I BOUGHT A Running And Driving C5 CORVETTE Convertible For ONLY $5,000
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2021
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When a friend calls and says they found a running and driving Corvette for $5,000... you go buy it, no questions asked. This 2000 Chevy Corvette convertible is one of my all time favorite cars to work on. So many good memories, so much racing, and excellent to drive. The C5 really is one of the best generations of all time. This car is hammered though, it's going to be a labor of love bringing it back to life, let's make it happen!
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That car will bring $15K as long as you're willing to put 20K into it.
😂🤣😅
Truer words have never been spoken
LOL the beauty of Chevy
@Albert Long c4 was shit
Overnight parts from Kentucky
That C5 is more clapped out than Hoovies credit line at the Wizzard's shop.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 got me dying here
Bruh!!!!!!
Just imagine his bank.. you paid how much for this!? 😂😂
🤣🤣
Haha gold. I wonder if this was hoovies car he got rid of quick
"My Corvette is best Corvette because it's in a colour that never sold well." - RCR
Seriously though, I think you stole it. It was the free Grease CD that swung me.
RARE COLOR
Me too...
RaRe CoLoR OnLy 400 mADe iN 2001 Jr ur starting to scare me
you have the aztek, envoy, corvette, camaro(s), and the saab. SO MUCH QUIRKY GM!
All he needs is a 1992 toronado with that touch screen those were damn quirky.
"Just like in a parade...waving all the way down the road"...is the best comment of the week!
I bet J&J has got everything you'll need!
getting free parts is the only way he ever makes money on these
@@blowinkk9396 That and adsense/merch
J&J is already pulling the wiring harness
@@mobilechaosyt and the top, and the seats...
I think rob took advantage of you! That cars may be worth $2000 at most
I think John Ross got a little blind to all the problems with that car when he saw the low mileage of it. It's definitely worth more then $2000 as is condition. But I wouldn't have been comfortable spending $5000.00 knowing there's a limited range to make money on it . It's reality $3500.00 wasn't going to happen at that garage. But somewhere between $3500-$5000 would have been better in my opinion.
You read my thoughts exactly.
You'd be lucky if a dealer offered you $1000 for this car on a trade.
i'd trade a couple of Hotwheels i have for it..they're still in the original packages.
I’ve lost track of the number of ongoing projects at this point 😂😜 Oh yeah, new garage!
Man I remember when these were brand new in the Chevy dealer showroom like it was yesterday.
It’s 21 years old now.
Jesus where’s the time going?
I remember seeing new '56 Oldsmobile on the showroom floor, and the dealer gave me a model of one-yep,, time flies.
I admittedly read this wrong, the first pass over, and I thought that you were stating that YOU were "21 years old now".
I was properly confused, until I read it again. LuLz
@@revolutionday1 LOL yes I'm 43 now.
"It may, or may not be worse, or better than I thought".
I used to work at a company where we made the doors, hood, tonneau and other body panels for the C5. We also did the C4 and C6. I was the controls engineer for the automated equipment and did a lot of the programming to these machines. We also did other product lines as well using SMC. A little secret on the C5 is that there is a Baseball, Apple Pie, Hot Dog and Chevy Bowtie molded in somewhere. If I remember right, it's somewhere under the Tonneau cover on the surround panel. I could be wrong though. I think your channel is awesome!
As South Main Auto says....the money light is on 😉
I love that dude.... great mechanic
Eric O!
He also told us "A GM will run like crap longer than most cars will run". This car seems to confirm that.
Yeah the check wallet light is on ..
19:37 " Scotty Killmoore " 😂😂😂 Josh is the best
I am glad that you bought this cool vette. You are like the car whisper, she will be fixed up in no time. Can't wait to see her restored. You might want to start by vacuuming out the rat droppings.
how you are so sure? He bought so many cars and never fix them. He is fixing only the cheap projects with struts and changing oil! Great content! Other than the R8 and his friends truck nothing never was done completely like the rolls royce!
You've got a Corvette that's old enough to drink. And it sure looks like it needs one.
Best UA-cam comment in weeks thank you so much for the snark
it will be drinking plenty if parked outdoors during a hard rain. aka...bathtub.
I can just imagine the wizard watching thinking about how much of a pay day that car would be to work on 🤣
Island shopping......
What happened to the wizard? Wasn’t there a issue or something?
@@trevorc4786 John Ross works on his own stuff. No need for the wizard. Lol
Not much it's a domestic not a Bentley turbo r ha ha
Awesome project C5 Corvette Convertible, run it for the Summer!
