2000 Chevrolet Corvette C5 6MT: Regular Car Reviews 

Things I came into this video hoping to receive: -sweet C5 driving footage -dad jokes -jokes about dads buying corvettes -being called out as a 40 something owning one of these -the desire to throw out my New Balance sneakers Things I did NOT sign up for: -facing my own mortality -existential dread -realizing I can no longer see the faces of those that wronged me 20+ years ago Great video as always, fellas. I hope whoever wins this car loves the hell out of it.

"I always look at 2000 as the bonus lap of the 90s" The 90s ended on september 11th 2001.

The whole ending about time and existence with “Chase the horizon, the c5 is fast enough to get you there”… WOW. Literally felt emotions of just how much a car like this can make you feel. We all know those long drives in the car we love to nowhere just before the sunset during summer, to return home at dark feeling like we are kids again.

The part where you got all deep about the passage and effect of time really hit me. It made me think about a lot of things. This channel really is a gift - who knew cars could have such depth to them

When you put black rims on a red C5, you go from dad mode to cool dad mode. I'll put on my chevy hat and cargo shorts on now.

When ever RCR does 90s/2000s cars: *E X I S T E N T I A L C R I S I S*

As a GenX in the first half of a 40 year career, I caught glimpse of an all new 1997 C5 in my rearview while on a business trip. Always a bit of a Ferrari fan, I was astonished at the sight of the car that I began to pace for the next several miles. A car like that, let alone any Corvette, was out of my financial reach and this became what was the dream of someday. Well, someday came in the summer of 2013 as I drove home in my "new to me" 2001 torch red convertible Corvette. There I was, top down, rowing through the 6 speed gear box on Hwy 64 out of Franklin NC, tears in my eyes and a joy of life that driving the car still gives me today. My dad told me a similar story that happened to him on some back road in Texas in our 1968 GTO, I was with him that day and, as a kid, I really didn't realize what that day meant to him....wish he could have been there with me on my "someday".

I wasn't expecting to be brought to the verge of tears. And now, here I am... sitting in the cab of an International in Richmond, trying not to break down sobbing like I've just watched 'Gunshot of Remorse'... again. Thanks, Mr Regular. You're helping me feel. :3

As a 57 year old Dad with a Corvette shirt and a chair to sit in at cruise nights I approve this video.

This really felt like one of the OG episodes from the earlier years. It had everything I enjoy from an RCR episode. Keep it up Mr.Regular!

As a middle aged man who takes care of old people and who doesn't have his shit together this video hit me really hard. The writing is so good... and painful.

That final bit about time reminded me of my favorite Captain Picard quote. "Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives, but I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment, because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal."

The C5 WAS a dad's car...when it was new. Now it ticks all the boxes of a young person's sportscar. Not least of all because of the ability of a young person to attain it and enjoy it.

This is rhetorically one of the best episodes in years.

Dude I stood up and applauded at the end, screaming "Bravo!" My wife thought I was nuts. Well more nuts than usual because at almost 50, this is all I think about now. This business about time, and the sequence of moments, the losses, the gains, and the changes. The first heartbreak, end of the band, the first marriage and its end, the first death of a friend, the first CAT scan, the first signs of slowing and infirmity knocking at the door, the patterns repeating themselves through the generations, and the utter, dark senselessness of it all. So after 20 years of lusting after one I bought a used Civic Si. Not because it would make me feel 'young'(I'm not nearly naive enough to think that). But to try to outrun the nihilism. To try to get out in front of it. Instead of feeling like I'm being swallowed by it. Something has to matter, as we whip around the Sun and it coasts around the galaxy, itself circling other galaxies, the fires of a quadrillion suns fed by the sheer indifference to their own existences. Awesome episode. Also I got to drive a C4 back in '96 and I was thrilled for that half hour of my life. I'm not a 'car guy' so I rarely get the opportunity to drive true performance cars. 'Vettes rule

Came for dad jokes, got an existential crisis instead. Well done as always, rcr.

As a late 30s dad with a C5 Z06 and license plate that reads JORTS. I approve of this giveaway. Can't have much more fun than in a C5 vette.

