C5 Corvette Cost of Ownership After 5 Years

[@YellowVette04]

5 Year Modification Cost Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4m8Yqx8icaKjtU. Happy New Year!! Thanks everybody for watching. Another year down, so now I've owned this beauty for 5 Years. I couldn't be happier and I don't think there's another car that I could enjoy as much as this for 5 years and essentially only lose $500 in depreciation. Let me know how your owner experience has been so far.

[@lilyellow1how989]

Oh spark plugs and spark wires warranty also.

[@muffinmonster2714]

Great summery, Dave! I have documented all my upgrades and repairs and found that the C5 is a great car to own and enjoy! Don’t hesitate If you find a nice clean one even with high miles.

[@YellowVette04]

No regrets, except I should have done it sooner lol. You're right, if you find a great car, it'll treat you well. The wife was not happy when I was writing everything down getting prepared for this video and the next one. BUT the video that's coming out after that calmed her down a bit lol.

[@anatomybarfitnesscoaching]

solid video! I am currently in the market for a c5... all of these details really help putting everything in perspective. I just wish I was more mechanically inclined. But I think ill learn along the way like you. Cheers

[@YellowVette04]

Head over to corvetteforum.com and you'll find any information that you'll need for any issue. It's a great resource to help you through trouble. I was not mechanically inclined before owning the car, but I became somewhat knowledgeable over the years because mechanics over charge for a Corvette. You'll be OK and good luck in your search.

[@ShellShock794]

You're a braver man than I, there's no way in hell I'm going to add up all the money I've spent on my C5 lol

[@YellowVette04]

HAHA, my wife glared over at me while she was watching this vid. The cost of modifications vid that I uploaded after this one forced me to go get her a nice gift HAHA.

[@frontxxrunner]

I'm glad you said what I was thinking all video about all the taxes and fees would have been there for any car. A new Carolla would cost more in taxes and fees.

[@YellowVette04]

Exactly. Essentially owned the car for 5 years and only lost $500 in depreciation. Hard to beat that with any car.

[@SilvernFit]

Happy New Year Buddy!!!

[@YellowVette04]

Thanks man. Happy New Year to you and yours.

[@Ricovette]

Hey Brother! HAPPY NEW YEAR MAN! Wishing you and yours the best in 2021... Stay safe... Rico

[@YellowVette04]

Thanks man. Happy New Years to you and yours

[@Debkghtulvkfjkjfxjjcj]

Clear top be poppin in this video. Good light for videoing.

[@YellowVette04]

Right?? GoPro video looks great with the clear top. Now I gotta try some POV style videos. They are always too dark when I tried previously, so now they should be good. I gotta figure out audio bc the drone can be heard pretty bad in the video lol.

[@Debkghtulvkfjkjfxjjcj]

@@YellowVette04 audio sounds good to me. Let’s me know she’s not stock. I don’t hear any drone.

[@YellowVette04]

You'll hear it if you use headphones that have good bass

[@Matty.Garage]

Nice!! I Might get a C5 at some point... who knows?

[@YellowVette04]

You may not like going from a C6 to a C5. Cars aren't that much different, but the C6 is more refined and better interior.

[@GearHead704]

Minimum 5k views on this one Dave, but I expect it will blow up much bigger. I hope we're able to meet up in 2021.

[@YellowVette04]

I sure hope so lol. My 4 year ownership vid last year has 32k views, so I hope it gains a little traction.

[@iDriveDaily]

Great video. I'll be looking at my costs around March, but just did a quick peak. I put about double your miles (40k/3yrs) and the numbers all work out to about $0.45/mile, same as yours. Not bad considering I pay Philly insurance. 😐

[@YellowVette04]

Nice to see you driving that thing like you do.

[@AlbertoMartinez-nx7hr]

If you haven’t already I would try “engine restorer”. I’ve applied this to a friends 350z along with an oil change and didn’t burn much oil afterwards, really did wonders

[@AlbertoMartinez-nx7hr]

Great video btw! And how many head turns do you get😎

[@YellowVette04]

All the time people ask about it and can't believe it's 16 years old. I'll have people at lights and drive thrus taking pics, which is cool but it's just a vette lol. Awesome owner experience for sure. Thanks for the tip on the engine restore

[@mjphoto45]

Love my triple black 2000 6 spd convert.

[@YellowVette04]

That's a great combo for sure.

[@Mikes84Corvette]

Interesting. For me - I don't want to look at how much I've spent over the 20 months I've had my 84. But - I didn't buy it to worry about resale, etc. One other tip - I moved my car's insurance from NJ Manufacturer's to an NCM insurance policy - SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper.

[@YellowVette04]

I've heard about NCM being a great deal. I gotta call them up and get a quote. Thanks for the tip. Resale doesn't matter to me either, especially after the mods I've done since that's a lot of money I won't get back lol.

[@petercarey6883]

@Mike's 84 Corvette. That's probably the best move you could have made in switching to the NCM insurance. So many of my club members have done that through the years that I can no longer keep track and not one them said their previous Insurance Company would match the Museum's pricing. Keep in mind, you can't bundle with them any of your other cars. Save the Wave👋

[@Mikes84Corvette]

@@petercarey6883 Thanks. Yeah I’m super happy with NCM Insurance. And definitely Save the Wave!