My preview captions: “On today’s episode of watch chair go.”
Me: Love me some chair go.
Chair Go is the best.
@@AgtWashingtub Always amuses me how he and Hoovie say "ruff" instead of "roof"! Is that a Kansas thing? I'm from England and it's 100% "roof" over here!
@@MrVinylista it's a midwest US thing. Just part of the accent.
I get “Jericho”
One thing I like about his videos is that he'll dump $10,000 in to a $2000 vehicle to fix every single thing and still only be worth $2000 but his ocd to fix it all is unstoppable......lol
You obviously have NO idea what a Corvette is, so tell us again why you're commenting on something you apparently know very little about.
To further drive home my point that you are totally clueless about ANY Corvette, including this one, in the video, JRGO says he paid $5,000, not $2,000, for this car.
Might have helped your cause to have actually watched the video before your ADD (attention deficit disorder) kicked in?
@@houseofno man you’ve never communicated effectively with other humans before. Do you go out in public and freak out when your burger has lettuce on it? The guys talking about his videos in general. Maybe learn how to use your brain.
@@alexmason5521 or just read the title. You can READ can't you? See, I fixed it for you.
Your literacy problem is beyond my scope to fix. However several community colleges offer free adult literacy programs. I recommend you take advantage of one to improve your lot in life. Best wishes.
Agree totally. I love seeing John Ross work out every little problem - I’ve learned a lot from his work on basket cases.
Only thing i don’t like though is his refusal to fix carbs and just switch over to an Edelbrock EFI system.
I like that about ol JR too....I just hope he doesn't destroy it like alot of people are doing these days
Love the early 2000s GM content!
I loved the Scotty Kilmer reference at the end!
That Vette is almost as good as a 94 Celica!
Did you vacate the Corvette's former "tenants" before you brought it into your shop?
''Every single thing is broken! this is awesome!" - My people
The car has only 80000 miles because 2/3 of its life its been on a lift
@@allanroche8053 on Chevrolet vehicles those are high miles
From a pure financial point I would have taken it for 3500 - it will be around 5k to fix it up and let's hope the breaklines are not all rusted out
I remember driving one of these, it was epic.
Wow. A new harness from Painless is over 10% of the cost of the car! I certainly wouldn't be getting my car fixed at the Car Medics if that was their workmanship.
"This corvette is 1 of 1" said every corvette owner ever... should be a fun build tho! Beats XUV's that's for sure! ;)
These are great cars. Even if it needs work, it's worth it. Fix it and keep it
It never ceases to amaze me how many people had over $50k to just burn back in 2000? Having owned lots of new Corvettes in my younger years, I just cannot imagine how many people treated them like this.
I have a 2001 C5 that has been my only car for the past 20+ years - since I work from home it only has 75,000 miles. It looks and runs better than the day I bought it. Everything still works on it (so far). If the weather is bad or I have to leave town, I either stay at home or rent a car.
I'd rather watch JR give fixing this Vette a try rather than watching Scotty Kilmer telling his viewers how f'ing stupid they are over and over.
Scottys content sucks ass anyway
But the truth is - so many people are completely uninformed about cars so Scotty does have a lot of work to do to get'em up to speed.
@@nrich5127 Scotty is informative, no doubt. To me, he gets tiresome as a viewer with his daily rants and dire statements. JR continues to be much more interesting with his shop build, car overviews, troubleshooting and fixes of an assortment of cars, and various content (Fire truck). Not every car is a POS to JR. He can appreciate most types and brands, yet share cautionary points as needed.
@@nrich5127 I will give you an example. JR did a video recently about the bad auto cruise on the '21 Elantra. JR didn't trash Hyundai or the car even...he just warned that the auto cruise feature was not good. If it was Scotty, he would have scorched Hyundai since the beginning of time, then he would have laid into his viewers about the stupidity of buying their products. JR has continually praised Hyundai/KIA for their cars and ease of working on them..but isolated his warning about the auto cruise in one of their cars. That's why I respect JR. I mean, we can't all buy '94 Celicas and become mechanics to service every aspect of their maintenace requirements on the nose 'til the end of time.
Scotty often says, for $1,000..2,000 more you could have bought a Toyota such and such vs. whatever. Oh? Not everyone has that up front money laying around or wants to finance even more money on frankly, a bad investment (New car). Sure, in the long run, the Toyota may be cheaper, but not everyone wants to roll around in 20-30 year old Toyota products to get paid back in dividends.