18 years later and the C5 still looks beautiful.....and the legend that is the LS would be born

This is my favorite RCR video ever. When it hits around minute 12 is when it really sinks in. I've watched this maybe 6 times now and keep rewatching it every so often, even though I don't own a Corvette.

This video has literally sent me into a midlife crisis downward spiral. I turned 38 this year and I've been on the verge of it for 5 years and this video has cemented it.

Bro, your long bits (in this case about “time”, towards the end) are masterful and under appreciated. I’ve gone back to your FJ video many times, just to hear your Simulation/Simulacra analysis. Keep up the great content.

My friends dad bought this for himself after getting terminal cancer in 2012. Same color and everything. Paid 15k with 100k miles. It sure was a fun ride Ed.

I just bought a 02 z06 and I’m exactly as old as it is. I bought one of the best machines of all time, and I’m so glad nobody my age realizes that because I was able to afford this car. I love this car and will probably drive it until the day I die.

How are you not more successful? It’s baffling to me. You’re one of the hidden gems of the entire entertainment Industry. Good job.

The high gears are indeed very high, 6th gear going 55 feels like lugging it (but you can lug the shit out of it and it doesn't stutter). I bought a fairly low mileage C5Z for less than a used Civic and people act like I bought a new C8 off the showroom floor for 100 grand, non-car people just have no idea, it's a fucking space ship to them (then you get inside and it's like being 10 and getting driven to school in a Cavalier). When I was like 16 I remember having conversations to the effect of "American cars aren't good like Japanese cars, except the Vette and that costs way too much and smokes everything but is in a whole other class and doesn't count." Now I can choose between a wrong year S2K, an RX-7 FD with bad seals, half of an N/A MK4 Supra or a beautiful Vette grandpa never drove for ~$20K It's never been about image for me, I was never into the image when I had Miata 20 years before it was cool cause it was the best handling car I could afford, when I had a WRX I just wanted a practical car that could move , the C5/6 Vette is just the performance bargain of our time in so many ways. The fiberglass will never rust, many of these were garaged and maintained very well, they are dead simple to work on compared to modern/turbo cars and make as much power as most of th new stuff that is twice the price, the potential in an LS is crazy.... You just need a stereo, some LED lights (because my god will you outrun the 90's headlights on this thing and it's terrifying), an exhaust (they sound great but are very quiet) and maybe some coil overs. Ps. I set my GPS to backroads and I pretty much floor it off every light and I still average 17mpg. For what it is it's great on gas. The only issue with the fuel consumption is that I feed it the 93 it deserves.

6 years ago at 18 years of age I bought my 97 C5 6mt, bone stock. From a mechanical and aesthetic standpoint, it followed the pattern of the first RCR C5 review, a narrative about the C5 as a canvas upon which the enthusiast can paint themselves unabashedly and yet still be accepted among other owners of the same vehicle with diverse missions and goals. It was truly a creative outlet in these 6 years. Now, 6 years later, I've bought a house. Moved up in my job. But I'm dating a girl from another country, and it's looking possible that the house and the job may have to fall by the wayside for me to chase love and true happiness. And as I ponder over that, thinking the one thing I won't compromise on is bringing that corvette with me, Mr. Regular's new words ring true in my head: Go ahead and chase that horizon. The C5 is fast enough to get you there.

Love how the last quarter of your videos suddenly get gut wrenchingly deep, had me fearing time and age as a 20 year old

I just bought a C5 last month. Loving every inch of it!

I swear these reviews go from funny and informative to hearing the realest and thought provoking stuff that really makes you think. That why I love rcr

Of all the corvettes I've worked on, my favorite is a white 2001 convertible that some kid owns. It has 260,000 or so miles, every warning light is on, every part of the car groans in protest when driven. But my god, it is driven. I have more respect for a "rare" car that is used as a car than I have for any amount of lovely trailer queens.

Wow, this video was deep, especially the last bit about time. Wonderfully written and edited. I got a C5 when I was 25 and sold it a few years back. Best car I’ve ever owned and I miss it.

Was thinking of buying an ND Miata for my fun car now that I’m back from deployment, but Mr. Regular got me browsing C5/C6 Vettes. Thanks Mr. Regular.

