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C6 Corvette General Discussion General C6 Corvette Discussion not covered in Tech Community Links Pictures & Albums Members List Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Tag Search Click for Advanced Search Find All Liked Posts Go to Page... C5 vs C6 Reply Subscribe Thread Tools Search this Thread 04-16-2020 | 07:08 PM #1 2Mainey Thread Starter 6th Gear Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 6 Likes: 0 C5 vs C6 Hello everyone! I'm sure it's been tallked about plenty of times but my search bar won't find any topics. There's a C6 in my area with 70k miles, asking 19k. What do you guys think of upgrading from a C5 base to a C6 base. Specifically a 2009, LS3. Worth the upgrade? Thoughts? Should I wait until a C6 Z06 is in my budget and rock the C5 or just pull the trigger? Reply Like 2Mainey View Public Profile Send a private message to 2Mainey Find More Posts by 2Mainey 04-16-2020 | 07:16 PM #2 Omega Doom Burning Brakes Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 1,152 Likes: 198 From: Dallas, Tx Quote: Originally Posted by 2Mainey Hello everyone! I'm sure it's been tallked about plenty of times but my search bar won't find any topics. There's a C6 in my area with 70k miles, asking 19k. What do you guys think of upgrading from a C5 base to a C6 base. Specifically a 2009, LS3. Worth the upgrade? Thoughts? Should I wait until a C6 Z06 is in my budget and rock the C5 or just pull the trigger? base for base the C6 is way better but C5 Z06 vs LS3 C6 is about even but if you can wait for the C6 Z06 or a C6 Grand sport Reply Like The following users liked this post: 2Mainey (04-16-2020) Omega Doom View Public Profile Send a private message to Omega Doom Find More Posts by Omega Doom 04-16-2020 | 07:16 PM #3 Verrückt ZR1 Melting Slicks Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,114 Likes: 856 From: Rio Rancho, New Mexico C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019 Tough call. Aesthetically the cars are very similar. The LS3 is a more powerful engine, of course, but this can be mitigated by simple mods. If you love the looks of the C6- I say go for it. Otherwise I'd hold off for a GS or Z06. Nothing wrong with narrow bodies at all, but when I upgrade, I prefer to UPGRADE. Last edited by Verrückt ZR1; 04-16-2020 at 11:16 PM. Reply Like The following 2 users liked this post by Verrückt ZR1: 2Mainey (04-16-2020), ClipperFan (04-19-2020) Verrückt ZR1 View Public Profile Send a private message to Verrückt ZR1 Find More Posts by Verrückt ZR1 04-16-2020 | 07:58 PM #4 jamieo Melting Slicks Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,743 Likes: 650 From: Tollesboro Kentucky Just do what I did and get both!I enjoy both of them for different reasons but the deciding factor should be which one YOU prefer. Reply Like The following 2 users liked this post by jamieo: 2Mainey (04-17-2020), cadbob (06-12-2023) jamieo View Public Profile Send a private message to jamieo Find More Posts by jamieo 04-16-2020 | 08:38 PM #5 See5see6 Drifting Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,369 Likes: 229 From: Orange County CA Until the recent past I had one of each. (sold my C5) The C5 is a great Corvette. IMHO, the C6 is even better. No headlight gears to wear out. On my '08, no worries about the column lock problem. My LS3 vs. my LS1............91 more horses. And "Yes" I could clearly tell the difference. I can't really tell the difference when one is talking about 10, 20, even 30 more horses. 91? Yup. quite a difference. I kinda llike the "put the FOB in my pocket and leave it". No keys to mess with. But, that might just be me. If you find the right C6 I don't think you'd be disappointed. Good luck with your decision. Reply Like The following users liked this post: 2Mainey (04-17-2020) See5see6 View Public Profile Send a private message to See5see6 Find More Posts by See5see6 04-16-2020 | 08:48 PM #6 saplumr Race Director Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 14,556 Likes: 1,254 From: Saint Albans, WV I drove a new 04 Z and could have got a steal of a deal, hard to say no. Problem is I couldn’t take a chance of buying it not knowing or being able to drive a C6. We flew 900 miles to purchase the C6 in January of 05. Would have been a terrible mistake for me to have purchased the C5. Reply Like The following 2 users liked this post by saplumr: 2Mainey (04-17-2020), FAUEE (04-17-2020) saplumr View Public Profile Send a private message to saplumr Find More Posts by saplumr 04-16-2020 | 11:01 PM #7 C6KWJ Racer Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 429 