singledad_9
Well-known member
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2001
- Messages
- 189
- Location
- Glastonbury Ct USA
- Corvette
- Y2k vette, 73 under construction
I've owned several british sports cars in my life and honestly still want one. With my MGB's and Jensen, I learned that you only drive them as far as you want to walk. I wondered why in my first MGB they included a wiring diagram in the owners manual. I really good in finding and fixing shorts.
They rattled, shook and smoke often came out of places that it should come out of. Heck none of the convertable tops kept anything out including rain or snow. They rusted so bad, considering that Britain is a wet climate, I understood planned obsolecence was not a product of the American auto industry but the british auto industry. I even had a bumper sticker saying: The Parts Falling Off this Vehicle are of the Finast British Manufacture.
But when they ran right, there was nothing like them. To this day, I still want another one. With therapy, I hope that this will subside.
My rant is with people who complain that the C5 vette is of low quality. We all have had our problems with our C5's but there is nothing like the C5 for the comparable price range. These complainers would probably complain about any brand. Sure, I could own a nice Beemer or MB or even a Porsche, but the maintenance costs associated with maintaining those vehicles would eat me alive. Finally, who says that their quality is any better than the vette.
There have been problems reported. Such as when some guy purchased a 700 horse power C5 and he blew out the clutch and tranny, the next day... Go figure. It had 4000 miles on it, probably 1/4 mile at a time. Others have whined about rattling, oil usage, seat covers and a wide variety of other problems. Unfortunately, these whines have been quite vocal on most of these boards.
My driver side seat needs to be re-covered. I need tires, bad. The dark color shows paint chips easily. I still have column lock problems but have learned to live with. There are noises that I cannot identify. But, overall, my experience with this car is one of complete and absolute satisfaction. The people who designed my vehicle really went out of the box when designing the C5. I have complete faith that the people who built my car, did it with the professionalism required to produce a superior vehicle.
I guess what I am trying to say is that if there are people who believe that are not getting their money's worth with their vette, they should get another vehicle. It's kind of like the saying America, love it or leave it. Well if you don't like your vette, get a Beemer. And, quit complaining.
I am lucky to own my vette and it is truly worth every cent I paid for it.
Thanks for letting me rant.
Mike
They rattled, shook and smoke often came out of places that it should come out of. Heck none of the convertable tops kept anything out including rain or snow. They rusted so bad, considering that Britain is a wet climate, I understood planned obsolecence was not a product of the American auto industry but the british auto industry. I even had a bumper sticker saying: The Parts Falling Off this Vehicle are of the Finast British Manufacture.
But when they ran right, there was nothing like them. To this day, I still want another one. With therapy, I hope that this will subside.
My rant is with people who complain that the C5 vette is of low quality. We all have had our problems with our C5's but there is nothing like the C5 for the comparable price range. These complainers would probably complain about any brand. Sure, I could own a nice Beemer or MB or even a Porsche, but the maintenance costs associated with maintaining those vehicles would eat me alive. Finally, who says that their quality is any better than the vette.
There have been problems reported. Such as when some guy purchased a 700 horse power C5 and he blew out the clutch and tranny, the next day... Go figure. It had 4000 miles on it, probably 1/4 mile at a time. Others have whined about rattling, oil usage, seat covers and a wide variety of other problems. Unfortunately, these whines have been quite vocal on most of these boards.
My driver side seat needs to be re-covered. I need tires, bad. The dark color shows paint chips easily. I still have column lock problems but have learned to live with. There are noises that I cannot identify. But, overall, my experience with this car is one of complete and absolute satisfaction. The people who designed my vehicle really went out of the box when designing the C5. I have complete faith that the people who built my car, did it with the professionalism required to produce a superior vehicle.
I guess what I am trying to say is that if there are people who believe that are not getting their money's worth with their vette, they should get another vehicle. It's kind of like the saying America, love it or leave it. Well if you don't like your vette, get a Beemer. And, quit complaining.
I am lucky to own my vette and it is truly worth every cent I paid for it.
Thanks for letting me rant.
Mike
