steep
@DeftonesFan8678 жыл бұрын
The Z06 is a different beast though and it's a FRC.
@chbrules8 жыл бұрын
tm965 C6 Z06's are going for around double that. I'd have gone for the LS7 if it were cheaper. LS6 is great fun, though. I can get a cam and head pack for $3k and boost power to like 500RWHP.
@isaacludwig90718 жыл бұрын
i see what you did there...Martin L. ha!
@davidhidalgo84657 жыл бұрын
chbrules you own a C5 Z06? Awesome! I plan on buying a Corvette in the next couple of months but I'm torn between a Base C6 or a C5 Z06. Tell me about your ownership experience?
@austingutierrez27093 жыл бұрын
My brother in law got a 6.0 C6 with 89K miles for 10,300$. Older woman daily drove it but knew what she had so she took great care of it. My brother in law definitely got a good deal 😂
@declandickson28396 ай бұрын
As a 19 year old car enthusiast, I gotta say that I genuinely love the look and sound of the C5. The C4 I find to be far too boxy and the C6 doesn't have the pop up headlights. I love the smooth curves and that quad exhaust. The look that the front of the car has almost says something JDM to me especially with those pop up headlights. Yet simultaneously it has the rumble of that pushrod and rocker arm crossplane American V8 which no engine can ever match in terms of sound (fight me). If the car was $80,000 dollars, I would still want one. The fact that the car is as feasible to own as it is makes it my dream car and a realistic dream at that.
@BESIMXCARS8 жыл бұрын
So the headlights go up AND down?
@jooj2408 жыл бұрын
Review the Cadillac Catera PLEASE
@brothers4ever28 жыл бұрын
yes
@mzaite8 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@VictorVargas_8 жыл бұрын
Yes do it lol
@RetroGamerr19918 жыл бұрын
Catera Touring Sedan. Seville Touring Sedan, Eldorado Touring Coupe, Deville Touring Sedan. You get the idea
@Arayig19828 жыл бұрын
Opel Omega
@YoungMars882 жыл бұрын
“Depreciating in value quicker than a mother’s day breakfast in bed” 🤣🤣🤣
@CameronStPeter6 жыл бұрын
>last NA car to have popup headlights Biggest reason I want a C5 someday. My inner 90's kid gets off on that useless feature.
@MatteoTomatto8 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the C5. I thought it was the most timeless design of the bunch, since it wasn't dated by swoopy bodywork like the C3 or the boxy straight lines of the C4. Plus, it was the last generation with pop-up headlights, which I miss just as much as I miss gigantic hood ornaments (and fins!).
@JohnnyWishbone852 жыл бұрын
Respectfully, I think the C4 is the most timeless. Aside from a few details, like the incandescent lights, the design could have come out this year. The C5, on the other hand, is unmistakably of the late 90s. To be sure, it's among the best examples of that era, and it remains beautiful.
@MatteoTomatto2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyWishbone85 I've had a lot of time to reassess my opinion on the Corvette since I first wrote this comment. While I still hold the C5 close to my heart, I have also come to appreciate the clean styling of the C4 and the radical nature of the C3. The C5 did have traits of that 90s aero styling, and its fascia inspires comparisons to the Mazda RX-7.
@dilsher128 жыл бұрын
Gen3 LS car blocks were aluminum and truck/van blocks were iron blocks . All of them had aluminum heads except for the very first early 2000 6.0 truck blocks came with iron heads . So the iron heads are quite rare and nobody wants them .
@voradorked8 жыл бұрын
nobody wants YOU.
@dilsher128 жыл бұрын
+Voradork! You hurt my feelings by saying that :'( , I'm gonna go jump of a bridge now
@voradorked8 жыл бұрын
+dilsher12 lol
@Bartonovich528 жыл бұрын
I knew that couldn't be right. Aluminum heads have been nothing special for the last 30 years.
@MesquiteAutomotive8 жыл бұрын
I came here looking for this comment. Thank you
@a.r.cguitar52066 жыл бұрын
I just saw the license plate panel as a third pop up panel and now I can’t unsee a three-eyed corvette
@lfgm81043 жыл бұрын
I have mine for a year this September.. I’m the 5th owner and she’s only got 54k on her. NEVER seen rain, flawless.. sure I’m 63, kids are grown, we’re still married 36 & counting. Love This Car !!