Likes: 66 From: Plymouth MA There is a night and day difference between a C5 to C6 period. Interior and exterior much nicer plus better performance in HP and TQ even base to base. My only suggestion would be to fine a Z51 optioned car over base for better sport tuned suspension, larger brakes and steeper gearing. I bought a base 2007 but it was nicely modded. I had to swap out base suspension sways and shocks at a cost of $1600. Went with JOC stage 1 which is awesome. So if you can find LS3 with Z51 for a few grand more with more options is worth it. BASE suspension on a C6 SUCKS unless you want a Cadillac ride instead of a sports car. PS I moved from an 2004 C5 coupe to 2007 C6 vette trust me. Goodluck Last edited by C6KWJ; 04-16-2020 at 11:03 PM. Reply Like The following users liked this post: 2Mainey (04-17-2020) C6KWJ View Public Profile Send a private message to C6KWJ Find More Posts by C6KWJ 04-17-2020 | 12:47 AM #8 FAUEE Race Director Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 15,189 Likes: 4,943 From: Melbourne, FL The C5 is IMO, the worst generation of Vette, not counting the C8. All the other gens have something goi g for them that makes them great. The c5 is just a crappy c6 with the worst interior of any Vette, the ugliest body of a Vette, and much worse performance than a c6. Basically their only advantage is low price. The c6 is a massive improvement to the c5 in every way, worth any extra expense. The c5 makes a great cheap commuter car right now though. Reply Like FAUEE View Public Profile Send a private message to FAUEE Find More Posts by FAUEE 04-17-2020 | 12:55 AM #9 saplumr Race Director Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 14,556 Likes: 1,254 From: Saint Albans, WV Quote: Originally Posted by FAUEE The C5 is IMO, the worst generation of Vette, not counting the C8. All the other gens have something goi g for them that makes them great. The c5 is just a crappy c6 with the worst interior of any Vette, the ugliest body of a Vette, and much worse performance than a c6. Basically their only advantage is low price. The c6 is a massive improvement to the c5 in every way, worth any extra expense. The c5 makes a great cheap commuter car right now though. The mid year C4’s were some of the worst cars ever and not just Corvettes. The amazing 150 hp was ‘slightly’ underwhelming. Reply Like The following 3 users liked this post by saplumr: Geoff13IOM6GS (06-05-2023), h8snow (04-19-2020), LuthRavin (04-18-2020) saplumr View Public Profile Send a private message to saplumr Find More Posts by saplumr 04-17-2020 | 01:39 AM #10 Racer Team Owner Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 25,021 Likes: 77 From: Manitoba/San Jose del Cabo Cruise-In III Veteran St. Jude Donor '11 For me, I really liked the C5's, I think I had 7 of them, but when the C6 came out, I couldn't get rid of my C5 Z06 fast enough. I have had about 6 C6's from coupes to Verts to Z06 to LPE stage three ZR1. Reply Like The following users liked this post: GotVett? (04-17-2020) Racer View Public Profile Send a private message to Racer Find More Posts by Racer 04-17-2020 | 01:41 AM #11 Racer Team Owner Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 25,021 Likes: 77 From: Manitoba/San Jose del Cabo Cruise-In III Veteran St. Jude Donor '11 Quote: Originally Posted by FAUEE The C5 is IMO, the worst generation of Vette, not counting the C8. All the other gens have something goi g for them that makes them great. The c5 is just a crappy c6 with the worst interior of any Vette, the ugliest body of a Vette, and much worse performance than a c6. Basically their only advantage is low price. The c6 is a massive improvement to the c5 in every way, worth any extra expense. The c5 makes a great cheap commuter car right now though. Sorry, but as soon as you said the C8 is the worst, you lost all credibility....... Reply Like The following 5 users liked this post by Racer: Chevyrelic (04-17-2020), Dfb303 (06-04-2023), Fast Dawg (04-17-2020), irok (04-17-2020), rjwvetttt (06-05-2023) Racer View Public Profile Send a private message to Racer Find More Posts by Racer 04-17-2020 | 02:05 AM #12 FAUEE Race Director Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 15,189 Likes: 4,943 From: Melbourne, FL Quote: Originally Posted by saplumr The mid year C4’s were some of the worst cars ever and not just Corvettes. The amazing 150 hp was ‘slightly’ underwhelming. Those were C3s, and they at least looked good. Reply Like The following users liked this post: rjwvetttt (06-05-2023) FAUEE View Public Profile Send a private message to FAUEE Find More Posts by FAUEE 04-17-2020 | 02:08 