C4 / C5 CORVETTE: A Good First Car?
Can a C4 or C5 Corvette be a good first car? Here's my pros and cons of young Corvette ownership, as well as two fun alternatives for young enthusiasts on a tight budget... The Ford Mustang GT, and the Mazda MX-5 Miata. TOPICS COVERED C4/C5 Corvette values, performance, safety, gas mileage, and reliability… Sports car insurance rates… Which transmission a beginning driver should consider in a Corvette (automatic or manual)... And why the Mustang or Miata might make more sense to young drivers who want to save money! Which is the best first car? CHAPTERS 0:00 Why C4/C5 Corvette? 0:52 Value 1:33 Performance 1:49 Image 2:03 Feel Good 2:34 Safety 3:22 Low To The Ground 3:52 Tricky Handling For Beginners 5:17 Insurance Costs 5:46 Fuel Costs 6:11 Parking Challenges 6:39 Reliability 8:52 Automatic or Manual Transmission? 10:11 Ford Mustang GT (First Car Alternative) 13:34 Mazda MX-5 Miata (First Car Alternative) 15:49 My Conclusion! OTHER CORVETTE VIDEOS I'VE MADE Playlist: • CORVETTES Forever ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE Sourced from Chevrolet, MotorWeek, and Road & Track MY CAR 1996 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition LT4 6-speed Z51 SPECIAL THANKS To the following people for letting me film their cars for this video… Phil Grishayev (C5 Corvette) / phil_grishayev Joel Mijangos (Mustang GT) / njmango04 Adam Hove (Silver MX-5) / hove.ab Tom Crane (Dark gray MX-5) / tc_geosci FOLLOW Retro Cars Forever / Brad Hansen on Instagram / bradhansenmedia #corvette #c4 #c5
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