DSTURBD

Sorry, but some hot rod, supposed long-term mechanic and "authority" on another forum I belong to (Chevy Trucks) is convinced that Chevy has not been serious about sports cars (excuse me, he calls them "sport cars") since the seventies and claims that this is why you always see twice as many '70's model 'Vettes on the road as any late model!!!! I think this guy must be sucking his own exhaust fumes!!! Or, maybe he is just blind, and we should defer to his disability!! I would like to have some verified total unit sales numbers for C5's as opposed to C3's to burst his obviously misinformed and biased ideas!! A little help bros???? I hesitate to use the term Redneck as, according to Jeff Foxworthy's criteria, "I is one!!!" But he definitely has some weirdness going on somehow!!

At this point, VERY, VERY
DSTURBD!!!!!

Vetteman Jack

Numbers from the Corvette Black Book:

C3s:

1968 - 28,566
1969 - 38,762
1970 - 17,316
1971 - 21,801
1972 - 27,004
1973 - 30,464
1974 - 37,502
1975 - 38,465
1976 - 46,558
1977 - 49,213
1978 - 46,776
1979 - 53,807
1980 - 40,614
1981 - 40,606
1982 - 25,407

C5s:

1997 - 9,752
1998 - 31,084
1999 - 33,270
2000 - 33,682
2001 - 35,627
2002 - 35,767
2003 - 35,469
2004 - 34,064

Statistically, your mechanic is correct that there were more C3s made than C5s, but the C3 ran for 15 years whereas the C5 ran for 8 years.

As to whether he sees more C3s than C5s, who knows.

CaseyJones

Even in my little corner of the world, there are far more C5's and C6's than C3's on the road. What's that guy smoking?

DSTURBD

In overall production, yeah, but it varies in any individual year, and I'm sure that you are right Jack, but truly, just how many C3's do you really see on the streets compared to C5's or C6's? And, when performance capabilities are compared, which is truly a "Sports Car"? I think he has a very biased view and sees just what he wants to see. While that is true of all of us at times, this one just burned my *** as he comes off so matter of fact as such an unimpeachable authority!!!! That just really pisses me off!!!!! I prefer to maintain the opinion that he has his head thoroughly and firmly planted up his backside!!!!! If he is entitled to his opinion, then, by God, I am entitled to mine!!!!!!! And we all know that mine is right!!!!!!

Also, he says that Corvettes are Meh, as he occasionally works on someone's Lambo!! Uhh, it's not as if you own it.......you work on it once in a while!!!!!!! Oh, and are you Lambo factory certified?!?!?!? I highly doubt it!!!!!

Seriously pissed and offended!!!!!!
DSTURBD

Vetteman Jack

Honestly, I'm with you - I see way more C5s and other late model Vettes than C3s around here.

Choreo

The terms "Sports Car" and "Serious" are both subjective terms.

To "me" a Sports Car has no more than 2-seats and is performance oriented (an over simplification of a definition), but what U.S. company is more serious about producing ANY sports cars?

"Serious" can go one of at least two directions in "my" mind... is the Corvette meant to be a race car that is streetable or is it focused on being a high-performance somewhat practical street-friendly car that could be modified and converted into a race car without a complete overhaul if desired. The latter is obviously the bulk of their target audience. I would guess that "most" new Corvette purchasers never will see a "track" and probably do not do much "street-racing" either.

Having owned several new C3's, C4's and a C5, to me the C5 was headed in the right direction for a high-performance well-behaved, comfortable, refined, sexy/stylish sports car. The sales were amazingly consistent over its short run (in Corvette years). The C6, while it was in production longer and arguably more sophisticated in terms of performance specs, sold less total units than the C5! I personally would have liked to see the C5 improved upon - addressing the few shortcomings rather than go the direction it has gone. I am pretty sure the C5 will be my last Corvette as a result, but had they continued to move the direction the C5 was headed, I would have a new one in the driveway today.

As for the opinion of someone on a "Truck" Forum, I am guessing they are as impressed with Corvettes as much as I am with their "lumber-haulers". When I see someone driving a pickup as a DD (pretty much everyone now), I always envision a mattress and a bunch of old furniture piled in the back and no matter how you dress them up, still like putting lipstick on a pig.

Black 02

The ones I see the most are the C6 and C7. Starting to get somewhat rare to see a C5 driving around during the work week.

It's obviously going to vary from city to city. Sometimes you don't notice certain make and models of vehicles unless you own one or used to own one as well.

To me, sounds like this guy is just stuck in the 70s. Nothing wrong with that, but it's ridiculous to say that newer cars aren't capable or serious. Sounds like you're better off just to let him be and agree that those late model C3s sure were glorious

57gman

hands down.

57gman

is he sharing?