AM #13 FAUEE Race Director Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 15,189 Likes: 4,943 From: Melbourne, FL Quote: Originally Posted by Racer Sorry, but as soon as you said the C8 is the worst, you lost all credibility....... I don't love midengine cars. Just not my thing, driven a bunch and did nothing without the Italian brand names. Plus, c8 has no sti k, big turn off for me. Reply Like FAUEE View Public Profile Send a private message to FAUEE Find More Posts by FAUEE 04-17-2020 | 03:02 AM #14 saplumr Race Director Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 14,556 Likes: 1,254 From: Saint Albans, WV Quote: Originally Posted by FAUEE Those were C3s, and they at least looked good. Actually I misquoted the hp. 205 hp and that C4 mid 80’s were the worst. The C5 was a mega machine compared to those. Reply Like The following users liked this post: rjwvetttt (06-05-2023) saplumr View Public Profile Send a private message to saplumr Find More Posts by saplumr 04-17-2020 | 09:32 AM #15 FAUEE Race Director Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 15,189 Likes: 4,943 From: Melbourne, FL Quote: Originally Posted by saplumr Actually I misquoted the hp. 205 hp and that C4 mid 80’s were the worst. The C5 was a mega machine compared to those. In its time, those C4s were dominant though. They were so far ahead of eventything else it wasn't even fu NY. Pull a g on a skidpad? Even the slowest c4 did that. Digital gauges? C4 did that. Key in pocket entry and locking? C4 did that in the 80s. Targa roof or the first vert in a decade? C4 did that. Auto climate control, high e d stereo, adjustable suspensions? C4 did all that. The c4 was exotic fast, with an interior that was as luxurious as anything you could compare it to e cept. Ay e lambo or Ferrari - only because those had more leather, but less features. The c4 legitimately had lcd displays and most of the on oard computer stuff we use today (besides nav and stuff like that) when computers literally only ran DOS. Plus figure that the lowest hp c4 was the crossfire, which was a carryover from c3, it's fair to give them a pass for that. C4 was such a massive improvement over c3 its hard to even fathom. By comparison, the c5 was a cheapened out, decontented budget cut l. Great power train, and was sold cheap, but it wasn't on the same level as the c4, it had.moved way downmarket. The only real improvement from c4 to c5 was the frame, the hydroform process allowed for a much better constructed frame, so they were able to remove the roof with no added flex. That's really it, the lt4 powered 96 was faster than c5, it had more features, better seats, had way better steering and driving feel. Reply Like FAUEE View Public Profile Send a private message to FAUEE Find More Posts by FAUEE 04-17-2020 | 09:42 AM #16 Fast Dawg Le Mans Master Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 5,481 Likes: 2,755 From: Rural NW Georgia. GO DAWGS! I was facing the same dilemma last year. I sold a 15 C7 Z51 in May 2019 because my wife had a bad back, couldn’t ride in it comfortably, and I couldn’t see letting that kind of money sit on the garage. I was still going to have a Corvette, but with less money invested in it. I was thinking either a C5 Z06 or a C6 that I could modify. I talked to several tuners about it. Every one of them gave me the pros and cons, but the three I spoke with said I would get a much nicer car with less repair work to worry about if I bought a C6 with the LS3 engine. I searched both for about six months before I found a 09 C6 Z51 3LT manual with 42k miles for $24,500. It had a clean Carfax, was a two owner car, had been serviced regularly, and was very clean. I negotiated for about an hour and drove it out for $25k. In January it went to Vengeance Racing for their Naturally Aspirated Stage 3 package with Corsa Sport exhaust. I now have a Corvette that has 471RWHP and 431FP of torque with a lot less invested in it than I had in my C7. I absolutely love the rumble of the cam and the power it has, and the interior is more comfortable than my C7 and the C5 I owned before I bought the C7. Reply Like Fast Dawg View Public Profile Send a private message to Fast Dawg Find More Posts by Fast Dawg 04-17-2020 | 10:16 AM #17 PAULEB07 Drifting Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,715 Likes: 283 From: Long Island, N.Y. Quote: Originally Posted by FAUEE The C5 is IMO, the worst generation of Vette, not counting the C8. All the other gens have something goi g for them that makes them great. The c5 is just a crappy c6 with the worst interior of any Vette, the ugliest body of a Vette, and much worse performance than a c6. Basically their only advantage is low price. The c6 is a massive improvement to the c5 in every way, worth any extra expense. The c5 makes a great cheap commuter car right now though. I have to totally disagree! I had an 87, which IMHO the C4 is not as sexy looking a Corvette as the others. Comparing the other Generations from the C2-C8. My next one was an 02 which I loved, but the head light problem bothered me. Now have an 07 Z51 M6 ( which I should have waited for the Z06 ). I absolutely love the C6!!! Next is a C7 then C8. Reply Like

