Best year for a C5!!!!!!!!!!

[97RedCorvette]

The Best C5

Naming a C5 that’s the best is all in how you would describe “best”. As the manufacturing process improves each year, every consecutive year marginally gets better in materials and manufacturing. If you’re talking about the BEST C5, you would have to identify the C5 that had the greatest impact on the Corvette world, which is the 1997 Corvette. This is the ONLY totally new, 100% redesigned Corvette ever produced -- the 1998 to current cars are slightly improved models or variants (Z06) of the benchmark 1997 C5 -- the point or origin for all C5’s. Since nothing was carried over from the C4, or any other production Chevrolet product, problems were anticipated and quickly taken care of. My ‘97 hasn’t experienced many of the problems that I‘ve heard owners of Y2k+ models write about in the CAC.

By reading all of the member responses, it only goes to prove the theory that the best C5 is ANY C5.

 

[Jim Shoemaker]

97RedCorvette,

While I share your enthusiasm for owning the first model year C5, the '97 suffers from some serious shortfalls (see some of my previous posts). Also, it wasn't "completely" new - the door handles were borrowed from the Aurora.

Jim

 

[97RedCorvette]

97RedCorvette,

While I share your enthusiasm for owning the first model year C5, the '97 suffers from some serious shortfalls (see some of my previous posts). Also, it wasn't "completely" new - the door handles were borrowed from the Aurora.

Jim

Sorry to hear that you’ve have had every problem they've issued a TSB for on your ‘97. Didn’t know about the Aurora door handles being carried over. Everything that I’ve ever read/heard about the ‘97 C5 (including GM press releases) asserted that nothing was carried over from other models. Thanks for the update.

 

[Remo]

2001 - What The Heck

Alright, I'll admit the only reason I voted for the 2001 is because that's what I have. In the end they're all terrific cars. I've owned four Vetts - all purchased new and the C5 is the best one yet. I plan to by a new C6 in 2006 and I'm sure that one will be even better..

Remo :cool

 

[97RedCorvette]

Re: 2001 - What The Heck

Alright, I'll admit the only reason I voted for the 2001 is because that's what I have. In the end they're all terrific cars. I've owned four Vetts - all purchased new and the C5 is the best one yet. I plan to by a new C6 in 2006 and I'm sure that one will be even better..

Remo :cool

Like I said, the best C5 is ANY C5, especially the one in the driveway. I'm sure the C6 will be better yet!