So You Want a C5/C6 Chevrolet Corvette
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2020
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An iconic sports car, that has a timeless design, and a big V8 to back it up. For most of us these cars were too pricey for us to consider, but now with age they're falling in a desirable price range! Today Alex dives into the C5 and C6 Vette, and gives some info on whether or not you should own one! Should we cover the other generation Corvettes? Comment below!
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So You Want is a series dedicated to talking about all things automotive. From engine swaps to cars such as the Toyota Supra, Mazda RX-7, Honda S2000, Subaru WRX, and many more. Strap in as Alex gives you the lowdown on what to expect if you are looking at owning, working on, or modifying any of these cars.
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Do you think a C5/C6 Vette is worth picking up? Comment below! Also, don’t forget to check out our MASSIVE online fitment gallery to help plan your next set of wheels! bit.ly/2yzxQqY
Got a few more years to go til 50. Then I'll pick one up...
It's a right of passage
Fitment Industries do So you want a Terminator Cobra 🐍
C5/c6 and c7 covettes are my favorite models in the Corvette lineup
Yes, by far. Just picked up my 2013 grand sport for 24.
We need a 'hypesequence' compilation. Please!
22 years old and proud owner of a 2001 C5 Corvette. Man are people surprised when they see that car and realize the driver is under 46 and not wearing jorts 😂
Hoping to get one when I turn 22 as well lol
Very nice, I bought my 97 vette at 23. It's an addiction, 31 now and have owned 4 more since (still have the 97 tho!)
Put your jorts and new balances on man
DriveHub 19 with an 02 z06, gotta say just looking at my car makes me want to own khaki pants and beat my wife at an applebees parking lot
saaame bro you see a lot of vettes but not a lot of vettes with kids in their 20's driving 😎
I don’t know how this came to my mind, but we need a Donut vs. FI car jeopardy.
I can get behind this
SNFriedM yessssss
Fuck yes
Ooohhh baby!!! I was thinking that today and now I seen this comment I can’t wait
Lmao FI has nothing on Donut
So you want Alex to make an OnlyFans
Yikes 😂
Bro
You need a girl fasttt!!!!!........
That's if you are one👀
BIGnLong Pp 😂😂💀
Well lock the door and grab your favorite lotion cuz things are about to get freaky!
@@itz_emm873 i see you are a man of cereal
I remember wrecking my Dad’s new 97 Corvette a week after he bought it, “ are you ok son?” Yeah, “ you IDIOT, why did I let you drive it!!!” I’ll never forget those
words.
Hector L your father is a legend
You’re lucky to be alive
As soon as i found out you were ok, you wouldn’t have been ok anymore.
Luis dude, I lost control, one moment the car was heading sideways driver side towards a concrete pole then suddenly the car turned and hit the post head on. Total loss, broke my hand only.
I flipped my first C5 into a ditch when I was 25. Low-speed crash luckily. No defense here, I was going through a divorce, and was vert volatile at the time. I don't even remember what had me going, but I was driving like a pissed off teenager. It went sideways during a burnout and straight into a deep ditch. I walked away with a scratch on my foot, and DEEPLY hurt pride. I walked away from the performance car world for 3 or 4 years after that, but it eventually pulled me back in. I made sure to get VERY good tires this time, and thoroughly check my surroundings before I do any hooning now. haha
see the c6 is a bit better but i’m still gonna get the c5 just because of the pop up headlights
Im just saying c4 is better looking there i said it i said it
Agree!!!
POP-UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS
@@cheeserice7304 They all look good tbh. Corvettes are my favorite. I prefer the c5 targa tho
@Ryan 9638 with you there brother the c5 is so good lookin with its curves but im lookinbfor that 80s c4
Your background color makes me want to hunt Easter eggs.
Lmaooo 😂😂
I'm dying 😂💀😂💀
Happy Easter
29 year old here. I was one of the first "younger" people to realize the potential of C5 Corvettes while everyone else my age just thought of them as "dad's car". I bought my first one, a 2002 6 speed coupe at age 20. My world was forever changed. It's hard to imagine having more fun in a car to be honest. The driving characteristics of the C5 are amazing, the handling, acceleration, everything. The potential for modifications is as large as your imagination, and the monstrous bellow of the LS engine will put a big smile on your face every time you drive it. I cannot recommend these cars enough. The interior isn't bad to live with whatsoever contrary to most of the comments you will hear. It's no Mercedes, but it's very comfortable and spacious. The cup holder is basically useless, but oh well. 😁 If you're thinking about getting one of these cars, just go drive one and your mind will make itself up.