Between telling the story of a great car, to the story of the circle of life, you my friend, are a true asset to this world. Your work gets us laughing, crying, pondering into deep parts of our souls, and for that I say THANK YOU RCR!

Ya know I came here because I love these cars but I'm leaving realizing that no one in this small town is going to be recognizable 30 years later, all the problems and frustrations people put me through will be forgotten. Hats off to you Mr. Regular

bought a 2002 C5 with 26k miles it a month ago. i love it. its perfect

I bought a 4 year old C5 when I was 21. And 20+ years later I still have it. And its basically the best sportscar ever made. So Im an old man with a Corvette now. But Ive had it since I was a young man. And man, the stories I have in that car...

Did Mr. Regular suddenly hit the Mid Life Crisis Mode?

"Time can be beautiful too." Damn right buddy. Just turned 40 myself and loving the journey. All the best!

I love my C5, great milage, great power, its been super reliable. 3 years and i've put on 20,000 miles so far with just general maintanence. Fantastic cars to own and drive!!

Not gonna lie, the closing monologue had my eyes watering up a lil bit because it brought a bunch of old memories back that put a smile on my face and made grateful for having the experience. Well done sir!

Corvettes became more appealing to me the more I learned about them and what cars can do. Its in that space outside of car culture, just looking in, that the idea of them being a “Dad car” pervade.

The C5 Z06 is easily the greatest Vette ever made. A perfect drivers car, if you want my opinion. Really well balanced between practicality, reliability, and performance. The power isn't too insanely high, and the suspension geometry is far better than previous generations and competitors. I'm not big on American cars, but I'd absolutely have one of these, or a New Edge SVT Cobra R

I remember when you did the first C5 video. "If you have an LS, you win. You win." Greatest line I heard for the Corvette.

I owned a 2002 C5 z06 in black that I fully gutted and caged for racing. I rebuilt the entire driveline and upgraded most everything in some way. These cars are a serious, serious platforms to build a fast race car on. The great thing is parts availability and being able to do everything yourself, if you're brave enough - which I ended up being. After 5 years of track abuse, I finally had the back jump out on me under full load going around a corner and came almost head on into a concrete barrier. I was completely fine, but the car's frame got tweaked in the front and it was the end of that. I gutted it and made back a fat chunk of change. It was good timing, as I was buying a home and starting a new family. 2 years later now and I'm itching to get a C6 grand sport and just making it a sporty street car now. I think my hardcore track days are done - too much $$$. Karting looks to be the way to go at this point.

I got mine when I was 24 in 07 and it was 4 years old. Still have it and still not a dad. Mr regular is still 100 percent on point at most corvette owners and its hilarious. "The commemorative plate collection of cars"

Came for a c5 review, left with a hollowing sense of existential dread. Thanks rcr

I just inherited a 98 C5 from my uncle. You perfectly captured the demographic and his love for this car. I'm 40, and now i loved this car. It is timeless. I can not wait to learn how to maintain it, so that the next generation can love it. Praise.

Bought my C5 at 18 after growing up riding in my dads z06 when I was little. Hands down my favourite car I’ve ever owned.

Man, this video epitomizes why I love RCR. From the history of the car and where it fits into our society, to facing time itself and the mysterious "someday" that never comes, and our own mortality. Really excellent work, guys. This will be on the RCR greatest hits album, for sure

I really love the intro to go with this car, it's easily my favorite thing you've done recently And after watching this video, I think it may be one of your best. So poignant, but not dramatic, it was truly beautiful and philosophical

Hearing the speech at the end of the video confirmed how I felt about my old cars. I don't entirely miss the cars themselves but rather the memories I made in those cars. As long as we're still here we'll have those memories and we can make new ones going forward. Cheers RCR and to my fellow car enthusiasts. Let's all enjoy our lives and the cars we drive ✌🏿

My father has owned corvettes since he was in his 20’s. He’s 54 and currently owns a 1980 and a 1998 vette and it’s rubbing off on me bad (at 26). The 90’s retro styling with the pop up lights combined with a roaring V8 and a slick back end with 4 red circle taillights is just so iconic and is unique

Seeing Mr. Regular run down a Tesla in a C5 made me laugh, and made my day.

