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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / July 2004C5 v. C6
I picked up a June 21 built C5 ten days ago for 39,000 with polished wheels, 6 speed, HUD 1SB luxury group, but with stock suspension. I just read Corvette Quarterly that seems to make the C6 look like the best thing since sliced bread. I'm not sure about the looks, and one thing commented upon in Corvette.forum is that the C6 appears "petite" for the European market. Here are my questions: 1. How is interior space in the C6 affected by the downsizing of the vehicle, if it is? 2. How many people prefer the C6 looks to the C5 or the other way around? 1. The "cargo area" is "slightly smaller". 2. Presently prefer the C5.(owner bias?) I will get used to the C6 and will probably aquire one some time. > I picked up a June 21 built C5 ten days ago for 39,000 with polished wheels, > 6 speed, HUD 1SB luxury group, but with stock suspension. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > vehicle, if it is? > 2. How many people prefer the C6 looks to the C5 or the other way around? >From: "C5" c5@nospam.com >Date: 7/24/2004 11:43 PM Pacific >Here are my questions: > >1. How is interior space in the C6 affected by the downsizing of the >vehicle, if it is? Being 5 inches shorter and one inch thinner, the interior space might be closer to the C4 than C5, which I prefer. >2. How many people prefer the C6 looks to the C5 or the other way around? About the same for me. The rear end of the C6 looks a bit smaller than the C5. looking at the C5 from the rear the back end looks way too big. I will miss the flip up lights on theC6. Thought that was one cool feature on a vette. > >From: "C5" c5@nospam.com > >Date: 7/24/2004 11:43 PM Pacific [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Being 5 inches shorter and one inch thinner, the interior space might be closer > to the C4 than C5, which I prefer. C6 head room 37.9, leg room 43, shoulder room 55.2, hip room 53.7, cargo volumn 22.4. C5 head room 37.8, leg room 42.7, shoulder room 55.3, hip room 54.2, cargo volumn 24.8. C4 head room 37, leg room 42, shoulder room NA, hip room NA, cargo volumn 12.6. Sorry, couldn't find the C4 hip/shoulder room, and would love to see foot room which sucks in a C4. GM helped that by building it so it would vibrate and sooth your feet. ;-] Ex C4 owner and never, never, ever looked back. Still think th C6 looks like an over weight American in to small spandex shorts. > >2. How many people prefer the C6 looks to the C5 or the other way around? > > About the same for me. The rear end of the C6 looks a bit smaller than the C5.  SignatureDad 04 C5 CE Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > C4 cargo volumn > 12.6. That's for a VERT..... Cargo volume for a coupe is about double that > > C4 cargo volume > > 12.6. > > That's for a VERT..... > > Cargo volume for a coupe is about double that That may be but the site I picked it from said it was the coupe. http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~danielk/vette/corvette_consumer_guide.html I looked all over for the hip and shoulder room, do you know what that is? SignatureDad 04 C5 CE Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > > > C4 cargo volume > > > 12.6. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~danielk/vette/corvette_consumer_guide.html > I looked all over for the hip and shoulder room, do you know what that is? I had it somewhere I'll see if I can't find it. >Sorry, couldn't find the C4 hip/shoulder room, and would love to see foot >room which sucks in a C4. GM helped that by building it so it would vibrate >and sooth your feet. ;-] Yeah, there are certain types of tennis shoes you can't wear driving a C4. I made the mistake of wearing my climbing boots and backing out of the driveway; scared the sh*&^ out of myself, pulled back in, took 'em off. >Ex C4 owner and never, never, ever looked back. I kept mine. It's got over 212,000 miles, never had the engine opened up, and runs just fine. I use it for daily driver trips that don't pin me down in Los Angeles traffic jams...I got a bad knee sitting in traffic, with my right leg cocked off 90 degrees to the left, damn near. It's not a C5 - a different car completely. -Wayne ************************************************ "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." - last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923) Wayne Johnson spoke thusly: > Yeah, there are certain types of tennis shoes you can't wear driving a Wayne: Where ya been? I miss those "Wayne [fill in the blank] Johnson" sigs... 8-) SignatureShut up, Dave. -|>|- Diode -|<|- '68 L-79 Coupe '79 Triumph Bonneville >Wayne Johnson spoke thusly: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Where ya been? I miss those "Wayne [fill in the blank] Johnson" sigs... 8-) Lurking, mostly. Wayne "Lurk before you leap" Johnson ************************************************ "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." - last words of Pancho Villa (1877-1923) << Yeah, there are certain types of tennis shoes you can't wear driving a C4...>> ------------------- My `96 Monte Carlo is like that... the top of my sneakers hit the underside of the dash... it's really annoying. Can't seem to figure out a way of fixing the situation either, other than driving with socks on. Chevy needs to realize that people with shoe sizes of 11 and greater might actually want to drive these cars. |
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