RE: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) | The Brave Pill

[the_hood]

Not in yellow!

[Esceptico]

If I lived in the States I would probably have a Corvette. They are so much cheaper than European performance cars and having the steering wheel on the correct side would help. Over here their lack of popularity works against them.

[unsprung]

LuS1fer said:

No brave pill needed either

Fishy Dave said:

Not sure I'd agree that a brave pill is needed

ZX10R NIN said:

I don't see this as a truly brave pill car

irocfan said:

Can't see this as requiring a brave pill tbh

unpc said:

No brave pill needed for this.

sideways man said:

This isn’t a brave pill, they last forever! PH try harder next week.

+1

[300bhp/ton]

anonymous said:

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+1

It really is no sort of bother. And I suspect most people owning cars like this in the UK would have them as weekend cars anyway.

[300bhp/ton]

Venturist said:

Absolutely cracking in yellow but I always preferred the ones with the fastback, the bigger teardrop shaped hatch.
Even like the tyre lettering!

The Zo6 was only offered in the fixed roof notch back style and replaced the very rare fixed roof coupe model. The regular C5 is cool and highly capable. But the specific go faster bits of the z06 weren’t available on it.

[300bhp/ton]

Amanitin said:

i'd think it's not so much the size, but that it's a pain to use drive-through services. Unless you always have someone riding shotgun.

how often do you use drive-thru’s?

[big_rob_sydney]

I do wonder if the LHD aspect is as big a problem as people make out.

Here in the UK, I don't recall any motorway toll booths around the road I frequent, and I havent been to Macdonalds drive through for as long as I care to remember.

It does sound like using one of these here would be okay, but then if you head to the continent, it would actually be a more useful car. I think the LHD thing isn't much of a dealbreaker here, whereas on the continent, RHD would be more of a problem, given the toll booth experience is more frequent.

[300bhp/ton]

Rather like the red one too

[300bhp/ton]

big_rob_sydney said:

I do wonder if the LHD aspect is as big a problem as people make out.

Here in the UK, I don't recall any motorway toll booths around the road I frequent, and I havent been to Macdonalds drive through for as long as I care to remember.

It does sound like using one of these here would be okay, but then if you head to the continent, it would actually be a more useful car. I think the LHD thing isn't much of a dealbreaker here, whereas on the continent, RHD would be more of a problem, given the toll booth experience is more frequent.

Toll booths aren’t really much of an issue. You can just jump out and walk round the car if need be. And as you say for most people most of the time in the UK toll booths just aren’t part of most journeys.

[irocfan]

big_rob_sydney said:

I do wonder if the LHD aspect is as big a problem as people make out.

I must admit that I really can't see all the fuss about LHD - but then we're all different so YMMV

[mitch_]

Gameface said:

Article said:

people pointing and laughing

I find that dubious.

Completely agree. Spent much of my working life involved with these. Never been laughed at once.....

[mitch_]

300bhp/ton said:

Venturist said:

Absolutely cracking in yellow but I always preferred the ones with the fastback, the bigger teardrop shaped hatch.
Even like the tyre lettering!

The Zo6 was only offered in the fixed roof notch back style and replaced the very rare fixed roof coupe model. The regular C5 is cool and highly capable. But the specific go faster bits of the z06 weren’t available on it.

I am fairly certain that the Hardtop and Z06 were offered simultaneously. Agree that the Targa is the better looker though.

[Cloudy147]

big_rob_sydney said:

I do wonder if the LHD aspect is as big a problem as people make out.
.

Nah, it's fine. Only issues are drive thru, car park barriers and the occasional T junction, the latter of which is easily dealt with if you arrive square on, rather than at a left-hand angle.

Other than that after a week or so driving, they aren't any harder than RHD. Don't let that put you off an LHD motor if you want one

[LuS1fer]

mitch_ said:

I am fairly certain that the Hardtop and Z06 were offered simultaneously. Agree that the Targa is the better looker though.

No, the 99 C5 Coupe was supposed to be a stripped, light version of the C5 but didn't sell so they made the coupe the staple Z06 shape for the 2001 MY and gave it the firepower of the 385hp LS6. This was uprated to 405hp for the 2002 MY along with other changes.
The most the hatch had was 350hp.

The C6 was introduced with the 400hp LS2.

[schmalex]

anonymous said:

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I don’t have a 630 any more. Need to update the profile.

We have a BMW 535i, Mustang GT and Panda 4x4. All are everyday cars. Which is my point. For use every day, lhd over here (or rhd over “there”) is a complete pain in the arse for an every day car

[300bhp/ton]

mitch_ said:

I am fairly certain that the Hardtop and Z06 were offered simultaneously. Agree that the Targa is the better looker though.

So the regular C5 has the large rear glass hatch or fastback. With a targa top. These were rated at 345hp or there abouts depending on exact year. 6 speed manual or 4 speed auto.

Launched for 1997 MY.

As Lu5ifer says. In 99 they offered the notch back body known as the Fixed Roof Coupe or FRC. Same spec as the regular coupe but base model and stripped and slightly lighter. This became the z06 the following year. The z06 has many unique parts including the higher revving Ls6 motor. The z06 was only available with the 6 speed manual.

[300bhp/ton]

schmalex said:

I don’t have a 630 any more. Need to update the profile.

We have a BMW 535i, Mustang GT and Panda 4x4. All are everyday cars. Which is my point. For use every day, lhd over here (or rhd over “there”) is a complete pain in the arse for an every day car

Maybe it depends what your every day use is. What exactly would be an “arse” for you?

I don’t drive my LHD car daily. But that’s because I can’t afford to fuel it for the week day commuting mileage I do. Not because it is LHD.

[LuS1fer]

I drove a C4 Corvette for 3 years as a daily and two Camaros as dailies for 4 years, one manual. It depends on how you use it and where you go. Only issue I had was the Severn Bridge tolls and they've gone now.

Still used to go to the right side and had to pretend to look for something in the glovebox...

[soad]

Would you just look at that square bum?

Tempting once again, thanks PH.

Haven’t seen one in ages...much bork potential?

[irocfan]

soad said:

Haven’t seen one in ages...much bork potential?

Every car has bork potential - the advantage of the yank is that there are so many made that spares are quite plentiful and (relatively) cheap for mechanical bits. Body is possibly slightly more difficult but still cheaper than German or a lot of Japanese stuff