[@link9alink9a71]

Enjoy Dave

[@YellowVette04]

Been a great time so far and it only gets better and better.

[@link9alink9a71]

@@YellowVette04 nice ..l just get new leather and foam seat to upgrade and l will post the picture when l finish at fourm ...and they are yellow 👍

[@YellowVette04]

Niiiiice. I was close to doing the same, but wanted to change it up. I still may do that a few years from now, but we'll see

[@Ticona2]

The clear top is looking good! How do you like it?

[@YellowVette04]

I love the clear top. I haven't sanded it yet, but it's one of my favorite purchases so far. Once it's dialed in, it'll look great.

[@johnbenjamin7785]

Low beams on a c5 are they 9005 bulb?

[@YellowVette04]

Low Beam is 9006, high beam is 9005. Many shave down the plastic tab on a 9005 bulb to fit in a 9006 bulb since a 9005 is brighter, but I switched to LED.

[@johnbenjamin7785]

@@YellowVette04 thank you

[@RobertMarin27]

Awesome👍

[@YellowVette04]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@Jonathan-kd1hf]

Wow 5 years already!

[@YellowVette04]

Time has certainly flown by. Had it for 2 years before I started this, so KZbin is only 3 years lol.

[@Jonathan-kd1hf]

@@YellowVette04 okay I added mine up too. I bought mine 07/2018 and added 12,000 miles. I am currently at $8734. Major expense attributed to needing new tires all 4 about $1200 and new clutch, slave cylinder, master cylinder, and rebuilt torque tube being about $2500. The only thing I have going for me is that my KBB value is $1400 more than my purchase price. This does not include modifications.

[@YellowVette04]

That's not bad for replacing those major parts. Shouldn't have to touch those for many years now.

[@davidbrown9689]

Was it worth the cost of replacing the cam. I see some post that they say it's hard to keep the car running at warm up

[@YellowVette04]

The cam has been great. Even on 20° mornings there's no issue with warm up. That sounds like a tuning issue rather than a cam issue. I went with a mild-medium cam, BTR Stage 2, so bigger cams might be a different story.

[@davidbrown9689]

How to use carpro ech2o

[@percys9427]

620.00 per year for insurance ? It would cost me 500.00 per month for insurance. edit......Plus I am a new driver I am from Ontario Canada and insurance is expensive Good video

[@YellowVette04]

Insurance is one of those things that vary drastically from location to location. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@lilyellow1how989]

I've spent at least 1300 since I've had it

[@lilyellow1how989]

You gotta consider. If a. Belts bad pullies bad refurbished alternators. Break pads disk replacement head lights. Luckily the. Headlights work long term. Radio. Button lights luckily u can buy the little bulbs at auto zone or which ever store. U go. Too. Alignments. Which u can. Get free. Pep boys. Tires I don't even burn out. But better over time back tires. Wear faster then front I guess all the taking off fast. From the stop lights. Lol man and keeping it clean. Daily pricey. Lol things but at least you know how to do alotta stuff by yourself. So that takes out the maintenance part. I've had to do it all and that's only 10 months worth of ownership 😇😅 i tell people all the time man like you can't treat vettes like all these other daily drivers you see it's a performance vehicle so everythings gotta be. Bar grip perfect almost. The good thing is once you change out important parts. There's waranty through auto zone. Pep boyz like my break pads and disk are still warranty so free of charge. Lol my alignments are free cuz i paid for the year. Check ups babied the car. Basically lol

[@YellowVette04]

You said it right. The car is 16+ years old, so that comes with maintenance. It's going to be hard to find one that doesn't require something. I guess I lucked out because it honestly hasn't needed anything except routine maintenance. But eventually I'll have to do more and more things. I'm kinda doing the maintenence on my own terms, instead of when it needs to be done. We'll see how long that lasts tho lol. Thanks for watching and the comments.

[@wkeil1981]

Holy drone

[@YellowVette04]

WHAT?? Lol oh yea, she drones a lot and is very loud inside the cabin. Love it, but most passengers don't haha.

[@wkeil1981]

@@YellowVette04 I was playing your video on my trucks speakers and it was like whoa but on my phone it’s fine 😊

[@YellowVette04]

I didn't notice it on my phone either, but then when I used my headphones you can definitely hear the drone lol.

[@Thatsnapchatyellowc6]

Money well spent on those Hankooks haha.. good video brother🇺🇸

[@YellowVette04]

I like em and they look great too. Idk if I'll go back to them again just to try something else, but we'll see.

[@Thatsnapchatyellowc6]

@@YellowVette04 for the price they are my favorite tire, in warm weather I can dead hook in 1st

[@YellowVette04]

You try Firehawk Indy 500s?

[@Thatsnapchatyellowc6]

@@YellowVette04 nope I have not.. is that what you have your eye's on?

[@YellowVette04]

Possibly, but Hankooks are still cheaper lol. I gotta decide on wheels and then I'll decide on tires. I don't do anything crazy and they haven't let me down yet.