I'd be your grandfather Colby 65 lol
2000 c5 431whp
Still love the sound and feeling it gives. 😎👍
Manual is a must
Bought a c5 at 18 for that same reason, had 1 or 2 friends clown me for buying an “old man” car
FreshKiicks has entered the chat
sheeeesh
but no tomei yet
Fresh kicks motor almost left the chat
He even put the TE37’s on it 🤣
@@user-gr7pm7iz8w TE the world should be a show hosted by kicks
Ok, you did the Corvette so now it's only fair to do that Viper episode
Jim Kirik so you want to nearly crash coming out of the dodge dealership
I was about to comment the same thing so instead I'll just leave a 👍🏼 on this comment!! DO IT!
So you want to burn your leg every time you get out your car.
So you want to die
@@bothijssen1809 or just dont suck at driving
He's right, ever since I have subscribed I have not been dissapointed.
8:15 insurance on C5/C6 is shockingly CHEAP!
Insurance prices are based on the number of claims drivers make and costs to repair, among other things. Vettes are generally cars owned by older men living in safe neighborhoods and pretty commonly only used as weekend cars; this means there are very few claims made which keeps insurance down for everyone that owns one.
Absolutely mind boggling. Maybe I WILL be able to get a C6 before I'm 25!
@@JamarD421 just work your ass off and save every cent it’s completely doable. I’m 19 just got my first job and that’s exactly what I’m doing besides getting a frame for my first paycheck. Call me too excited idc
@@peterrusso7336 Yeah you're right man. I'm 23 so I'm little closer to it. If I try then it can happen in at least two years. The rate I got with Progressive with an Accord and a C6 was $206. Something like that
I’m 17 and own a C6😂 some of the looks I get are amazing. Still feels like a dream since it’s been such a goal for quite sometime. Needless to say I’m blessed to have it
How much is your insurance bro?
@@RanaraGaming like 160 a month
I pay it but it’s combined with my parents
I want a c6 so bad
@@joeysmith6151 I'm 15 and on the verge of buying a c5 z06 lol. I'm a little nervous
C6 Z06 owner, one of the coolest and underrated cars I own. I’m a huge JDM guy but this thing is so cool. If you can get the C6 get into a Grand Sport or Z06, unless you got money money then get into the ZR1.
Can always make the C6 a JDM inspired build 👀 pick up some Works and go to town. -Edgar
having spent the last decade of my life watching C6 Z06s crush it at the race track and the drag strip, is it really fair to call that car underrated? :D glad you're loving it, I may get one as my next car, FINALLY!
@@samuelgluss2751 Bruh these things are cheat codes for front engine RWD cars in time attack.
I had a C6Z06 for three years, what a machine that car was. Best sport car I've ever driven. They went up in value so I sold it and got into a C5 corvette recently. Some call it a downgrade... I call it now I have left over money to buy a boat lol
@@CorvetteLife In 2018 I kinda was aiming for a C5 Z06, instead I opted for the C6 Z06 because it just felt more right to me and it was like one of my dream cars.
Please do "So You Want A Pontiac Firebird Trans Am/Firehawk"
🤮
It's basically the same as the Camaro each year.
That being, you got more HP per dollar spent than any other car out there lol
Reliability is hit and miss. Some were bulletproof and others broke down, especially the automatic transmissions. So get a manual and smoke ricers 💁🏻♂️
CL Anthony I would say the 98-02 gen firebirds look drastically better than the Camaros at that time
3rd gen Trans Am is the most fire
Visual Is that an MR2 in your profile picture? Lmfao 🤢 🤮
C5 are the real last corvettes and my child hood dream car. I drive a Toyota mr2 but one day I’ll get my hands on one of these bad boys.
Owned a C4 LT1. As soon as I sold it I was missing it. Give me 3-4 years and I'm dailying a C5/C6.
So you want a foxbody mustang 👏
The runescape sounds you guys have going in these videos is FANTASTIC.
😎
Yeezy wearing, Thrasher shirt wearing, Weeb sticker slapping car enthusiast?
Sooooo Bladed Angel?
