Great review! I’m a Corvette guy and absolutely adore my 2004 Z06! Mines bone stock and pristine. I love the interior and honestly don’t understand the hate for it. Stock seats feel great.

@Texas_Cruiser

11 ай бұрын

Did you get the cup holders and if so what brand?

@HardwiredZ06

11 ай бұрын

Completely agree with you. The interior styling is all business just as the car was designed to be.. The seats are actually very comfortable as well. People try to compare the c5 interior to luxury sports cars which is not what the z06 was trying to be.

I think people are starting to realize what a great performance car this is. Last of the lightweight Corvettes.

YESSSSS!!!!!! Thank you for this review, Zack! Maybe it's just me, but the C5 is my favorite generation of Corvette. The Z06 is just the coolest. Love that trunk space! Makes "Boomer mode" (golf clubs in trunk) much easier.

Picked up a C5 Z06 a few months ago. Gotta say, I'm impressed all the way around. Once I swapped out the stock seats for some Corbeau's, I'm honestly at a loss to find any complaints. Love it love it love it.

@Texas_Cruiser

11 ай бұрын

How is install on the Corbeaus?

It's weird that everyone dings the Corvette for being dated, but never does the same for a Mk IV Supra, FD RX-7, Acura NSX, etc when they are also very much of the same style. The seatbelt didn't even occur to me until you said something, but now that you mention it it's actually kind of nicer, the newer style is just a cost cutting measure as it only has one retractor instead of two. The seats are too squishy for sure, but the styling is supposed to be a throwback to older Corvettes to keep with the lineage. I'm not a fan personally either, but I get it, but it's also dead simple to swap in sport seats and the seatbelt reminder doesn't even chime when disconnected as it's wired in a way that if it's disconnected, it just always thinks the seatbelt is buckled. The shift knob is terrible for sure. I don't know that it's dated so much as it's just an ugly shift knob and is too chunky for how close the shifter goes to the dash, so I'm replacing mine as soon as it comes in the mail. My specific knob also has a gigantic problem in that it's just loose and the shift pattern cap keeps popping out and it's just this floppy piece of crap that makes every shift difficult because it keeps flopping around. God I can't wait to swap out that stupid shift knob.

Six speed manual transmission...pretty rare for a lot of cars within the corvette's price range in 2004. Yes, a number of cars also had a six speed manual, but they were probably more expensive than the C5 corvette when new.

@mr_sparkly_face4087

2 жыл бұрын

My 2004 Mercedes C230 has a 6 speed stick, it was ~30k new

@jmscard

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr_sparkly_face4087 and a 2.3l 4cyl that desperately needed all 6

@mr_sparkly_face4087

2 жыл бұрын

@jmscard, good one 😂

@justinkrizenesky

2 жыл бұрын

A Corvette was like $50k new tho?

@mhdfrb9971

2 жыл бұрын

Also one of the last car that still use pop up headlights in 2004

I own a 2002 C5 Z06 that’s heavily modified 600HP and I daily drive it !!! 20 mpg you can’t beat these cars for the money.

One of my favorite Corvettes, looks wise.

@damilolaakanni

2 жыл бұрын

It looks cool, but I prefer the C6.

@FalseHoodx

Жыл бұрын

@@damilolaakanniC5 looks so much sleeker tho

@EJleon96

11 ай бұрын

Man it’s hard to pick the better looking car between the C6 or C5… C6 is a little more rounded but the C5 had the pop up headlights which gives it a modern retro look

Well done. The “final thoughts” section is just awesome.

Yes. Great review. Subbed up. Buying one vetty vetty soon. Gettn more and more stoked b/c i havent driven one. Its just confirming its the right move for me.

Great Corvette 👍 Just purchased my 6th C5 zo6 CE ,, Had a C6 and C7 Vettes always come back to a C5. Just a easy simple Vette that's fun to drive 🚗

Driver: it’s not going to kill me, but it could.” ZO6: “damn right.”

I overlooked Corvettes too when I was little too. Sure are great bang for the buck!!

Cool….great reviews!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

This was one of the last cars to come with pop up headlights from the factory.

@justinkrizenesky

2 жыл бұрын

The last car

@Joey856721

2 жыл бұрын

Was this or the lotus espirit the true last car to be manufactures with pop ups

@justinkrizenesky

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joey856721 Esprit stopped production in like January. C5 stopped in Spring/Summer

@Joey856721

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinkrizenesky oh that’s actually pretty cool then, really has the last treatment and it can say that statement

these are the best reviews!

Congratulations. That's one of the best bargains you'll find for a sports car. (:

Earned a sub for this video. Well done

2023: Chevrolet does not support this car in any way. It's a shame. I've been to Naperville several times. Cool. I bought a 2004 Z06 Commemorative New. Great Car. It has done over 172 MPH. I still have it. Great Looking Wheels. It's a real V8, Not some little V6 or 4 cylinder. American V8 all the way! Shame on Chevrolet for not supporting this car in any way! Replace that horrible stereo with a good one, AND those Bose Speakers actually sound GREAT! Thank You

I have a 03 C5Z with Full Exhaust, Intake and Tune and it feels slow to me now.

@ricardovilla1757

2 жыл бұрын

I need a clutch before I start adding power my clutch get stuck to the floor with the power I have already

@josels1292

2 жыл бұрын

Well you have a lot of mods to go.

@ricardovilla1757

2 жыл бұрын

@@josels1292 sure do just besides clutch IDK what next mod to do? Make the car feel fun again

@Carguylogan

2 жыл бұрын

When I started riding, my Ninja 250 felt like a rocket. Now my FZ09 feels... acceptable. Such is life.

@Joey856721

2 жыл бұрын

Dunno how 405hp feels crazy to me and like I could die way too fast

What’s the outro music you use?

What is a “spitometer”? Is “a beefy 405 hp” any different from 405 hp?

Some of your vocal characteristics annoy me, but you’re good with words and a decent reviewer. 👍🏼

Here we have a cluster of gauges, some would call a gauge cluster 🤣🤣

Amazing

This is a nice bmw!

The cars are dated of course, they are 17-20 years old. The exterior still has a badass look today but other than that the whole car is dated. You have to be into early 2000s cars to dig it, otherwise you're better off getting a newer car. I LOVE the stock shift knob and the pop-ups.

@bri-manhunter2654

Жыл бұрын

1% of people who buy these will actually daily drive them. These things are perfect to have fun in.

nice !

Review the C7 z06 this fall?

@ShootingCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

@craigthescott5074

Жыл бұрын

@@ShootingCars be careful that car will kill you. My C7 Z06 manual is a beast.

Now do a rob dahm and rotary swap it!

too many ads , bad decision KZread- you will fill your pockets but lose a lot subscribers, great job !

Sure is a lot of wheel hop.

So a Z06 is like a huge buff passive aggressive aussie, semi-fake punching you in the shoulder over and over going "nah you're alright mate, you're alright, I mean I could take you down with one punch but you're alright!"

The Corvette is not the only thing that is well rounded. Seriously dude, you are too young to be that heavy. Hit the gym and save your life...

"cheat to win" is an old saying in your household? If I were your parents I think I would consider sharing that to be an insult to your family. I hope that just got oversimplified in the edit.

@ModelA

2 жыл бұрын

Growing up, the saying was "If you're not cheating, you're not trying". I know it was a joke at my home, so pretty sure it would be anywhere, including Zack's. If you were Zack's parents, then you should apologize for assuming it wasn't a joke and then thank Zack for being such a great kid.

You have no idea what you are talking about

Z06 are coupes