I cannot explain how exciting this is.

"JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7" (jayzayeighty)
10/11/2014 at 17:06 • Filed to: None

But my day is now worthwhile.

DISCUSSION (34)

StingrayJake > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 17:08

Virginia has antique vehicle plates? And a C4 qualifies? Damn I must be getting old.

McMike > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 17:11

Yup, 25 years. We're close to putting them on 1990 y/m cars.

Kinja'd!!!

feather-throttle-not-hair > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 17:23

The perspective there is killing me. Is the C5 really that much bigger?

Tohru > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 17:28

Wisconsin is only 20. In the past month I've seen two Miatas and a Roadmaster wagon with them.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 17:29

It really is a good deal bigger, although I'm pulled up a bit further. The C4 is low and long with a tapering rear, so it looks especially small from this view.

Takuro Spirit > Tohru
10/11/2014 at 17:30

I wanna find that NSX again....

Jayhawk Jake > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 17:31

The C5 is actually wider than the C6

feather-throttle-not-hair > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 17:32

I still can't say the C4 is objectively "good looking" to my eyes, but damn if it doesn't look more and more awesome to me every time I see one.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 17:32

Yeah, the production C4 turned 30 last year and requirement is 25!

StingrayJake > Tohru
10/11/2014 at 17:34

Seems like I read in some Corvette magazine years ago that insurance companies set the "collector car" mark at 35 years. Texas' antique cut off is 25 years but they must be used strictly for antique exhibitions, parades, and related activities. There's a classic plate with the same cut off but use is more flexible.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Jayhawk Jake
10/11/2014 at 17:35

Dang! Last time I was in a C6 i was thinking "wow, i had no idea these things would feel so wide."

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > McMike
10/11/2014 at 17:35

The Japanese supercars will soon be antiques! Same goes for the last "real" Lamborghini and last overbuilt MBs!

Tohru > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 17:36

With Wisconsin it's called a "Collector" plate, and it has the restriction that you can't drive it in January at all.

There's also a "Hobbyist" version for custom or modified cars.

StingrayJake > Tohru
10/11/2014 at 17:37

Just January? In Wisconsin? I figured it'd be more like October-March... haha

Tohru > Takuro Spirit
10/11/2014 at 17:37

Dude, I told you it was a del Sol with a body kit.

Takuro Spirit > Tohru
10/11/2014 at 17:39

LIES >:(

Jayhawk Jake > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 17:42

I've driven both. I read that the C5 is wider this morning and I was like "REALLY?!", because I thought the C6 felt wider.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 17:48

I totally ignore antique plate rules. There's no way to prove any misuse on my part. But I do have Hagerty, they'll even insure a '96!

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 17:54

Yes! I wish everyone at least acknowledged the awesome factor ;)

Kinja'd!!!

But, yeah, I kind of like to think of mine as the poor man's viper. For $5k, you have the reliability of a Camry, the torque to roast your rear tires any time, the handling to put a contemporary 911 to shame, a really input-heavy transmission, and character to boot.

feather-throttle-not-hair > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 18:00

Yeah, the front overhang is just a bit too long for me to really consider it beautiful, but it totally kicks ass (and its not like its ugly, its still better looking than most cars on the road.)

It's an actual hard core sports car that's affordable and reliable. Pure 2 seaters that are built first to go fast and second for...everything else are really relatively rare.

StingrayJake > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 18:01

I just take issue with calling a car that's newer than I am an antique.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 18:03

I definitely know what you mean. When it's parked on an incline and you see the front spoiler is looks really menacing, but the front bumper doesn't help the styling. The design is functional, though, so I'm glad it's like that. The door is so long, though... An asshat parker will really make getting in a struggle.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 18:10

All it really means is that you're older than a Lamborghini Diablo, though! That's not very old sounding.

StingrayJake > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 18:13

I'm also older than the Nintendo 64... do kids these days even know how ground-breaking that machine was?

hike > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 18:15

The C4 really is a small car, especially next to newer cars. I still can't get over how small it looks next to my mom's 2015 Mazda6 or even my G35. The C5 also happened to have a giant rear end, one of the reasons it's one of my least favorite Corvettes.

Firewrx234 > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 18:19

Concave and convex rear ends...I wonder if they backed into eachother if they'd leave a mark....

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 18:21

25 years from now: There was a time...

When you had to go to a room to stare at a screen with your mouth hanging open! Back in those days, a company called Nintendo from the now uninhabited land of Japan made devices just for playing games! And while you may not even understand how it works so poorly, there was something called paper Mario that LITERALLY (by this time literally will mean the same thing as figuratively) blew people's minds because it was like being an actual piece of paper in a detailed, happy world. It was made for the Nintendo 64, which had a name representing the impressive hardware feat it accomplished.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Firewrx234
10/11/2014 at 18:23

Kinja'd!!!

I tested it. Damage was very minimal but the owner was still kinda angry.

feather-throttle-not-hair > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
10/11/2014 at 18:33

hahah, yeah i feel your pain with the long doors.

I think the C4 looks best from the back or from a rear 3/4 view. Despite the long front overhang, its otherwise actually a very clean design. But between the lowness and the fat rear tires, there's a a lot of aggression there if you care to look for it.

I'm 32, so i saw a lot of C4s in my youth and due to them building it forever, i kind of got bored/soured on the way they look. Now that they're a little rarer though, i cant help but come around on them in a pretty big way. Thanks for posting the pics!

feather-throttle-not-hair > hike
10/11/2014 at 18:36

The older i get, the more I feel like cars are too big these days. I have a 350Z (which is obviously roughly G35 sized) and I remember the first time I parked next to a Challenger, i was like "HORY SHEET!" (i'm Asian.)

Sometimes you don't realize there's a size disparity until you see two cars parked right next to each other, like in the OP's photo.

GhostZ > feather-throttle-not-hair
10/11/2014 at 18:38

It's bigger, but the perspective is helping out a bit. It's backed out about a foot and a half or so more than the C4.

feather-throttle-not-hair > GhostZ
10/11/2014 at 18:43

yeah, i keep having to check the rear axles to convince my brain to believe whats actually going on there.

Tohru > Takuro Spirit
10/11/2014 at 19:30

Sorry bro.

Tohru > StingrayJake
10/11/2014 at 19:31

It's more Halloween to Easter. The no-January restriction is so you can't put those plates on your daily driver.