HAHAHAHA
Yeezys? He would never
Quarantine has made Alex hilarious 😂😂
Alex has always been hilarious homie
Love my C5. They've got a lot of little things that commonly go wrong with them, but they're generally cheap and easy to fix. Interior is garbage, but hard to beat the performance for the price. Got mine for $13k, already tastefully modified to 460whp. I've basically just been fixing up the interior and throwing suspension stuff at it.
I don't really drink beer. Do I still have to drink Busch Light?
What’s/was your build setup? Just picked one up & want those numbers.
Dude, my grandmother has had her 1969 Stingray since NEW, it's a literal survivor car and has seen it's fair share of old school road races.
it's weird that you haven't say nothing about POP-UP Headlights.
I’m 19 I sold my rsx and bought a 2000 c5 I love it it’s fast and manual AND it gets 27-32 mpg average if you don’t gas it all the time
Yea they get great mileage because they are relatively light and super slippy.
How are you getting 20+mpg I get max 10 bruh
I'm about to do the same exact thing😂
You should do "So You Want A Kit Car"
Yeah, but let's be honest here, the only people who want to do that are lunatics. I would know, I want to make a Superlite GT-R
Eric Parham i want an 818
This is great. Import/drift guy here. Just picked up a c6 (first domestic car), it's great so far. Bc coils, knuckles, kansei wheels. It rips, super fun chassis.
Great video! Worth noting that tons of parts are interchangeable between the C5 and C6 platform, ie sway bars, shocks, brakes, and the gear shift. If you're going with bigger wheels on a C5, can get C6Z or GS brakes and it's a direct swap for a budget BBK.
Alex: “you already know why there are no wheels behind me”
Also Alex: “you can use that on a Friday night drinking session”
*boomers have entered the chat
*sips Monster in your path
I'm a millenial, and I love mine.
20 year old here dying to get a C7
@@619carbois9 Love my C7.. definitely recommend.
Michael Spinelli im gen z and i love them my old teacher had a c5 it was bright yellow
The only thing i would choose a c5 over a c6 is, because it has Pop up up and down Headlights!
waiting on that So You Want A Honda Accord
Still waiting on that *_so you really want a police auction murder car_*
PAKTRA PRODUCTIONS I had an ERT suburban that still had the ghost lights in it, got it at a police auction for 4K
Honda with Spoon engine...
who would want to drive a honda lol
@@Neil542 who wouldn't drive one
Yes! Thank you FI! You guys are awesome! The C5/C6 is an amazing platform that deserves credit.
I owned both a C5 and C6 as daily drivers. The C5 feels a lot more raw and the overall "feel" of the car on the road I believe is superior. But, the C6 is a lot more refined for a daily driver experience. If you can get a C6 go for the LS3. The C5 and C6 were both dead reliable in my experience, with minor common issues.
"another two or three months of quarantine"
That agreed like a fine wine
C5/c6 corvettes are some if not the best affordable coupes with a super reliable/modifiable v8 N/A engine. Best bang for the buck. Just don’t get an automatic lol
If you find a good enough automatic deal, the 2006 C6’s have paddle shifters!
@@dallas4112Paddles won't make the 4L65 or the 6L80 any better. They're still conventional torque-converter units and want to operate their own way. If you've aver tried to manually shift one, there is a noticeable delay between tapping the paddle and actually shifting, despite GM's claims that they shift really fast.
The Mandalorian Candidate Oh yeah lol I know they suck, I own one with them. Just novelty, but nonetheless means I still get burbles from hanging downshifts. It’s nice.
I got the automatic):
Apparently with a tune they shift a lot faster
I agree with you that people buying these who never owned a car over 400 hp need to be careful and learn how to handle them. I sold a modified 1996 Camaro SS that had around 400hp to a 16yr old and it was totalled with in a week. I saved up and bought it when I was 17 and over the 10 years I owned it added, cold air intake, larger throttle body, MSD ignition, long tube headers, full exhaust, bigger fuel pump, injectors, fuel regulator, LT4 intake manifold, LT4 heads, mild cam, dyno tune, strut tower brace, lowering springs, monotube shocks, upper & lower control arms, upper & lower trailing arms, panhard bar, torque arm, stiffer anti roll bars, clutch, shorter throw shifter, enkei 5 spoke 18" wheels and 255/45R18 tires. It had 82K on it when I sold it, it was fun car.
Someone should make a compilation of Alex saying "Hello"
That would be hilarious
on it
@@CLozs did you get it done?
After this video, I spent like an hour looking at corvettes.
