Reasons to stay with the C4

Simple,Payed for and I love it.

In 1987 I owned an import auto parts store and had been following the development of the C4. I agreed with most of the writers who felt the Corvette had finally achevieved a world class auto. I do my own work and love the way the clamshell hood exposes the entire front for access. I was on my 4th MG at the time and love a small tight car. In 2007, after 45 yrs of riding motorcycles (mostly BMWs), I rode from VT to FL in Oct and instead of enjoying the Blue Ridge Pkwy it rained and was cold all the way to the FL border. I said it's time for my Corvette. I looked for months for the right C4 because I wanted the clamshell hood, 96in wheelbase, and felt like the C5's looked like they had fat hips. I found my 96 (I wanted OBD-II electronics to ease maint) with the LT4 motor (love the rpm and engine development) with the FE1 suspension because I want to be able to drive the car in comfort. I've driven 12,000 miles since last April and love the car. I look at it waiting in the driveway and love the lines. I average 28mpg on trips and about 15 in townand I know 300000 miles from now I'll have to give up driving anyway. This C4 is it!

why would you give up driving around 300,000 miles from now

Good question. Understand that's just a gesstimate. The car has 56,000 now. My artificial left hip makes it difficult to get in and out of the C4 so most of my miles will be on another BMW bike due this summer. About 2 hours in the car puts both legs to sleep and in pain but I find I can still ride all day so an electric vest will make the cold go away..LOL Dave

Just aquired my C4...Ask me is next October. I can already say there is NO comparison between my shark and the C4. C4 is orders of magnitude better.  I am not really a fan of the C5 or C6. I cannot get past the fact that the front of the C5 looks like an older firebird on steroids. With apologies to the C1, I think corvettes should have retractable headlights. The C6 lines just don't seem quite right to me. That said, the C6, however, is the best perfromance/grand touring car buy on the planet. Just an opnion...

Though this is my first Vette, so no expert, just a fan, this 87 C4 seems pretty great for a daily driver.  I go almost 2000 miles a month, get 23 on commute and 25 or 26 on highway trips, so it's an econo-sled that beats my wife's V-6 2006 wagon and daughter's 4 cyl turbo PT Cruiser!  My old Corvette needed a little work, but for $6500 and about $3000 in fixes, it is a cheap and affordable sports car that is so fun to drive that I now appreciate what all of you had already known. 

I have  C2,C3,C4, and C6 generations.  They all have their own different characteristics that I enjoy at different times.  Everything from thumbs up to nostalgia to great mileage to different comfort levels.  When it comes time to down size, I really don't know which would be the first to go.  The 84 has had no problems at 32,000 miles.  It was the first I ordered new so will probably be around for some time.

Hey, Poolman, just enter your own cell or home number into your cell phone, then add your email address to your entry and then open your picture and forward it to yourself at your email and it will appear as a .jpg picture that you can save on your computer and then email to anyone or to a Website.  Good luck and enjoy the Vette.  I have my first, an 87 with almost 140G miles on it, paid $6500 and added about $3000 to get it up to snuff.  Drive it 80-90 miles a day and get 23+ mpg and feel lucky to be able to drive a Corvette every day and to think of it as an econo-commuter!

I got my first Corvette last year after hankering for one since I can recall. I really enjoy the body styling. It's smooth and flows together well yet it is not over bearing and easily identified as a Corvette. Looks like a rolling sculpture sitting there.

Last night I replaced a bad amplifier in one of the rear Bose speakers. During disassembly, it occurred to me the NASA Space Shuttle engineers require their employees to be interns on the Corvette design team. I love my Vette, but some of the design work really makes me scratch my head at times <just venting>