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It's not one of the best RCR vids without a section of audio that forces me to mute. I would not like to hear the word 'rare' for quite some time, though
3:50 this is the single fact that shocks my Non-Car enthusiast friends so much as well about Corvettes. "bUT bIG enGiNE wiTH mAny CyLiNDERs = SuPeR EViL GaS GuZZLeR" It's so hard for me to buy a new daily driver because of how Reliable it is, how efficient the MPG is, and usable the storage space is! Sure, I can't carry kids. You got me there, but I'm not having those anytime soon🤣
I love my C6 too... I was able to get a '08 Z51 black convertible with only 34,000 miles for $31,000 out the door last September and man I have just can't stop thinking about it... Every time I get in I feel like superman... I am glad someone else felt the same way about the C6 as I do. I remember when I was buying this car everyone (including my family) thought I was wasting my money, but man the fun I have had and will continue to have with this car is priceless
“ this is a corvette that felt new when it was. Congratulations GM we knew you could do it” omg o laughed so hard at that one. Romans department store bit was also hilarious. Comedy gold boys, comedy gold!
I've been an rcr fan long enough that as soon as he said the word 'rare' for the third time, I started fast forwarding in ten second increments. I love this channel, and like many things you love, you put up with things that you know make them happy. I know these make Mr Regular happy and that's enough for me.
Went from a nb 1.8 to a ls3 z51 C6, similar levels of stupidity just in different quantities, these 2 cars evoke very similar emotions in you and are in some ways similar cars because of that, it's just that the miata gives you a spoon while the corvette gives you a bucket. Both relatively "cheap" to run (C6 gets similar if not better gas mileage on the highway) and will likely not make more cars like this. I don't see myself selling mine for any other vehicle, grab a C6 while you still can.
@@Lorentz_Driver I have to disagree. The only difference I can see is the higher top speed in the Corvette right before it gets wrapped around a tree.
Bingo. Miata is the answer...until it isn't. I had an NB and autocrossed/tracked it a lot. Once you can drive a Miata fast, a Corvette is kind of the natural progression and I got a C6 Z51...upgraded to the C6 Grand Sport after that and am still enjoying it. Been in C6 Corvettes for 6 years now. But saying a Corvette is cheap to run isn't really true if you drive them hard...they chew through tires twice as fast as a Miata and at least my GS takes almost 11 qts of oil. Everything is more expensive, but it puts an even bigger grin on your face too. The narrow body car did get around 30 mpg though...the wide body is closer to 23 mpg on the highway.
Im in the market for a Corvette and wasn't sure if i wanted a C5 or C6 but the shots goin' from one to another in this vid proved that my heart beats for the C5 - One of the most beautiful cars ever imo.
I like the aesthetics of the C5 more, but DAMN the Corvette C6 is so hard to beat for what you get. Just the fact that the base model made as much power as the previous generation's top model speaks volumes about what the car is capable of. The Z06 not to mention, making Porsche and other supercar makers sweat on every single track while being more practical and reliable too. It's literally the jack of all trades, and even today it's hard to find a similarly fast car for the same price. And when you get to the ZR1 you can find only few cars that are easier and better to travel at high speeds than this thing. Even today this thing can hold its own in top speed runs. I remember the French did a top speed run with this car and the current 911 Turbo S and 458 Italia and it beat all of these to 300 kph
I've always loved the C6. I feel like it's the culmination of all the generations of improvements and visual changes to the Corvette models. Same classic Corvette design language, no dated pop-up headlights, nice sharp angles. I thought the C7 was okay, and the C8 was a bold move and definitely cool, but I feel like they were lateral moves, or shifts to a different philosophy entirely. The C6 is at the peak of that original style.
I've always had a little crush on the C6. Little more aggressive than the bubbly C5, not as aggresive as the C7, and was actually a performance monster.
i love the reference to Kum n Go gas. it does exist, for real, out west. when i saw it the first time, i was like "really? they really did THAT, and got away with it?"