33 year old father of 2 young kids....the late C4 / C5 was my childhood dream car and I've wanted one for probably a decade now. The unfortunate thing is the age of being able to financially afford one is converging with "mid life crisis". I'm currently set on having a yellow C5 with manual...or yellow C4 with LT1/4 with manual. Wish less old guys had bought the auto.

The declaration about time at the end, absolutely moving. Been a fan for countless years and I appreciate the reminder about life and reality. 👏

I just bought an 04 Z06 earlier this year. Love that thing. An absolute blast to drive.

i was expecting a full on corvette stereotype review with a deeper "twist" if you will and you guys did not disappoint

The intro was exactly as we expected: PERFECTION!

What a roller coaster of emotions that was. Time is truly the most beautiful and most horrific thing in the universe.

Your best video in a while, but I wasn't ready for the last part... My wife still doesn't understand why a car review video from RU-vid got me crying.

Mr Regular: trying to make fun of dads wearing socks and sandals and trying to find New Balances to buttrock OST also Mr Regular: has sandal tanlines and lives in a bucket hat GenZ/A: wearing New Balances unironically We've reached a level, and I dunno what it's called, but I'm scared to be here

I went from laughing to absolute dread of my own mortality and terror of the passing of time faster than a stock C5's quarter mile time

Picked up my c5 this year, I’m 35 and love that these are under appreciated because it keeps prices down.

That closing monologue on time… Simply beautiful!!! Keep doing the things that you guys are doing. I thoroughly enjoy listening to both of you read out your literary works.

This is honestly my dream Corvette. I owned a model-kit car of a C5 in this exact red when I was little. This, along with the new edge mustang (which I own now) are what made me an automotive enthusiast.

I've slowly been realizing my closest friends are slipping away just because of the tides of life. I also bought a C5 two months ago. I probably would have never drawn the connection between these two, but this video was very timely. I couldn't put it into words, but it didn't feel like coping. More like a tangible proof of shifting interests. Thanks Mr. Regular. Best.

Watching this on my 41st birthday - thanks -that really hit home. Can't even buy a C5 here, but the message - wow. Might buy a C5 Citroën.

I turned 35 this year. This car came out when I was 9-10 years old, but I loved them, as I was a full on sports car fan boy by then, asking for Road&Track and Car and Driver magazine subscriptions as gifts. It's such a shame I've still never owned one, but by the time I ever do it seems like it won't even be realizing a childhood dream, it'll just be a midlife crisis

When I bought my 04 C5 Z06 Le Mans edition, I went from 20 to 40 in a split second. Legit I wear the same clothes as my dad most of the time now. Its scary man.

A great review. The dad car combined with the inevitable ticking away of one's life. But with an LS motor a man can still cling to an image of youth he never actually experienced.

Easily one of my favorite videos from Regular, hit really close to home at the end I’m sad to say right now, good work man.

Here I am sitting on my bed looking out the window listening to this dude as tears run down my wrinkled face. Good job brother

This is like classic RCR. Back when I could watch this channel on my lunch break without "hot dicks" flashing in neon on the screen.. Not too say that wasn't hillarious, but when your boss's cubicle is next to yours wellllll ;)

That time essay was amazing, I really felt all of those words in my soul. This was a spectacular episode, your writing is insane man

it's so nice to see these videos. I used to drive on these roads all the time, but I'm out on deployment and it's nice to see home. Keep up the great videos @RegularCars

My father in law's 01 is being shipped to me next week. He passed away 9 years and after driving the piss out of that car. Different family members have been care takers and now it's my turn. That was coolest Corvette video I have seen yet! Thanks!

I've been subscribed to you for a little over 8 years (your Stanza video was my first one). I think this is, by far, the most eloquently written/scripted video I've seen. I was feeling some type of way about aging as I watched and then you wrapped it up so beautifully at the end. Having a 65 yo dad who has an '04 C5 and a '17 C7 that I drive occasionally balances the line between "midlife crisis" and "getting what you want because you can." Lastly, thank you for the pop-up headlight footage. 🤤

These videos get me everytime: hilarious opening, leveling up to the climax, then taking it back down with the philosophical reasoning of experience and maturity. Time is a cruel, yet polite bastard. Slowly taking little by little all the while you know it’s happening and yet ignoring it most days. You get little reminders that it hasn’t stopped moving forward; a sort of a tap on the window to let you it’s still out there, waiting for you, always.