@@TurboMan942 , spot on. I undub’d Scotty, wasn’t looking to listen to that every time.
Why do people always forget that Hoovie is the heiress to the Hoover Vacuum company?
Because he never mentions it
His family also has minority ownership in Hilton Hotels
Never mind all those negative comments by people but I got to say you got some good taste when it comes to a Chevy Corvette. And you're very positive minded person. Apparently you're very mechanically inclined so no matter what shape a car in with that kind of mentality our car can be a total wreck and it would be something salvageable to you or People Like Us. This is the second Corvette video I've seen and make the same last statement I can't stand you because you found it before I did. LOL 🙃
I'd pull the engine and turn the body into an adult sized bed. 😁
Dark Bowling Green Metallic was chosen by 886 coupe owners and 777 convertible buyers for a total of 1,663 units.
Polo Green
Code 91
@@joelpalmer - Code 91 in 2000 is Dark Bowling Green.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH you say potato. I say potato. potato potato...
As a fellow C5 owner this pumps me up
"Every single thing is broken -- this is awesome!" You have to admire a positive attitude :)
Welllllll, when you've got that sponsor money............
man, John Ross... your enthusiasm for C5s and this car is contagious! Looking forward to it all.
My mom had a boneville that color. It was dope in the sun.
That was a really common color for the Bonneville. With the tan leather interior?
My dad had a 96 Bonneville with it too. Except with green interior.
If the HUD lights up but doesn't move, there is a common problem where the plastic pins that hold it brake off. I saw a forum post years ago of how to replace the pins with screws.
HUD doesn't light up on this car. It's likely a previous owner replaced the HUD windshield with a non-HUD windshield. The HUD windshield may have sustained a crack, a rock chip, or even vandalized. HUD windshield has a reflective square that the HUD projector projects onto. Non-HUD windshield is hundreds of dollars cheaper. HUD windshields can sell for more than $1,000 new.
Looking forward to watching you folks have fun fixing up this car! Enjoy it!
Probably wouldn’t have bought it but very excited to own it vicariously through your videos! Looking forward to this series. Love the C5s.
I've seen this so many times before. You're going to overspend 😂
It's paid for with YT views.
Have never been more excited for a UA-cam series. I just picked up a 99 black convertible corvette with the same exact specs. Not exactly sure what I want to to it, but anxious to see what you do and give me ideas for mine. #pumped
I would have bought it in a heartbeat, i have a 02 conv and look forward to VERY comprehensive videos
I love yours vids man and especially how much effort you put into them and I’m also grateful for all the playlists you’ve created for each build, it shows your not lazy like the rest of the UA-camrs lol… keep up the good work!
This is exactly why I personally don’t buy cars from shops or dealerships because they just like to make things seem OK but nope in reality
Looking forward to the Interior detail !
As it sits, running and driving, $6500. Fully sorted with clean title and low mileage, 15k for sure, prices are up on C5's right now.
Keep up the content! Love it and wishing you great success.
Everything you touch turns to gold. I love the content
Pop up! Up and Down Headlights!
Stoked for the C5. Corvette content is gold.
Can't wait to see all the progress in your next videos...enjoy
I wouldn’t have touched that car with a 50’ pole.
Just the paint makes it a problem.
AMEN , IM WITH YA BROTHER ! ! !
Your channel blew up. I remember under 100 k subs.but good deal on vette
I am looking forward to the corvette build they always have a place in my heart.
Wow! This will be a great project! Love it!
No way I would have bought this, but I'm looking forward to seeing it fixed up
And buying it for a buck!
Scotty Kilmer diddles himself in a high mileage Celica with ice cold air while looking at a picture of the chairman of Toyota.
The mere phrase "toyotas are reliable" said from across the parking lot takes him from six to midnight
Who?
“Toyota Toyota Toyota... Honda! Toyota”
- Every Scotty Kilmer video
hot
@@beefchillingham6790 Don't forget LEXUS!!!
I can't wait for this build series!!! Great purchase
This is going to be an interesting build! Excited to see how it turns out.
Excited for this one. Favorite Corvettes are tied between the C4 and C5 I like them for different reasons. Can't wait.
I've got a c4....I know they are some of the worst years but it looks like they may be making a comeback....Maybe lol
I have to agree with you. I have a 1993 C4 and a 1997 C5. I love them both. They are great cars for sure.
