Go for the full boomer experience and put on sidepipes.Detroit wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:23 pmI don't get big power in a C3 after driving it for a bit. The thing is SKETCHY feeling overall (it was engineered in the 60's anyway) and I feel like a ton more power would make it borderline shitty. My C5 was too fast, I learned my lesson on that. The C3 can go WOT and bang shift all the way to third without breaking the law, but it still feels fast enough to be exciting. It's an incredibly approachable sports car stock. I'm honestly not sure I get the hate for them. Yea, the numbers suck, yea the interior sucks (no worse than any other Murican 70's car), but it looks cool and will put a smile on your face driving it. What more could you want? I'd almost go as far as saying late C3's might be the best classic performance bang for the buck these days. MINT super low mile ones are under $20k no problem. It does suck that ones are so rare because that's a big part of what makes it so fun. Doesn't seem to impact the price, just searching for a needle in a haystack.
My only beef with the thing is how quiet it is...you can barely hear the engine. Even at WOT, you hear the secondaries more than the exhaust. I could see swapping to a true dual exhaust setup just for added brubs. Maybe if I get it one day I'll play with it a tad. Probably not Just drive it ZFG.
The C3 can be made to handle and ride rather well. Going to 17" wheels with a shorter sidewall tire drastically improves handling by itself. It's just like anything else with vehicles: be honest about the vehicle's purpose and buy parts accordingly. In regards to the hate, it stems from the low power numbers and the urethane bumpers, because boomers love themselves shiny chrome errythang and dick-swinging magazine stats.