So i've been driving my dads C5 for the last 2 days and man it's great driving this car. Not even for the performance reasons, but everytime you pass a C5 on the road the owner waves. Pull up to a light next to one, the owner already has his window down ready to start a conversation. I try to do this w/ CL people, usually only fixed up ones and I never get any response.

 

FYI, I'm one of those who talk to other CL fans. Fixed up of course. It's hard because there aren't a lot of fixed up CLs.

 

It happens even more on a bike

 

 

yea, I always see bikers doing it

 

I give a thumbs up to modded CL's when I see them. The stockers are usually much older and not interested.

 

all teh folks around dallas with cl's, tend to always flag me down all the time to ask what i have in my ride, its aiight

 

I think its a Corvette thing for sure....I remeber being like 10 years old and going for a ride in my dad's vette and people honking....waving.....talking at gas stations! It is a neat little click!

 

Is the C5 a manual? Does it have any mods? The prices are starting to get into the low-mid 20s for used ones....Makes me wonder why I'm driving a CL.

 

my dad got the A4 My mom yells at him everyday for doing it. Right now just 3.42 rear end, but head and cam package will be on very soon


prices are definately dropping, esp. w/ the release of the C6 up. I'd definately consider one. Right now my next car choices are between the Dodge Magnum R/T and a used C5

 

everytime i pull up to a worked TL or CL they never want to talk or anything. Of course when i'm kicking ass, then they want to talk and copy my mods.

 

How much WHP could be expexted with heads&cam,intake&exhaust? If my insurance wouldn't kill me I'd seriously get one soon.

 

450-500

 

Yeah my friend bought a new Z06 last year and i was riding in it with him and we passed another Vette going the other way and he waved at us. I was like "what was that about?" He then went on to tell me it happens all the time between Vette owners.

Pretty damn cool. I don't see enough CL's around to be able to try and get a conversation going. :o

 

Probably 'cause you're like me. Practical. The ClS is a great all around car, but it ain't the pinnacle of performance.

I think w/ the C6 coming out now, you'll see the C5 prices really start to drop (due to price compression). The early C5's are cheap like you said, but the later one (like the Z06's) are still a little high (IMHO). Some of the sellers haven't realized that you can get a BRAND new stripped C5 for about 35-38K (depending on the incentives this week). I saw prices on NEW Z06's @42K about a month or 2 ago.

My next car is either a used 911 or a C5. I'll keep the CLS. It'll make a great winter beater

 

i give a thumbs up to all clers that are fixed up or dropped.. etc... even when im in someone elses car

 

Common among bikers and the 'old' VW community, in my experience. I've only encountered two CL owners who wanted to talk at a red light.

 

Mine is not mod'd and I am not that old...
...I always try to speak to other cls'er but the only ones that wave here in Houston are the cool a$$ Asian guys.....

 

I think my sister is gonna buy a c5 or c6 as soon as her group settles up with her....

 

whenever I'm out and see a modified CL I try to talk to them .. always give the thumbs up and other cl\tl guys have given it to me .. and have had people recognize my car from pics I've posted on this forum. recognized one other members car that lives around by me too one time.

as for the vette thing .. my friend had a restored 74 vette and I noticed the same thing, they all wave

 

The "Corvette Wave" started way back in the mid '50's when
there were but a few 'vettes on the road. Many of the new 'vette
owners do not acknowledge other Corvetters and so ignore the
wave of another 'vette driver. This is considered ignorant in the
Corvette community but not all people that drive Corvettes are
part of the Corvette community.

KX

Corvettes owned:
1954 White 6cyl 235ci, 3 side draft carbs.
1961 283ci, twin 4's, modified & restored.
1972 LT1, auto (wifes car) Steel Cities Gray.
bought new.
1991 ZR1 2nd owner, still have.
1993 ZR1 bought for re-sale.
1994 ZR1 bought for re-sale.

 

I had to give the car up yesterday

 

My "other car" is a veedub. I only wave/beep/etc to the old aircooled volks. F@ck the waterpumpers

Looks like you'll have to buy one of your own now

 

I've been noticing the same thing with my Cobra. I was driving to pick up some food with my woman and three guys....like 18-20....were oogling over my ride. When I do see a supercharged Cobra on the road, the driver always waves!

 

It's more like 400 rwhp with a streetable H/C package on a LS1.