What It’s Like to Own an Old Corvette 

How bout isuzu scotty

Do a video on the reliability of chevy cavaliers

Hey Scotty, what coolant should I put in my 1985 6.2L Detroit diesel? My friend said that most green coolants eat chevy head gaskets but I have no clue. Thanks.

Scotty Kilmer I don’t think he’s in Houston? 😉😁

Thanks again again 👍

Bro isn’t it crazy that cars from the 80s and 90s like the vette eldorado had digital gages but they didn’t use digital gages till 2018 lmfao

The true surprise is the dash pad with no cracks!

@@TotalCamaroZ28 If this car spent most of it's time over in the UK, than a perfect dash is normal, it's the hot sun that tears these things up. I have an 89 Supra, dad found a dash panel in Oregon, perfect condition too, it's always cool and mostly cloudy there like the UK is.

I remember a friend had a Ford Taurus (regular not SHO) back in the early 90s that had all digital gauges. Always wondered why it never caught on until the last couple yrs. The technology has been there for 30 years and yet it is only becoming commonplace now. Definitely not due to cost, so not sure what else held it back.

"A digital dash that still actually works", u got that right :)

Thinking Impaired I have never lost a minute of sleep wondering what it is like to own a Corvette. As a result I am not going to waste my time with this video.

Glenn Lego lol. Ya own a ten speed bike o

@@glennso47 yet you cared enough to read through ALL the comments this far, and NOT watch?? O - K ....

​@@glennso47 Why then to waste time stopping at this RU-vid to make a comment? The C4 Corvette has an incredible history. Especially regarding it's birth. One of the most amazing stories in the history of automobiles in general, and nose to nose with the history of the C1 generation. If you want to waste anymore time at Corvette RU-vids, look at some of the Tubes regarding the ZR1 Corvette. It's, in my opinion, and the opinion of automobile professionals of all types, including those in the literature, book, automotive news, and magazine businesses, that the ZR1 is nothing short of one of the most astounding sports cars ever produced in America, and competes with Supercars from all over the world. In my opinion, the Flagship of the entire Corvette Fleet. The Corvette without argument is a special automobile in the history of automobiles, especially regarding it's mystique. No other car in the Auto Business get's so much attention. And deservedly so. It's a phenomenon really. I didn't realize it till I bought one myself. I wish I could tell you the story and share the awesome history and story with you. There is a RU-vid here somewhere about the history of the C4. A pretty good one. But not the whole story. Being a Corvette owner allows you membership into a very special brotherhood, and respectable member of the automobile society. To give you an idea, The Corvette gathering in Carlisle, PA, is the largest Corvette only car show in the world, one of the largest car shows, in general, in the country, featuring thousands of Corvettes, and 10's of thousands of fans. The numbers and reviews and stories don't lie. I don't believe you're wasting any time at all. Spend just a little time with these Corvette RU-vids, visit some facebook pages, or online magazine articles, now and then, and you may just change your mind about things. There's a great review for the 1985 Corvette from MOTOR Trend around here somewhere that does a great job and has fantastic things to say about the car. I wish I could let you drive my pretty bright red '85, all original, not all severely changed and modified, performance wise, as the one shown here. So you could experience somewhat something similar as if you were testing one out in 1985 at a dealer. So you could get the sense of it, the Feel of it. I love being a passenger in my car. Which due to unfortunate disability, I most often am. NObody who drives my car, leaves it without screaming Yaaahooooo!!!!! NObody leaves it feeling that their experience was a "waste of time". I wish for you to enjoy your ride. May you drive, in peace, comfort, and happiness.

I love my 85, it is a blast from the past for me. It may be of interest to note that the C4 corvette holds the world record for being the worlds fastest production car for the longest time. If you are unaware check out the sledgehammer corvette. Held the speed record for 25 years with 1980's technology!

Or being a- - hole

I’ll agree 100% on that note!

Both

No it doesnt

As someone who owns a Corvette I disagree, we are just normal people.

Damn you're old af

Damn old man! You sure you’re not talking about a C3

First year of LT1-Last year of C4

Last year of the c4 was 96

Is it as rough riding as the one in the video?

Sounds like a Limey

so owning a c4 vette as your first car is a good idea? (of course if you can afford) but I’m looking on getting my first car and it’d be amazing to drive around town and turn heads while everyone is driving challengers, lifted trucks or exotic cars.

