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If you were buying a C5?

Posted: 7/16/02 7:42am Message 1 of 19
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Survey Time.... If you were going to buy a new C5 which model would you choose from? Coupe, Convertible, or Z06? It would be a really tough choice for me between the convertible and the Z06. A convertible would be so great to have when the weather was nice, but you can't beat the performance that the Z06 has. I think in the end I would probably pick the convertible but I'd definitely do some mods to get it faster.


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If you were buying a C5?

Posted: 7/16/02 8:13am Message 2 of 19
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I agree with you Dale. I personally would get the vert and beef it up to outperform the Z06. Not too crazy about the FRC/hardtop. Of course I would have to hit the lottery to get a new one, so I'm not holding my breath |laugh|


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Posted: 7/16/02 4:07pm Message 3 of 19
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I'm a coupe person, so Z06 for me.... in black, then I'd trim it out in torch stuff. And performance mods too! Ok, now if I only had the cash. |toungecool|


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If you were buying a C5?

Posted: 7/16/02 7:35pm Message 4 of 19
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I'd go Z06 long before I went with the Conv. It looks bad with the top up. Its got worse vision than my 75 with the top up. Its not slow...not by any stretch(tested a c5 Conv Six speed....0-60 in 5..)....but I just think the z06 looks better all the time than the conv. does with the top up, and its more all weater friendly. I would buy to drive tho. Not the type of person to Look at a car....always driven.

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Posted: 7/17/02 8:25am Message 5 of 19
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If I bought a C5 (which will probably NEVER happen!!|laugh|)..it would be a 1998 Nassau Blue Convertible with black interior and a 6-speed!


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Posted: 7/17/02 12:53pm Message 6 of 19
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Hey Debbie, now why would you want a 98? Or is it just that color you want? What do you think of the new, brighter blue? Can't think of the name of it, my brain is slow today. |hammer|


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Posted: 7/17/02 3:00pm Message 7 of 19
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|QUOTE|VTHokie77Vette said: Survey Time.... If you were going to buy a new C5 which model would you choose from? Coupe, Convertible, or Z06? It would be a really tough choice for me between the convertible and the Z06. A convertible would be so great to have when the weather was nice, but you can't beat the performance that the Z06 has. I think in the end I would probably pick the convertible but I'd definitely do some mods to get it faster.|/QUOTE|

Sad story... I used to go to www.chevrolet.com and design my own Vette, and sit there and drool and say, dangit, this should get me through Medical School! But now that I have my 74, man, Medical School is going to be long |ohwell|

Still, a Mill. Yellow Convt, with allllll the goodies, and then when I get bored with going 0-60 in sub-5.5 seconds, I'll get some mods and satisfy my need for speed. But till then, my car even without a paintjob turns more heads and gets more comments than any C5 in this area. They are ALL over the place where I live (Tampa).

Imran - 74 Convt |thumb|


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Posted: 7/17/02 3:41pm Message 8 of 19
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Darla,
Electron Blue. I think it looks cool, but black would be my first choice.

Imran,
I've spent many hours at the chevy site changing the colors of my corvettes as well. Its a really cool feature. |biggrin|


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383 Stroker, Holley MPFI, MSD Ignition, BTO 700R4, VBP Street/Slalom, Hooker Sidepipes with JCL Spiral Baffles, Corbeau A4s w/ Shark Bar and Simpson 5-Points, 17" AR TTII's, Kumho MX's

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Posted: 7/18/02 6:02am Message 9 of 19
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|QUOTE|VetteVixen said: Hey Debbie, now why would you want a 98? Or is it just that color you want? |/QUOTE|

You would be right.....it's the color!


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Posted: 7/18/02 11:14am Message 10 of 19
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|QUOTE|LakotasRose said: If I bought a C5 (which will probably NEVER happen!!|laugh|)..it would be a 1998 Nassau Blue Convertible with black interior and a 6-speed!|/QUOTE|
just saw one of those on the "other" forum. I think it was around 28K


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