I have never had anyone pluck so existentially deeply into my heartstrings so unexpectedly as you have... and still come out of left field to continue to do.

Damn, started this review laughing at boomers, and ended it with "Dust in the Wind" rolling over in my head. God damn. Happy Monday, Mr. Regular & Roman.

Man, this brought a tear to my eye! One of my favorite car reviews ever. What a fantastic description of aging, and what a wonderful way to explain this car.

I absolutely love mine. Bought it July 30, 2019 at the ripe old age of 20. It was a fixer upper for sure so I only paid $6500 cash after tax, title, and fees. Mechanically sound, cosmetically a piece of work.

As a new 28 year old dad with a C4 in the garage, this was great.

Could you start uploading the raw POVS of your drives? I love the way you treat the car the way it's meant to be treated, no matter the car, and it'd be great to have more POVS to watch!

Firstly, as an Australian, I don't see a dad car, I see an awesome looking red sportscar of which I had a model when I was 12 years old. Secondly, now at 35, I have to say some jeans, some new balance trainers and a rugby top represents not some joke get up, but the pinnacle of versatility for warmth, ease of movement and comfort, with a cheeky sleeve roll up if the sun comes out. I've married the love of my life, my jobs ok and pays the bills and for my hobbies, so yeah, I'd rock a C5 if I could because that would be cool as shit. Thirdly, my late dad was awesome. Corvettes rock.

That end message on time was what I really needed to hear today- def didn't expect to watch this vid on the c5 and end up leaving with motivation to get after my goals and stop taking time for granted, but here we are- VERY well said, sir. RESPECT 🙏 🔥💯

I swear your existential take on everything is why I watch these, not for the cars. Thank you for always putting out quality content

"Bust hard enough to paint a house" I'm stealing this joke, Mr. Regular, and you cannot stop me.

Bringing the heat like the days of old! Great episode. “A gut that’s in the dreadnaught class”; pure poetry (that hits a bit close to home)

Your ending deep though on time was good bro. Really good. Having recently hit 40, the way your describe it shows you're a man who's experienced it.

My wife bought me a Torch Red C5 coupe, six speed, as a wedding present and I love it. I'm only a rescue dog dad, but I guess it's a kind of dad. My wife laughed and laughed about the Corvette shirts, as I have several that I wear regularly.

I’m 23 and I love corvettes! I had a C4 and now I’m looking for a C5. Maybe I’ll win this one🤞🏽

The C5 was that car that was brand new as I was just getting old enough to have some sense of fast cars being a thing, and the teardrop rear window with the pop-up headlights is my definition of a fast-looking car. Bonus points of course go to any painted in Corvette Yellow. It's definitely up there in the "Attainable cars once I get a job in my major." category.

New to the channel. I’m out thinking about getting a c3 as I came across this video about my favorite vette the c5. Mind you, I’m in a mustang (one of my dream cars) and as I’m listening to the 2nd half of this video being 32 years old I must say that it hits me to my core as I think about time often. What I never thought about is the car dynamic as it plays this crucial part of our lives. We name our cars, work on them, invest in them, create memories in them, and while all this is going on time is moving. The same car I may have confessed my love in a woman for could also be the same car I give up to become a family man. Cars are the closest thing to a Time Machine we have. And within time the only thing we can control is what we do with the time given to us whether we asked for it upon conception or not. This video has earned you a sub. Great work.

I think this is my new favorite RCR review. Amazing work you guys

Since highschool in the late nineties I've been waiting for this car to dip as midlife crises buyers are making the hard choice of where to spend their final years and what to do with this vehicle taking up room in the garage

This man took away my fear of growing old and ugly.

This is probably the best review in a while imo. Great job guys!

The monologue at @12:30 is deep man....that was so well written I was impressed. Keep up the great work

This is literally my dream car. A red, manual C5 Corvette. Unfortunately, I'm in my 20s and not a dad, so I think that lowers my chances of ever obtaining one. Jokes aside, a good video as always.