I’ve been wanting a c5 corvette for a while. I think it would look great along side my MR2’s🤔
Always love your Vids Alex🤙 They’re one of the few things keeping me sane during this weird time.
Just picked up an 04 Z, and it's wonderful. New seats, new headlights, short shifter, and it's damn near perfect. And, unlike my buddies with older M's and RS's, I can hammer on it without constantly worrying about it blowing up.
Nice video bud, thanks. I've had my 2000 for almost 20 years now. Bought it in my late 20s and now in my 40s. It's a car that I'll always have in one way or another. Shooting for either a C6 ZR1 or a C8 at some point in the future.
You gotta do one about the Pontiac G8/Chevy SS
It has 2 extra seats. C5..
"So you thought this quarantine was only going to last 2 or 3 more months"
04 to 06 GTO are also a great bang for your buck.
I have a C5 convertible and I love it!! its the best car I have ever owned and I have owned more than 100 cars. its fast, fun and sooo reliable.
Bro how
(The 100 car thing not the reliable part)
@@Guy117. probably a car dealer and drove at least 5 of the vehicles🤣
C6 is one of my favorite body styles plus adding forced air turns them into monsters
I come from a country where the best chevrolet car is a frigging captiva. Why am I watching this? None of these videos make sense for my country, but i'll still watch em!
I hope they go into the C3 and C4 corvettes in another video because those are both super affordable project cars at the moment.
C6 Corvette = America’s sports car 🇺🇸
Helll yeah
💯
C5
Beans will get c6s too. Watch for videos 'filmed in Mexico ' but everyone speaks Engrish.
C'mon do " So you want a N54/55 BMW" !!! You know you want to!
If you are a BMW tech, there is probably no better car out there.... They make so much power and do it reliably (in terms of mechanical failure). But jesus christ they are such a PITA to work on... Even just putting a new battery is a fucking mission.
My favorite car! I'm glad that ya'll made a video on the C5 Corvette
Us bladed angel viewers appreciate the subtle nod. Well played FI, well played...
This is it baby. 🇺🇸 Thanks for listening partner. 🦅
When alex says "hello", you could put it as the Halo theme 😂 BTW so you want a5, s5, rs5 next pls 😥😥😥
I commented the suggestion for this video a couple months ago haha! I currently drive a *close to* 600 hp C6 I picked up for 10k with 155k miles. Driven her daily for 2 months now with no problems whatsoever. They’re 100% the best bang for your buck in the performance car world right now
Joseph LaMonica how much you pay for it?
@@glocklesnar713 "I picked up for 10k"
10k? yeah right lol.
Who? 10k, for that price theres nothing on the earth that could give me better street legal performance.
Joseph LaMonica I picked up my C6 base back in January for 12. 100k miles, dude owning a vette at 17 is fucking cool. Plans to cam her this summer, but rn dyno’d at 415rwhp with tune, cai, and full billyboat exhaust.
I only want the C5 corvette because the Headlights 😍 big fan of the old school look.
Imagine buying a car for nice interior lmao
noa corvette interior isn’t horrible but it does feel that early 2000 GM plastic
yup, the interior is what i see most of the time when driving (duh)... no room for shit interior for me. performance/exterior mods are a dime a dozen.
Meh, I buy my Audi's as commuter cars FOR their interiors. At the end of the day, my Audi's don't have a HUD, or a 200mph speedo like my C5 does ;)
That’s what beemers and benzes are for. I wanna go fast and make cute chicks break their necks turnin they heads. Lol
C6 zr1 my dream car but hopefully one day I’ll be able to afford a base model
I prefer the z06, naturally aspirated 427 cubic inches is a beautiful thing
You can get a well kept base model for around 20k if not less. Imo if you can afford, try to get one with the z51 package (05-09) or a grandsport (10-13) will give more confidence when going fast that you'll be able to comfortably slow down and handle corners at highway speeds. These cars are getting extremely affordable right now so maybe you'll be in one sooner than u think :)
Sir Skr wow thank you good sir I lost my job recently due to the pandemic and I’m about to move to a new city but I’ll definitely be on the look for one once I get my shit back together
@@glocklesnar713 how has it been?
I was going to buy a c6 Z06 for 25k last year thinking the value would go down so I waited now that the c8 was announced its value went 30k+
IKR, prices have gone up all across the board in the used Corvette market.
Just slapped some C5Z wheels on my Z51. Love having big boi tires now.