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PAULEB07 View Public Profile Send a private message to PAULEB07 Find More Posts by PAULEB07 04-17-2020 | 11:06 AM #18 saplumr Race Director Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 14,556 Likes: 1,254 From: Saint Albans, WV Quote: Originally Posted by FAUEE In its time, those C4s were dominant though. They were so far ahead of eventything else it wasn't even fu NY. Pull a g on a skidpad? Even the slowest c4 did that. Digital gauges? C4 did that. Key in pocket entry and locking? C4 did that in the 80s. Targa roof or the first vert in a decade? C4 did that. Auto climate control, high e d stereo, adjustable suspensions? C4 did all that. The c4 was exotic fast, with an interior that was as luxurious as anything you could compare it to e cept. Ay e lambo or Ferrari - only because those had more leather, but less features. The c4 legitimately had lcd displays and most of the on oard computer stuff we use today (besides nav and stuff like that) when computers literally only ran DOS. Plus figure that the lowest hp c4 was the crossfire, which was a carryover from c3, it's fair to give them a pass for that. C4 was such a massive improvement over c3 its hard to even fathom. By comparison, the c5 was a cheapened out, decontented budget cut l. Great power train, and was sold cheap, but it wasn't on the same level as the c4, it had.moved way downmarket. The only real improvement from c4 to c5 was the frame, the hydroform process allowed for a much better constructed frame, so they were able to remove the roof with no added flex. That's really it, the lt4 powered 96 was faster than c5, it had more features, better seats, had way better steering and driving feel. Several issues here. The Corvette was only one of many vehicles with with remote and digital dash. I'm referring to mid 80 cars and clearly the Corvette purists don't even consider those cars as anything but junk and I am one of those. I had my first Corvette at 19 and 64 now so my opinion clearly differs from yours. Reply Like saplumr View Public Profile Send a private message to saplumr Find More Posts by saplumr 04-17-2020 | 11:26 AM #19 FAUEE Race Director Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 15,189 Likes: 4,943 From: Melbourne, FL Quote: Originally Posted by saplumr Several issues here. The Corvette was only one of many vehicles with with remote and digital dash. I'm referring to mid 80 cars and clearly the Corvette purists don't even consider those cars as anything but junk and I am one of those. I had my first Corvette at 19 and 64 now so my opinion clearly differs from yours. I'm not aware of other cars that had smart keys in the 80s and early 90s. Because that's what the c4 had, a smart key for door lok and unlock. I'm not gonna say the c4 is my favorite looking generation, it's not. I'm not sure what corvette purists you're talking about, but most corvette enthusiasts will say "it's not my favorite, but it revolutionized corvette". It takes a pretty dull mind to ignore that the c4 was the foundation for all the cars that came after it. Reply Like The following users liked this post: Billy182 (06-05-2023) FAUEE View Public Profile Send a private message to FAUEE Find More Posts by FAUEE 04-17-2020 | 11:49 AM #20 Chevyrelic Pro Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 531 Likes: 251 From: Winter Springs, Florida Quote: Originally Posted by FAUEE I'm not aware of other cars that had smart keys in the 80s and early 90s. Because that's what the c4 had, a smart key for door lok and unlock. I'm not gonna say the c4 is my favorite looking generation, it's not. I'm not sure what corvette purists you're talking about, but most corvette enthusiasts will say "it's not my favorite, but it revolutionized corvette". It takes a pretty dull mind to ignore that the c4 was the foundation for all the cars that came after it. ...OR to ignore the fact that the C8 will be the foundation for all Corvettes (and others) that follow it. 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