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Old 05-18-2012, 08:33 PM
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Does the color of the vette u drive matter to get the full feeling of what your driving?
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There are colors I wouldn't drive or own. I'm not saying which one though because I like the look, it's just not me, but a lot of people like them.
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Funny because I would never drive a yellow business sedan however I love the look of a yellow Z06!
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Originally Posted by MSG C5
Funny because I would never drive a yellow business sedan however I love the look of a yellow Z06!
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I hope I'm understanding your question correctly, for me, all of the factory colors chosen for the C5 (to the best of my memory) worked well at accentuating the flowing lines of the car. So, the color didn't matter as much as the body style. In fact, the Corvette I own isn't even the color I wanted to look at on the lot where I finally purchased this one. I wouldn't mind if my Corvette was Spiral Gray, Millenium Yellow, Nassau Blue Metallic, or any other factory color.

However, with that being said, I have seen a great number of custom paint jobs on C5s that ruin the look of the car and would make me feel ashamed to be seen in them.
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There are colors I do not want and would not buy that came on the C5 -and being the colors I like is the reason I have owned the ones I have. But, thankfully, there is only one or two colors that I wouldn't really want.
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All Corvette are "RED". Just like the book title. Great book about the C5.

The C5 just has such a clear look and screens don't mess with me, you'll lose.

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Yup. the common colors are the ones I don't like (red, blue, yellow, black). black isn't too bad though
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........Color sucks..... '

........Color sucks.....

........Color sucks.....
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Originally Posted by sfc rick
........Color sucks..... '

........Color sucks.....

........Color sucks.....
now that is funny
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
There are colors I do not want and would not buy that came on the C5 -and being the colors I like is the reason I have owned the ones I have. But, thankfully, there is only one or two colors that I wouldn't really want.
I choose certain colors as that's my taste. I choose not to own certain colors for the same reason. Some colors just look better on the car than others.
What color you choose on other cars you own may not look good on a Corvette. JMO
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Color is a personal choice, my money dictates my specific color and I will not settle for just any color.
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I wasn't looking for one, but a friend called and pointed this one out to me.

Would not have bought it if it was not yellow.
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Color, unlike size, does matter. I wanted red but the deal I got on my black beauty was too good to turn down. I'm very happy with my black phantom.
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Good question, I had a string of black cars over the last 20 years and still love black; I could sneak around. frankly, I wanted my vette to be "in your face", and I looked for a yellow vette for about 6 months, and I realized I kept spotting the red ones. It's bright, shiny, polished chrome wheels, make a great entrance. You cannot sneak around in Torch Red, when you show up, you really show up.
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There are some colors I like better than others, but to answer your question, no.
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yup everyone in my city knows where i live because of my color and every cop knows me .. but its not my daily anymore and she's garaged now

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Originally Posted by 2003 electronblue
Does the color of the vette u drive matter to get the full feeling of what your driving?
Absolutely, there are several C5 colors that if I owned them for one day, the car would have a For Sale sign in the window same day!
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YA



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All Corvettes are RED...nuf said.....but I also like the yellow, black, blue, white, silver, and any other color they come in....


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