I was anxious for you to get back to the Aztek, but this is good. :-)
Can't wait for more videos, love all the lights
Looks like it's going to be a great project. At least you will be working on something in your videos AND it's not a stupid BMW. Can't wait to see this project fully finished and back to life again... 💯
Yay more American cars! So refreshing! Can't wait to see this girl shine!
I was waiting for the rats to run out....My guess is they are waiting for the shop lights to go out.....so they can find new homes.
Wouldn't be surprised when the car stops running once the rats left. They kept the car together...🤣😂🤣
@@JohnDoe-zr6bk lol
FaceMan, Great reply, lmao
Heck yea John Ross awesome find brother ! Great upcoming content I see in future
Good Choice!!! Everyone loves a corvette project
Know it's going to be LIT liked before watching ✔️🍻
Right!
Honestly I think it might have more miles because of the speedometer not working
ECU would still be correct (maybe).
Love your channel, and it's at its best when you take a banger (as we say here in England), go through it and sort it, bit by bit.
You do this better than your stuff on racing around in flashy supercars.
Looking forward to seeing the C5 restored back to its former glory.
Love the C5!! Can’t wait to see what you do!!
I love that all corvette owners have the same phrase “mine is a rare corvette because.....”. Did Chevy make any non rare corvettes? Lol
Just the ‘53 model 😀
J&J Auto Wrecking has a harness on the way for it? Along with a top?
Yeah boy!
I am excited to see this one brought back to daily driver life!
Yes, this project is just what I’m looking to follow.
Still waiting for a car that JR doesn't have to replace some kind of a gas strut 😂
Detail car before you get started so you don't die of mouse poop
Can't wait to watch the build!!
I hope it's not a 2000. I noticed the traction control warning came on. The module on 97-2000s are not cheap. I just bought an 03 in Jan. Luckily I can just resolder 5 spots on it to get it working.
"Are these struts ok?"
When has JR ever gotten a vehicle that didn't need struts?
Anyone who allows a car to get into the condition that brings it to JR isnt the kind of person who would even think if replacing strut cartridges
@@joelpalmer you make a valid point sir
The car is a nice and interesting car. I hope you stick to it and sort it out. :-)
Looks like a fun project just started watching now, good luck with it.
Really looking forward to your work on the C5 - I've had two C4s and always wanted to work on them but with my work just never had the opportunity. They are definitely a great driving experience.
i'm guessing the friend you brought it from is a certain hooptie collector
First step, take it to the detail dudes. I’m sure that will buff right out.
First step is to get the car's functional issues fixed. If you're into pretty paperweights that look like Corvettes, the National Corvette Museum is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
No it will not. cheap and awful respray and clearcoat us peeling everywhere. And NO to a MAACO quickie
Maybe not a total detail but at least a good clean and disinfecting
JR, weeeeeelll . Lots of work ahead of you on this one . Because you do
All the work you will get it back .
Great content. Follow through and show the tear down and build. Strong car to be brought back.
Any updates on that Austin Healey y'all were working on a while back?
Growing up in Flint we always said "At the end of the day a Corvette is still a Chevrolet". It was NOT a compliment...
I have had 3 Corvettes and I don't ever wish anyone to buy them without warranty and or an excellent mechanical history.
Would of Bought it for $1500. Sell for $6-7 working. With that said can’t wait for all the great videos!! You’ll make a killing of us viewing. Great job!
What the heck are you up to JR? One or two hoopties at a time to work on I get. But, 12? Too many hoopties at one time going on here. You're going to end up like Samcrac or Tavarish, and end up having a fleet of cars unfinished. LOL
No oil pressure and your driving it good job 👍
AT LAST! JR shows us the Corvette sitting back in the shop for the last few videos. And he doesn’t even have to LS swap this one❗️ This will be a fun project👍
There are two Corvettes, the other one is pretty unique.
Already has LS engine, makes plenty of power, and he drove it back to his warehouse. No swap needed.
Great to see you and Josh back buying and working on cars :-)
With your knowledge I would of bought it. With my knowledge, no.
You buy one and you will learn! It's totally educational !
Remember a Chrisfix video about working on project car.
Start out with cheap car and build your knowledge base there on. But time plays a crucial part in any project car. Difficult if you have a day job.
does the video flicker with green every once in a while for anyone else or just me
It's happening....dont worry...your display is fine..
I just made that comment. I’ve been watching other videos on UA-cam and they have the same issue. Must be a UA-cam glitch
Aloooot of UA-cam videos are doing this the past couple of days not just Jr. I think something might be fucked on the uploading side
Love it when u work on cars as well as ur building!
It’s so funny when you and josh are together