JonBoy

As QUIKAG says, the C4 was described as 10000 parts flying together in close formation.

I understand the interest in the car. I just don't understand the desire to drive or own one.

Onehots2k

That is flippin hilarious!

rockville

The C4 was an interesting car in that it had lots of interesting technology and design characteristics. That said, I always got the feeling it was a car that was less than the sum of its parts. ZR-1 aside, I don't really have any interest in ever owning one. I would look at the C5 first.

Of course mine is the point of view of someone who has little experience with C4s so take it with a spoon full of salt.

protokultur

AWESOME....

QUIKAG

Yes, though I attribute that quote to a car magazine I read many, many years ago. Anyway, the C4 is a neat, but it makes the C5 looks like a car from a different planet in how it drives. I got to drive my uncle's 96 LT4 convertible and while it's a gorgeous car (red/black interior), the drive was not that good. Still a neat car, but it feels like a car out of the 80's (which it is) and it was hard to enjoy the drive with me owning an '01 C5 at the time. The LT4 felt decent, but it definitely wasn't an LSx motor in feel, sound, and the way it winds out the rpm band.

It's still a cool car and someday (if I ever get rich), I'd like a Vette from each generation just because they are still unique and fun cars.

If you do get a C4, get as late a model as you can (95 or 96 model) preferably the LT4 because it's definitely a hotter motor than the LT1.

brockLT1

The LT4 would definitely respond better to [i]bolt on[i] mods relative to the LT1. Think stock LT4= stock LS1 if you will motor to motor, disregarding the entire vehicle package.

full bolt ons + custom daily driver cam could net you 360rwhp easy

[DT]

According to insiders, the initial design had very low door sills. Then the marketing guys said, "Oh BTW, every C4 is going to be a targa design..."

So to compensate for the lack of a roof structure, designers/engineers thickened up the side sills to add some laterial rigidity!

I had two C4's - first was a '95 automatic, new, my first Vette so it was pretty epic. Got rid of it for a manual '94 that was a Z07 package (handling, matched sized wheels, etc.).

The 2nd car I eventually did LPE long tubes and AFR heads, a Comp CC305 cam and it was *stout* for the time. Put down ~340RWHP and loads of TQ. Fun cars, the exterior holds up well, the interior is painful.

I absolutely loved the clamshell hood that opened up the entire front end of the car (like the GenII Vipers). People still rant and rave about the ZR1 (C4), but after the C5 came out, that glorious engine had to live in a severely dated chassis.

The older kidney busters like 84/85's used to kick ass in the A/X (even those with the funky 4+3 tranny).

Fanman

Not sure why you like the C4, but to each their own. There was a drastic improvement in quality from C4 to C5. I had a chance to ride in a C4 once & it was pretty much garbage, not even close to the C5 in terms of quality build, fit & finish. Rattled quite a bit & the things about Vettes is that 1 or 2 generations past & they look like a badly worn bowling ball.

Christople

Some of the most fun you can have with a stock car and $10k

wdavis

I couldnt consider buying a c4 after driving both a c4 and c5. Unless you cant live without the lines of c4 get the c5