That social distancing for only a few more months didn’t age well
20 years old and finally got my first Vette c5 I haven’t gotten old head looks yet or people wondering but it’s amazing 😂
Corvette is and has always been my favorite car since my first car poster
Should’ve add the c5 harmonic balancer problem 🤣 still love my c5 though!!
That C5 in the thumbnail tho 🔥
Amazing out of the box review! I bought a Black on Black 2009 C6 Z51 with the 436 hp LS3 auto with paddle shift. It is as fast as lightning, takes the turns as if on rails and stops on a dime. I will never sell it or my black supercharged and injected 57 Chevy.
I've been a Corvette guy since childhood (millennial) and I absolutely love how C5s are getting popular.
I have a fully built C6 Z06 and bought wheels from FI for it like a month ago lmao, been WAITING for this video
"ChevroLET Corvette", thought I was the only who pronounced it that way lol
Well, you’re wrong
Cursed Image who cares mr crabs headass are you feeling it now?
@@whydoihave6neutrals772 dsmn you must have been bullied alot In school. Not that you're even out of it.
Yes you're not the only one who says it wrong
Thanks so much! Been saving for a nice 20-25k c5/c6 for 5 years little by little while paying off student debts and day to day life/home expenses. I’ve finally got the go head from my wife to get myself a second fun car and figured with the c8 coming out there should be some good deals on earlier models. Just waiting until the pandemic is done before buying and you guys go and drop this tasty treat of an episode. So should I be expecting prices to not drop, or worse, inflate since everyone will now be looking? Love the content, keep putting more out on other stuff so I can still find a clean vette before they all become drift missiles.
Yes!!!! Corvettes are underrated in the car scene. Also so you want a cts v
%100 accurate on the previous owners, my grandpa had a c3,c5,c6 and he was a tucked in shirt golfer that goes to home depot on Saturdays
Do 04-06 GTO. Don’t leave out the different engines homes
Love the pop up headlights on the C5
I have a ‘10 C6. It’s my first Vette and I love it. I would love to put a wide body kit on it
i prefer the c5, it is just so smooth looking
1:59 - the Alex I fell in love with.
I remember watching this 3 years ago, being 16 and wanting a corvette more than anything. Now I’m driving around a 1999 C5 corvette in Nassau blue!
The C6 Corvette is the peak of the early to mid 2000's sleek design and it looks so sexy.
I can't wait to go to the dairy queen car show here in town once the covid lockdown is lifted.
Love the C6. I'd want to own at least one before I die, but by the time im financially ready for one, the C8 would be C5 affordable .-.
I have a 2002 convertible with 89k miles and can't get enough of it. Only wish I get to enjoy it for another 20 years.
Love driving the ls3 Vette! Its a beast!
Its like an american FD RX7
I'd like to thank you sir for giving Corvettes their credit. I tip my OMN1S to you
Great video and as always hilarious commentary!!!
Love the Corvette platform. Also love that my car was in the quick gallery showing, even though its a C4.
I died at Chevrrro-LETT 😂
im literally shopping for a C5 RN, fuck yeah I also love the music
Fitment industries might be the only automotive channel to have not done a c8 corvette video
Bought an 07 z51 package vette in March. Loving every second of it.
Always love them c6 when I was little
When you were little? lol They're not very old yet
@@raydemarco427 lol
Lol just playing with you man. you must be a youngster. I would love to take a C5 ZO6 for a ride. The price is great for them right now
Great video. Full of helpful info for potential buyers. You nailed it all except the bit about the construction of the C5 being different from a C6. Both have the rear tubs, front inner fender liner and rockers bonded to the chassis with panel adhesive. They truly are brothers sharing same driveline design, in fact you can install a C6 trans and diff into a C5. We repaired a wrecked 2013 with a front frame section from a 1997. The only issue was the hood hinge locations.
We do go to Home Depot on Saturdays and church on Sundays, mostly.
I'm looking at a 2003 C5 or a 2006-2008 C6. A Z06 would be nice, but a C6 with the LS3 will be just fine.
C6 ZR1 is the goal 😍
gotta get the denim shorts, white socks, and nike dad shoes to own one
New Balance*
Gotta say, I'm young and own a 98 C5 and I don't think I've ever had a Bushes beer. Or done any JDM stuff to it. other than that tho accurate lol
i just bought my 2009 z51 yesterday so they came out right on time
1:20 that motivation intro talk 🔥 I’m finna get one too one day 💯