Corvette isn’t a bad first or only car at all... given snow isn’t a big problem lol... I own a 96 and it’s pretty reliable... bad on gas in town... love it tho wouldn’t trade it for the world. Look at the weather stripping when buying one tho lol

@@poncicasas5948 c4 corvette is a great first car! One of my friends got one a few months back as a first car and its had no problems so far and he says it drives well

Is recommend a c5 if you want a corvette, most c6 parts are bolt ons and look better than a c4.

@@poncicasas5948 I think a corolla will suit you.

A corvette is a corvette

Three peddle corvettes are truly beautifull to drive. It takes a few weeks of driving one then somthing happens, a true connection with the car you never have with a put it in gear and go automatic transmission car.

@Alexander Chohan Manual*

@@robertl.fallin7062 pedal*

@@robertl.fallin7062 beautiful*

You sound like a homosexual weightlifter

@@Klocaine237 lol!

@@Klocaine237 *nods in approval

@@pooindaloo6049 like that vince McMahon meme with him freaking out.

Manual...YES , PLEASE.

That had some kind of auto overdrive box on the back, right? It's interesting because that new engine makes a lot of torque. Glad to see it holds up.

Yes the overdrive is like auto high and low for each gear. The box is strong up to 500HP being dougnash gears

vettes overall are not underrated. c4 vettes are.

Let's go for a spin!

Mine was 260 something stock with something like 340 ft/lbs. It was still quick and would do 150 mph. The HP number on the 89 may have been a bit higher than previous versions.

Should have done a LS 5.7 swap now that would have set it really off.still nice tho

Agree the torque in my original L98 was still decent and fun to drive on street. Only downside was the torque and HP are choked at 4K rpm

Didn’t these started to rattle when they were a few years old? A nice looking car, of course.

I hope he upgraded the brakes. When you see car tuners that build 500-800hp engines and then keep the standard brakes...insane. I remember there was a tuned Mustang model like that that was build in series who sold them like that...one caliper brakes.

The fourth gen corvette!😀

It's not music, it's medicine.

Still have my 85 I purchased in 1991...Put a cam rear gears and a stall converter...It's a blast to drive...I drive it hard and it never disappoints..Smile ear to ear 😁

@@bilbobaggins4710 u must be an old mate ayo

Yeah man...Love this simple wedge shape....Had mine since 1991 and it's not going anywhere 😁

They are fun bro...Owned mine since 1991

@Mykel Hardin What do you drive a Toyota Prius?

@Mykel Hardin Ok cool, I'll PM you my plate #, full name and address, and the last four of my social. Just hang on.

They have crazy torque even stock

Better than the 84...only 205.

You have to remember it is a Chevy 350. If you are not satisfied with stock horsepower It is one of the easy and cheapest motors to build and the "Mighty Mouse" can be built to insane degrees if you feel the need.

1990-91 were the best years in my opinion. The l98 had the "highest" number for a base model with 350 pounds of torque and 250 horse. Plenty for a casual drive with some extra kick. I got 19 inch 275 wide tires on my 1990 and makes it little quicker off the line, a lot less spin than normal. Great cars for an introduction to a sports car its very forgiving and quite easy to drive. And once youre ready to move up you could easily just upgrade the engine and have an even better car than before. Ive seen videos of built c4s absolutely dusting newer cars. Its a shame people over look these cars/engines there could be real monsters out there

Not to mention you get the old exterior with the new interior, the "boxy" look is just too good.

As a Corvette lover, I would include the Mustang.

I love all American sports cars, mustang's, vettes, Camaros, challengers. They are all awesome

well thats a blast from the past

The best 3do Panasonic

haha, i still have that. loved how the cops pulled you over and handed you a ticket. the next edition raced through my home town, almost perfectly correct street grid.

Yep I know what you mean!

Hell yeah brother

...which means you can drive ANY manual. Props to you. I learned stick on a 1975 Ford Mustang II. Yes, I know.... when I tried out the performance model Pontiac Solstice about 10 years ago, I couldn't stop spinning out from a stop. My '05 Wrangler 4.0 is a stick, however, and I do double clutch and heel-toe on that and, when I had it, did so on my '95 Celica GT.

I've heard numerous people say they didn't love the C4 body style, but when I grew up, it was THE definitive sports car. So it holds a special place in my mind.

I still don't like the C4. It's an ugly wedge. I love the C3!

You misspelled worst

@@frontxxrunner I remember seeing it on cruisin USA on Nintendo 64 as a kid and wanting a red one

Yup that was exactly my first impression when i saw a C4 for the first time in 1992

The original engine was great at the time, but the upgrade made it just as competitive in straight line performance as today's Corvettes

LoL donuts