Probably when they filed that trademark the slang meaning of "kum" didn't exist yet, or at least anyone in the patent and trademark office - and likely the big-wigs that came up with the name too - didn't know it. And now it's grandfathered.
Yup. I remember when I first saw those convenience stores when I had to do a road trip to Nebraska. I had a similar reaction: "hell nah they really called it that 🤣"
@@JoeVoorhees full send every time. Absolutely. You wouldn't get unhinged moments like the Roman in this episode otherwise. "... You floor licking, lemon scented sack of shit! I'm your boss! If I ever stood on my wallet and fell off I would fucking DIE! YOU DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY!"
The thing is though, in terms of race winning pedigree, the C5 and C6 vette’s were absolute beasts compared to some of the more popular enthusiast cars you listed. The string of GT1 class 24 hours Le Mans victories was insane.
We have a 2007 Monterey Red C6 and we have taken it on trips from Kentucky to Florida many times. It gets 28 MPG with cruise control set 80 and both the driver and passenger seats are amazingly comfortable. The roof is actually easier to remove and than you made it look 😂. Thanks for this review, my husband was glad you didn’t find too much wrong with it b/c he loves this Corvette! We have a 1994 C4 too but we love our C6 so much we rarely drive the C4 anymore. You are the one channel my husband and I always agree on watching. 🍻
I have a 20O5 Black C6 manual, I daily drive it in a major city where super cars are the norm. And non car people always come up to me ask what kind of car this is like it's some exotic. Such a timeless design.
@@osaji922 Interesting, thank you. I suppose it makes sense with the nice weather that that would be the case. Oddly enough, in some of the more well-off parts of the salt belt near me, of the US most supercars are quite uncommon EXCEPT for corvettes which come out of storage every summer to play. That's why it's so surprising to me that corvettes should be otherwise uncommon. Thanks again!
@@ayoungtricknamedjim5498 yes. And in many cases GM used turn signal bulbs that weren't designed for continuous duty. Thus they overheat and melt into the socket to the point that the bulb cannot be removed when it burns out. Chevy trucks and Cadillac CTSs and DTSs are a few examples I've personally experienced this with.
Older DRL’s on jap/german cars usually used the high beam on a low wattage setting instead, and would last a lot longer. Incandescent bulbs are not meant to run at full power like that all day
I had a grand prix GTP for many years and loved the HUD feature. not only was it cool but the screen on my radio stopped working so i couldnt see what radio station i was on but the HUD worked for that. it was also nice to never really have to glance down. it was right there. when i got a new car I eventually got used to looking down quick to see my speed. but one other cool feature about it was that it was digital, so it always told me EXACTLY how fast i was going. 32, 33. not like now where im like 35 ish. i miss that car a lot and id love to see one on this show. supercharged v6 family hauler from 2001? hell yeah. mine was the 4 door version which in my opinion was the best one. it only weighed 200 ish pounds more WITH A SUNROOF. amazing, such wow. also i almost forgot to leave out it had a heated drivers seat. no not seats, heated drivers seat because im the one piloting the ship so everyone else can piss off..
I took my LS3 (because it’s better than a ls2 c6) to go to universal and it was 145 miles and by the time I got home I still had like 20 miles left in the tank. It’s really good on the highway
I went to a local a local autocross with a friend, in another friend's 1991 Acura Integra RS sedan. It was 5 speed manual, B20Z engine swapped, Integra Type R front brakes, larger rear brakes, sticky summer tires on 15 inch wheels. I was putting down decent laps for my first time on any kind of course, and this was a pretty tight and twisty one. I was putting down 43.5 second ish laps just behind an old friend in a lightly suspension modded manual Focus sedan on actual racing tires running 42.20 seconds ish laps, and had been auto crossing about 6 years at that point. The C5 and C6 Corvettes however, on what ever tires the guys normally ran on the street, were in the 38-37 second range, and the cars were barely getting above idle speeds at times! People can trash talk the Corvette all they want, but when it comes to bang-for-the-buck performance, All Hail the King! It may have stuck with often ancient technology, but the 'Vette evolved from humble economy 6 cylinder, 2 speed automatic, concept sports car on the streets, to a car that will put a smile on your face with great base model performance that has infinite potential, and can do so while sipping fuel......
This year's award for over the top entertainment goes to Roman. Not watching, just listening, on my way to work, I had tears, and uncontrollable laughter. I had to pull over. Roman, that was incredible. Thank you.
Got to drive one of these when I worked at a dealership. Sure, it was an automatic, but the instantaneous respect for the power of one of these beasts is made apparent as soon as you open the door, let alone sit inside of it. Just accelerating to 40mph in these things is freaking incredible. You go fast even when you're not going fast.
The turn signal DRL rant really hit home with me, as my first car was an olds intrigue. Every two weeks one of the amber bulbs would go and the base of them would be melted when they did. The solution was adding load resistors and good led bulbs. The load resistors also reached the ambient temperature of the sun after a day of driving.
I rode in two Corvettes in my life so far. Dad's cousin had a 2000 C5 convertible red stick black interior as a company car and he took me for a ride with the top down! As a 13 year old, I loved the sensation of speed, handling, and torque off the line. My next ride was in a C7 Targa in 2017 my stepdad's brother owned it and he drove me to his brother's gig in it. I also have a picture of me sitting in a red Targa model at the Toronto international auto show. The presenter called it a convertible and I corrected him and he let me sit in it because he was impressed with my knowledge.
Perfect timing, just flew down to Dallas to Corvette Warehouse and picked up a 2006 Monterey Red Corvette with 11k miles in mint condition. Drove it all the way back to California. Best week of vacation I used from work so far.
Good luck with the new ride! I would suggest a CAI, Corsa sport cat-back exhaust and a mild tune if it doesn't already have them. They will increase the car's fun factor dramatically.
Factory heads and intake manifold are fine. Cam only is 500 wheel. If you only add an intake and heads at the cost of another 4k for 15 hp you are silly.
@@carado1984 543 whp is what I was able to squeak out of mine and was reliable enough I could drive it everyday no issues. I don’t need to make 1000hp to have fun on the street lol Idk where you got I spent 4K on heads and an intake. I maybe had 1800 total on heads and intake that I got used from people who had upgraded even further. Intake was the direct port nitrous fast 102 intake with nick Williams 102 throttle body. Had spray but never needed it unless I was going to the track and that was rare as it was my daily
Well, dang, I feel old... I was 5th grade, going on 6th, when these came out. While the c5 was cooler, I was still pretty excited to start seeing these out on the road. So much so that I spent nearly all my savings (built up from mowing grass) on a huge r/c car version. Same color too! I also got to geek out and sit inside one, also the same color, on a showroom floor when I went with my Mom to pick up her, then new, 2006 Trailblazer EXT. Ah, memories....
So you feel “old” because you were what 12 when the C6 was introduced?!?! That makes me down right ancient then as I was 30 when it was introduced 😂😂 Try to enjoy your youth….it’ll be gone before you know it!!
C6 is the culmination of all the past generations. It's a beauty. I feel the C5 looks like a 90's Pontiac Trans am from the front, and the c7 and c8 were shifts in design.
I was 11 when this car came out. It's been my choice car to use in every racing game I've ever had the option to use it in. I'm going on 29 now, and I still rubberneck whenever I see those headlights.
I had an 01 Pontiac Grand Prix Gt with the HUD I loved it. I miss it quite a bit. Never found it distracting, & while looking down is easy having it up is real nice.
I had a 2013 Corvette six speed. Bought it will 11K miles in 2017. I sold it a year later… didn’t like it at all. Yes, it was fast and pretty ‘nice’. But wasn’t fun to drive. The fun was over before you knew it and you were doing 120 in a 60. IMO, it was/is more fun to run my 1994 Integra GSR through the gears all the way up to the 8000 RPM redline and still not be going that fast. I also sold my 2009 Bullitt Mustang for the Corvette, loved that car soooo much, really wish I hadn’t sold that Bullitt for the Corvette.
Also worth mentioning is the C6 has essentially the same platform teardown as the C5 since it's directly based on that platform. Hell, you can use the same service manual for the C5 as the C6, and they even advertise it on the front page! The wiring harness is the same goddamn harness from the last update of the C5 too! It's basically just You(c5) vs the guy she told you not to worry about(c6) And I love it. I may have a supercharged C5 z06 making 583WHP, but I still want a C6. I love it.
My grandpa has this same Gen Vette! I’ll have to use this, maybe coax him into driving it a little more often. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “But Milk, why did you grandpa buy a Corvette if he could’ve just bought a Solstice if he wasn’t going to use it as often?” Well, about that, he did actually look at a Solstice when they came out! But… he couldn’t actually physically fit inside of the Solstice. And he isn’t fat, he’s like Vin Diesel’s body if he took care of himself, he’s just… wide. So another plus for the Vette over the Solstice and the previous Corvette generation, very good lateral interior space.
What year are you editing videos in? I am genuinely curious what type of computer you need to actually build to handle DLSR and GoPro video exported in 1080p. I have a 7700k and 1080ti you can have for free that works great for editing
I dont know enough about editing to get what you mean here? Is the editing "old" style? He's been running this channel since RU-vid started almost. Would he need to purposefully build an old computer is what you are implying? Why wouldnt a newer one be able to do everything and more that the 7700k and 1080ti can? You're assuming that he is editing on something even older than that? sorry for so many stacked questions im shook.
I can agree the C6 generation is at the top of my generations.....Just not the LS2 version. Some, not all but some, LS2's have an issue where the crank loses it balance over time causing the engine to eat through torque tubes and harmonic balancers. The fix can cost more than the car is worth. This is coming from a Corvette only parts and service shop who has seen this issue numerous times over the years. This same shop admits they have never seen any issues with the LS3 engine that didn't involve user error or user stupidity.
I remember finding out and being blown away by the fact that the C4 Corvette got such great gas mileage on the highway as well, something in the low 20s which was still amazing to a kid back then. Because it was slippery and light weight, for the time.
Love Roman's department store commercial, great dig at Boscov's! BTW, it'd be cool if there was a whole dedicated channel for his commercials only because I want to share them with people, but can't remember which car video the commercial shows up in when I'm thinking about it in a few weeks/months/years.
I'm at 170K miles on my C6, so far turn signals and fan controller are working fine. Did lose the turn signal switch (turn signal, high beam, cruise, headlight) but with commonality of parts the replacement was around $50. Cheap to run. My does suffer from adhesive bleed through on the hood. And I had never been in a corvette until I test drove this one.
My 06 turns just burned out this winter, within a month of each other. You can turn off the dts by flicking the light stich (also how you turn auto headlights off)
Man, my first best vette was a 96 LT4. Still have it. But recently at 63 I got my dream car , a 13 GS 60th Anniversary . Loaded one owner AZ car. Not sure I can ever warm up to a C7 much less an 8. This GS is awesome. Its surrounded by Cali SuperCoupes products . I get off just looking at that striped beauty. Likely my last corvette. So yeah , I agree.
As shocking as it is, being a 33 y/o car guy, no I have never ridden in or driven a Corvette. I know how common they are, they are literally everywhere I look, but since I can't afford one and no one I know is a big enough gearhead to care to get one either, I have never had a chance to experience any generation of Corvette. I've got to sit in a C7 Corvette exactly one time, and that was only because I'd visited the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Even if I someday get the money to afford one, a used one, there are so many other cars I'd be more curious to own than a Corvette. But at the same time, reliability and ease of maintenance may draw me to a C5 or C6 Corvette someday anyway.
