Chevrolet Corvette

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Nasyonel Istanbul

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 Chevrolet Corvette

Summary:
Chevrolet Corvette one of the best sports cars ever made. I had an C5 Vette with several mods such as Granatelli MAF Sensor
Perf Exhaust,Air Filters,BBK Short Tube Headers,Baer Eradispeed Discs,Z06 Kits
Competitive Driving and it was awesome.

Strengths:
You can easily beat 355's for sure
Magnificent
Gorgeous sound

Weaknesses:
No weaknesses

Similar Products Used:
02 Mercedes SL 500
01 CLK 200 Kompressor

Price Paid:  $5.00 from Miracle Mile Chevrol

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Corvette hard top

Summary:
Very disappointed with the 2004 corvette I bought. The problem I have within the first year: 3 flate tires at one time in first month after purchased; oil leaking; seat belt won't pull;sun visor holder broke and replaced, borke again (gave up);indicater for liquid for waher keep popping up;gas cap won't tighten. Now, the fuel leaking. Did I get the defected corvette? Who can help me?

Strengths:
model

Weaknesses:
engine

Similar Products Used:
porche

Price Paid:  $5.00 from Miracle Mile Chevrol

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Corvette hard top

Summary:
Very disappointed with the 2004 corvette I bought. The problem I have within the first year: 3 flate tires at one time in first month after purchased; oil leaking; seat belt won't pull;sun visor holder broke and replaced, borke again (gave up);indicater for liquid for waher keep popping up;gas cap won't tighten. Now, the fuel leaking. Did I get the defected corvette? Who can help me?

Strengths:
model

Weaknesses:
engine

Similar Products Used:
porche

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.50 of 5, 8.00 votes

Price Paid:  $13500.00 from private party

Year / Model Reviewed:
1995 Coupe

Summary:
The corvette is awesome. It's stylish, comfortable, fast, and inexpensive. For the money, you really cannot get anything faster than a corvette, especially a used one. Mine was $13,500 and it only had 48,000 miles on it. That's another thing- used corvettes generally have very low miles on them and have been taken care of by their owners. There seems to be a lot of corvette hatred in some of the revies I've seen on this site. A lot of people reviewing the mr2, 300zx, and similar cars write things like "with just a few mods, you'll be leaving corvettes in the dust." Yeah buddy, you go ahead and buy that scraped up riceburner with 150,000 miles and a dying turbocharger... If you want a two-seater rocket ship for a bargain price, buy a vette.

Strengths:
Raw power. The 300 horsepower/340 ft lbs of torque the 92-96 vette has to offer is more than enough to dominate the road. The only cars that can beat the vette, even mine, which is 10 years old, cost a hell of a lot more, and the people driving them are usually not even interested in driving fast. That means you can pull out into fast traffic and onto freeways very easily and pass just about anyone you want. Style- the corvette is an american icon; everyone recognizes it. Women like it. One told me she felt like she was in a spaceship. Handling- whereas my last sports car, an mr2, was twitchy as hell, trying to jump all over the road every time it went over a little bump or crack, the vette is rock steady. It feels very smooth taking curves at high speeds, and the traction control system (which can be turned off) has gotten me out of a few botched maneuvers. Comfort- people complain about getting in and out, but the power leather seats support my neck and back perfectly. Passive keyless entry- the 93-96's all have this, so get a transmitter if you buy one. When you have the fob with you, the car automatically unlocks your doors when you get near, and locks your doors and sounds the horn when you walk away, without you pressing a button. Reliability- I've driven my '95 for about 7,000 miles and I haven't had any mechanical problems. This is only my personal experience, but used corvettes generally have fairly low miles on them anyway, and you've got a massive, simple 5.7l V8 making the power, not some turbocharged 4 banger or v6 with a lot of parts to break.

Weaknesses:
My electronics have had problems, but the car is 10 years old after all. My passive keyless entry system wasn't working when I bought the car, and the dealership wanted to charge me $750 just for the receiver (I was able to get it much cheaper from a friend). My climate control is finicky, but it's not a big deal because I usually jsut leave it on auto so it turns on the heat or the a/c according to the temperature. I've got my share of squeaks and rattles, which can be irritating. Fuel consumption is expensive; I average about 17 mpg for mostly city and short freeway driving, but I've got a heavy foot. Everyone wants to race: for me this is usually fun, but it can get annoying, and occasionally dangerous. For example, I have had two people, one in a civic, one in a truck, turn off their headlights at night to try to sneak past me in the other lane... pretty stupid. It also gets irritating when you deny some silly car from passing you, and then you have to sty on your toes until you get off the freeway because they will not leave you alone. Tires- this beast just eats up tires, and a sett of 2 255 and 2 285 z rated tires are NOT cheap (mine were $900+)

Similar Products Used:
2003 graand am- not similar at all 1991 mr2- super fun car, could take turns faster, but slow and mine as pretty beat up

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $28000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 corvette conv.

Summary:
I purchased this car used with about 34k miles on it. A great toy and fun to drive once you get inside. Comfortable on long drives as long as you are behind the wheel and not in the passanger seat. Good driving position, seats leave alot to be desired especially padding but my back never felt any pain even on long trips. I like the high peaks of the hood in the view from inside, I used them as guides for aiming the car. This is a sports car and i used it as such testing it to the limits, here are my observations, both, good and bad. Great control at low speed to moderate speeds, easy to slide and modulate rear end. Power is great all the way up 145mph. Engine gets somewhat trashy at high rpm. Auto tranny is ultra lazy for a sports car to shift up or down, works overtime to downshift and when it finally does it just slams it into lower gear, leaving me wonder how long before the engine/trans mounts snap, although they never did. Brakes are very strong for such a heavy car, although the rotors do warp prematurely. Handling is great but watch out, there is no warning when you hit the limit. Taking turns are either like on rails or shoot its too late the rear is out, and you better react fast with the right imputs. Handling at very high speeds is something that concerns and still puzzles me; crusing with the top down, on the interstate in very early morning hours with zero traffic I brought the car to 145mph with easy I might add, and still pulling strong when something went very wrong. Out of a blue with no warning what so ever the front end went from rock steady to abruptly swaying left to right, back and forth, few feet to the left then few feet to the right at high frequency. Mind you I was holding the steering steady and ultra firm. No,not a good feeling at 145+ mph. It was so severe I had no doubt the rear end was going to give. At this point I had no control of the front end and I wasn't about to try anything manly with the steering wheel to regain it. In a frozen panic I slowly let of the gas, not even thinking of tapping the brakes at this speed. After few looong seconds as the car slowed down to about 130-135mph the front end calmed down as nothing happend. I never quite figured out what did happend. Needless to say, I fully lost my confidence in the Vette at high speeds and sold it shortly after that. Overall fun sports car that had a great initial design and very poor execution. Looking at new C6 I see the tradition follows...

Strengths:
great looks, very usefull driver info display, comfortable driving position, good power, strong brakes, fun to drive below some ultra high speeds, good in rain, coolness factor, good handling at low-moderate speeds, gas milage

Weaknesses:
be ready to spend some VERY SERIOUS $$$ for misc. repairs once out of waranty. you will get very familiar with all the x-mass tree warning lights. Very poor build quality and ALL interior materials. The driver seat literally fell apart. Rattles gallore, conv leaks, in repair with 18 different problems in 1 year. Is that ecceptable to you? If so go for it, you will have fun behind the wheel. I can't recomend this car only because of the reliability.

Similar Products Used:
1984 Corvette (much more reliable) 2002 M3