Does any C4 owner feel they get less respect when coming up against the other generations?
It does seem that way sometimes, do you have an "event to vent"
It does seem that way sometimes, do you have an "event to vent"
A Corvette is an American icon, and has always represented the epitome of American muscle. Growing up, and growing older, anyone doing up a muscle car always compared what they had to a Vette. The first generation started it all. The look was unique and said this is what an American race car looks like. The second generation was an awesome look with all that power under the hood, and I think it's what drove inovation into all the automakers to make their cars more powerful, faster, and to try and run like a Vette. The C3s came out and OMG! The look was/is stunning, and at least in the beginning, still had that C2 power to push it down the street. When the 70s started sinking in, the look was still there, but the power went way down to keep up with emissions standards. The early mid 70s to the last in 82 weren't exactly tire smokin, flying down the road beasts they once were, but still the fastest American production cars. That said, I've had a number of muscle cars that would walk all over those underpowered toys, but ya know what? They were still a Vette, and even though mine was faster, it still wasn't a Vette. No offense to any other version, but that look is still one of the hottest sexiest cars on the road. It's the style I grew up with when I started driving to ending my 20s, & I love it the best. When your C4s first came out, I thought WTF did Chevy do to my Corvette? If I know someone with a really big door that won't stay open, I know where to find a doorstop for it. Powerwise, it wasn't any different than the later C3s, and it still was a Vette, and I still respected that. The style eventually grew on me, and the later C4s started lookin good again, cool, a Vette! Then the C5s came out & I again thought, CHEVY WTF did you do to my car again??? And then, that Vette started lookin good too. Power was starting to come back with the later C4s, which is a GOOD thing, and the C5s pushed that even more. Haven't quite made up my mind on the C6s, but they are Vettes, even though the headlights don't pop up . . .ITS STILL A CORVETTE ! ! ! atriot:
UR Still Gonna Have a C'4 ?:drool5:Hey the car shows that I enter the class is 84 --90. Let me tell you I do VERY well there are a lot of C4s out there and at these shows the C4s draw a crowd. I am selling mine NOW . I am looking at a 93 40th Ann. car As soon as I sell it I will get the 93. I just had this for 8 years and want to up grade. I put a lot inot this it is in very good condition I have all the original parst in my garadge. Love It:thumbsup3:
I don't think I was, as a matter of fact I feel the C4 is an excellent platform to start with and even the non Z51 Vettes handle extremely well.....after my brake upgrade in the next cpl months I'll start adding the suspension pieces of collected over the summer, then it's on to the drivetrainQuit Crying about Your C-4's Their as good as any other Vette, & performance wise their a little short ? But that can be fixed !! I'll Take on a C-5 ,& a C-6 ....So Don't Sell a C-4 Short .....& they Handle, if You Have a Z-51 or Z-52 ... :thumbsup3: :woowoo: