While I'm not a particular fan of c4 Corvette's. I do like c4 Corvette owners. They drink High Life, and its ok, they're in on the joke. They take they're 200,000+ mile Corvette everywhere, belching blue smoke on startup, and occasionally while going down the road. They always want to take the 'Vette. "What are you guys doing this weekend?" "We're going camping." "Let's take the 'Vette." "There's six of us, with gear." "It's OK, we'll take the "Vette." And while the driver and one passenger, ride along the highway and country roads, with their asses a big mac above the pavement, and no tents or sleeping bags under the glass hatch, the suspension beating their internal organs into submission... they know they are cooler than the guy behind them in a crossover SUV hauling all the camping gear, coolers, and quick dissolving toilet paper...
until they break and you find out chevy wants $500 ea for them. tip: if you got skillz split them open. if you live in cold weather, the plastic gears are prolly stripped and bronze replacements are available. if you live in warm weather the worm gear prolly shit its limiter switch. just pop it back in and glue the case back together with weatherstripping cement.
The C4 style is an evolutionary derivative of the C3, so I’d say the C3 defined what a Corvette looks like today and for the past fifty years, which is to say, like a mako shark. I never understood negative criticism of the C4’s appearance however. It’s clean and well balanced if not outright in-your-face, and aged extremely well with choice updates between 1984 and 1996. How many other 80’s cars felt fresh twelve years later? Not many.
Yeah, if it had that extreme look there's a good chance it would be even more stigmatized than it already is. Its bizarre when you talk to men of a certain age group about potential cars for racing or general performance and the C4 is instantly shot down strictly because it's a vette. Sometimes because it has "leaf springs" just like a truck but either way you just cant convince certain people that the car can just be a fine performer with its excellent suspension and general engineering. These same guys though are all for swapping that excellent suspension into something else so.... And if you wanted some good ol' C3 excess the aftermarket had you covered! My favorite is that wing that wrapped all the way around the ass of the car! From the bottom of the rear quarter, up the side until it's a good six inches above the deck then over and back down.
@@rueben44 i agree with the c2. the long hood and hard lines really defined the corvette up until the c7. the c2 has always been the twilight zone of chorvettes. you never hear much about them or see them that often but ppl who drove them claim the c3 was a downgrade.
I had a c4 vette for a bit. Favorite memory was when I first got it I gunned it down a main road in town and didn’t realize how soft the breaks were. Rear ended a guys trailer with minimal damage to the car( trailer was fine). When I got home the part for the bumper was sticking up so I literally just popped it back into place. Beautiful car to drive. You’d never notice how insane the wheel arches are until you’re in it. When I have money again I’m definitely buying another c4
You can watch hours of Motortrend or Drive youtube videos and not come close to getting as much philosophical insight about car culture as 10 minutes of RCR. Bravo guys, Bravo.
Headlights go...around? Ok. Headlights go around Headlights go back around Headlights go around Headlights go back around Headlights go around Headlights go back around
This is has to be one of the best reviews I've ever seen. You captured every bit of the cultural essence that was built up around this car over the years.
Great review. I kind of wish you would have reviewed the 1984 Corvette. The '84 crossfire Corvette is probably the most maligned and misunderstood corvette since 1975. I doubt that it's detractors have ever driven one. It is so often said "what a POS it only has 205hp",well 205 is just a number. If you mash the gas to floor on a green light the engine roars,the tires spin,smoke happens and you very quickly realize you better hit the brakes or you'll run the red light rushing towards you. Also you now have the undivided attention of every cop and ricer in ear shot. Not a perfect car but in 1984 when I graduated high school it was the car of my dreams. In closing I would to thank the C4 naysayers for driving the price down so that for $2500 I could drive one. I love my Corvette not because it's best or the rarest but because it is mine.
My mom had an 84 automatic. Never had any issue with the crossfire injection. Never really had any issues with it, ball joints were a pain in the the ass to replace with aluminum control arms.
My 94 is the love of my life. This review/video had me cracking up. No matter what, its a corvette. I know im lucky to have one and be sitting in it right now
Rick Allen, drummer of Def Leppard owned and crashed a C4. He lost his left arm in the crash, but still plays and performs with the band. Amazing drummer, and they have made reenactments of the crash. Was surprised that Mr. Regular didn't mention anything about that famous accident!! Lol, funny review, as always!!!
Nice review , enjoyed your work. I just bought a 1990 ZR1 this past May. 74k miles ,she was sitting for several years and I have put much work into her. That LT5 is a special power plant. Just gave her new tires , got her running great and everything else that goes along with a car that has been sitting. I plan on driving the wheels off this bad boy ,I'm going to throw my tool bag and level in the back and ride , no worries about mileage here. It's white with red interior , getting tags this week and will continue fixing her up. Merry Christmas everyone.👍👍🏁
Your reviews are really something special. It reminds of story time as a kid. I sit down, click on your video, and dive into rich history and culture of the car, instead of "this car corners very flat and goes fast" normal type of reviews. Please don't stop.
"C4 represents the biggest leap in technology" this review "The gap between the c5 and the c7 is greater than the C5 and the C2" Well which one is it Mr regular?
RegularCars i have a new mercury and an old early 90's chevy s10 manual im restoring if you are ever in ohio. it is basically done, just 1 speaker and 1 oil gauge left to fix :/
rubberwoody It's probably more of a change of philosophy than performance for the C4 since it really underpinned what the Corvette has been until today.
Most C4 Owners will rag on these things because they can take it. Most C4 owners will also take really good care of their car though. Guy and his wife both own C4's in immaculate condition in my neighborhood. They sit on the driveway in sun, rain, and snow all year long but they still look terrific. I walk by his house extra slow just so I can oggle them, in hopes that one day I'll be able to buy one of these cars off of a guy like him and drive the paint right off it over and over again myself, just like he's done for 20 years.
Love your channel! Had an 1987 Z51 4+3. Ran over a dime and you could tell if it was heads or tails. Lots of torque, but fell out of the torque band when the OD kicked in 4th. The trick was to throw it back in 3rd while in OD and your back in fun city!
In 1985 when i was 13 i got a ride in a new vette with a family friend. That ride was the reason i love cars today . That is the reason the model has captivated the American male. It is OUR sports car and it is attainable. Great review.....
"Random Access Memories was the first Daft Punk Album I listened to" ugh UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH argh ARGH ARGH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHH I did my HOMEWORK way before that at least.
Dude my LT1 C4 Corvette was the greatest car I've ever owned, but tuners don't like them. Yet, no one has ever given me a good reason why. You will always be amazing DVSN!
Does anyone hate the C4? This car is seriously the shit. God damn I wish I was a businessman in the late 80's showing up to work in one of these with a smug fucking vanity plate.
***** you can do it man! I bought one outright and i'm 21, just saved up for a long time or course I don't have kids or anything but it's definitely attainable. If I can do it you can do it for sure.
bfchang Corvette is my favorite car of all time. My only complaint.... I wish it looked a little better. Those C3 curves were sexy in a way nothing has been since.
I picked up a blue 93 c4 vette with a 6 speed manual this summer to follow my father's foot steps. He had a C3 when he was a kid so I couldn't help but fall in love with these cars. And it's always nice to tell myself "At 21, I bought my first corvette." I hope to keep her running as long as I can
Haven't had such a laugh with one of your reviews in a long time and I've been watching all of them. Nice work Mr. Regular keep it up! Greetings from Greece (as controversial as that sounds)
As a HUGE Corvette enthusiast, let me say... I LOVE your videos. I absolutely agree, even as a lover of the brand, it is ok to acknowledge the missteps that have lead us to where we are.
Have my 88 35th Anniversary car for over 22 years. Throws me back to the 80’s whenever I drive it. Car was very advanced for its time and still handles and brakes well. If it wasn’t for the C4 the Corvette would’ve never moved forward. Next time mention the car you were showing had 190k miles on it. Caught that in the video. Won’t see a Lambo or Ferrari with that kind of mileage.
^^^ for anyone who hasn’t gotten into a 1990-96 corvette, Do. You don’t even need to drive it, but sitting in the drivers seat of those beasts is the closest thing to being a fighter jets cockpit most will ever get. Sure, the speed of the 80’s is long outdated, but if you can push 160 sitting in a seat like that, do you need the extra 40 mph?
As someone who watched this when it came out and absolutely did NOT want this gen of corvette but now owns an 88, i absolutely love this car. Have to say though white does not look good in this body style, glad i went with a different color.
In a rational world, it would have been a miracle that the C4 Chevorlet Corvette even survived the late 80's and 90's. With the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 Nismo, Acura NSX Type R, Toyota Supra Turbo, Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, Mazda RX-7, Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, Toyota MR2 Turbo, Dodge Stealth RT Twin Turbo, Porsche 944 Turbo, and Dodge Viper all on the market, somehow Chevorlet's GM Murcia nationalism stood tall as Ford cowered away in fear.
Best review ever... even though I'm a German sports car snob and almost exclusively drive 'dubs as my everyday driver, I'd have a C4 in my driveway in a heartbeat. ... There's just something about it; it's not pretentious, it's not overstated.... it's just a nice looking, fun car that's actually pretty good in the reliability dept.... the day I find one in the condition I find acceptable to me, it will be coming home with me to stay....
Absolutely do it dude! I have an 87 convertible with the 4+3 manual and I love it! It turns heads wherever I go and is a magnet for questions at gas stations.I drive an Evo as my daily and it’s night and day. I liken it to the Evo being a surgical tool track weapon and the Vette as being a sledgehammer you pound the streets with.
good point. the car is fine. For me its the Vette d-bag culture that sucks. Go to any (and I do mean ANY) open carshow and you will always find that one row.. you know the one. The Corvette row, the endless sea of sameness broken only by color and guys agreeing how cool their 'rare' corvettes are. "Oh yeah that's pretty nice, did you see mine, it's got the rare Red on Red with silver trim Factory option. So desirable!" They also rarely seem to move out of their self stimulating circle jerk to look at other cars while getting mad that people arn't taking photos of theirs.
MrThunderMonky Perhaps that's because they are so cheap. This car gives them the chance to be part of the cool cars club, but with a little bit of shame because it was so cheap. They try to compensate this by being a total dick, looking for recognition. (Not me of course. I bought one because I wanted one since I'm 3 years old.)
MrThunderMonky I agree man, I try my hardest to break the stereotype haha if you get a chance check out my channel and let me know if I fit the mold or not :)
TheAlmightyTD Fair enough! I owned a 2004 BMW Z4 and was automatically inducted into the D-Bag club that comes with ALL BMW keys LOL! I did my best to fight against that stereotype too! :)
I have an 86 with 79k miles and a 383 with a custom built transmission from VetteTech in Southern California and it's phenomenal. I'll love my C4 even when I'm too old to drive her the way she wants
i own an 85 automatic, its a go cart, fun ride. My next Vette will be a C3 or C6 and it will certainly be manual. when will 80's nostalgia make my all original C4 valuable?
GuineaJay C4s have no colector value due to their poor performance for a modern car. and not being a pre-modern car even GM has come out and said they arent worth keeping. im looking to get a C4 for a winter beater. its new enough to be reliable, old enough to avoid emissions and crap enough that i dont care about salt corosion
***** Poor performance? Try to get a ZR1, they had 375 hp, later models even more. A stock C4 should do 0-60 in about 6 to 7 seconds. Maybe not superfast, but not slow either. The real poor performers were the corvettes from the mid '70s to early '80s. They only had like 150 to 200 hp or so. Compared to that the C4 was an improvement.
MrZdvy my point is they didnt stand out. they were the poorest performing fuel injected vette, and they arent known for the ZR1 they are known for their base models that didt hit 300 till the later half of their run but when you think c4 you think 80s in the 80s they had 205 hp-230 hp- and i think by 89 they had the 250 hp plus if i wanna be technical the first c4 with its 205 hp crossfire was garbage so not that big a leap there and as a couple of people mehtioennd the difference in tech makes comparing them to the carb cars unfair
***** With a set of headers, larger diameter exhaust (both of which pop up in junkyards all the time), higher rate injectors, and a port the intake manifold you can easily make 300 horsepower out of these for less than $1000. That's not bad considering that you can buy a used c4 for as low as $3000. A 300hp car for $4k, and it can be easily upgraded to handle even better with quicker suspension for not much more? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. *Posted from my girlfriends account*
Tiffany Lee the performance difference between 83 and 84 is miniscule at best they had the exact same engine thats not a leap by anyones logic they are a good price cant find a manual one to save my life though.
The official car of listening to James Blake on the highway on a winter midnight and trying to sing along to "The Car Besides You Moves Ahead", stuttering chorus and all.
Always been in love with the Corvette I think every man is no matter what B.S. pops out of their mouths. Yeah there are some years better than others but for one reason or another they are all epic icons.
"random access memories was the first daft punk album i listened to" as someone who heard homework as his first, that quote is too true. excellent video.
I had a 78 C3 I restored and had a 96 C4 CE for 3 months. I love the look, simple but sleek and sexy, I was plenty fast with the 300Hp Lt1 on a 3300lbs frame, It handled Well, but was a little twitchy in the rear. The cons- it drove like it was made of jello, the frame twisted and bounced with the top on, with it off, it shook like it was going to fall apart, bump steer was downright scary, the brakes also were not too strong, the Windows were impossible to get leak free and optispark threatened to fail. I'm glad I had one, but never again. I sold it for a 2014 Challenger R/t. I will have to wait until I'm an old man and buy my viper.
I owned a 92 for 2 years, first year of the LT1 engine. That was a fun car but broke down more than a depressed white male in his mid 40's. It was garage kept and maintained too, looked brand new. Go figure.
+sonnywitdamoney Prob the person who beat it before him. Only real issues I have seen is just about anything rubber in the car needs replaced. The usual fuel pump / filter fail should be included as well.
I enjoyed this sooo fanci video … Thank you! … My 90 C-4 still feels sooo fanci everytime I drive it! Love it! I’ve owned it for 20 years now. To me … it’s just a very cool car still today! 🤩👍🇺🇸
I live in Hartford it sucks still didn't get into prince tech yet but hey I stay in my house playing Forza and Halo I wish I can get an 88 to 98 Chevrolet truck but I know I will get robbed
Brought back memories from when I was a small child, my dad owned a black 1985 corvette c4 with a 6 speed, it always kept breaking down, but when it worked I had the best memories in that car though.
I daily drive a 1985. I absolutely love it. Its by far the most underrated car on the market. Picked it up for $4500 with 41,000 miles, its been an amazing car with no major issues.
Blake Vette I love my trailer park C4. But yeah, every time I go to a show and park next to Vettes, it's like they don't want to talk to me. I wonder if it's because most of them are white, and I'm a 20 year old hispanic. And no, I don't have a ratty condition C4. It's a 93 ZO7 with 78k miles.
I love C4 Vettes. The dashboard is full of 80's future optimism.
It looks like the dashboard was ripped off the Enterprise from Star-Trek TNG.
+Novusod TNG was also full of late 80's future optimism
I like c4 corvettes because they are the only really affordable vette left still c5's are still two new and c3's are pricy classics.
@@iLXR2 C3's are so bad to drive and there are too many of them
It's probably my fav gen in the Corvette roster tbh...
"It's so fancy, I'll need a second monocle" That's when I died xD
@@IdleSummer A bionicle... I'm dying
RIP
I'm way ahead of you, with my blind ass
2:36 >
Digital gauges, beebopbeebopbbeebop!
Dylan6611 this is me replying to your comment after 4 years
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This is me entering this comment section after 4 years..
Bruh
This is me on drugs... I love drugs
While I'm not a particular fan of c4 Corvette's. I do like c4 Corvette owners. They drink High Life, and its ok, they're in on the joke. They take they're 200,000+ mile Corvette everywhere, belching blue smoke on startup, and occasionally while going down the road. They always want to take the 'Vette. "What are you guys doing this weekend?" "We're going camping." "Let's take the 'Vette." "There's six of us, with gear." "It's OK, we'll take the "Vette." And while the driver and one passenger, ride along the highway and country roads, with their asses a big mac above the pavement, and no tents or sleeping bags under the glass hatch, the suspension beating their internal organs into submission... they know they are cooler than the guy behind them in a crossover SUV hauling all the camping gear, coolers, and quick dissolving toilet paper...
That is brilliantly written.
jshdwhite79 sounds like a description for a car in gta on the website
He gets it
That was the best description ever.
I read this in the Regular Car Review guys voice haha!
"Who would ever want to watch a car review at 3 in the morning?"
*ding* OH BOY 3 AM!
BNSF5608
I read *ding* OH BOY 3 AM! In RCR deep throating low voiiiiiiiiice
BNSF5608 Spongebob references.
It's not 3am where I am
Getting there
3:57, can attest to this
Those flip lights are the coolest thing about this car
until they break and you find out chevy wants $500 ea for them. tip: if you got skillz split them open. if you live in cold weather, the plastic gears are prolly stripped and bronze replacements are available. if you live in warm weather the worm gear prolly shit its limiter switch. just pop it back in and glue the case back together with weatherstripping cement.
+john lucier what about those three plastic cylinders inside
Yup
Headlights go up...
Analog To Digital
Headlights go down.
The C4 style is an evolutionary derivative of the C3, so I’d say the C3 defined what a Corvette looks like today and for the past fifty years, which is to say, like a mako shark. I never understood negative criticism of the C4’s appearance however. It’s clean and well balanced if not outright in-your-face, and aged extremely well with choice updates between 1984 and 1996. How many other 80’s cars felt fresh twelve years later? Not many.
Yeah, if it had that extreme look there's a good chance it would be even more stigmatized than it already is. Its bizarre when you talk to men of a certain age group about potential cars for racing or general performance and the C4 is instantly shot down strictly because it's a vette. Sometimes because it has "leaf springs" just like a truck but either way you just cant convince certain people that the car can just be a fine performer with its excellent suspension and general engineering. These same guys though are all for swapping that excellent suspension into something else so....
And if you wanted some good ol' C3 excess the aftermarket had you covered! My favorite is that wing that wrapped all the way around the ass of the car! From the bottom of the rear quarter, up the side until it's a good six inches above the deck then over and back down.
No the C2 is the one but I see why you said the C3. Because the styling is more exaggerated but it really started with the C2.
And then the c4 redefined it for the next 3 generations.
@@rueben44 i agree with the c2. the long hood and hard lines really defined the corvette up until the c7. the c2 has always been the twilight zone of chorvettes. you never hear much about them or see them that often but ppl who drove them claim the c3 was a downgrade.
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Best review I've seen in a while. I was very impressed with how you presented everything and kept it "real". Awesome video. Can't wait to see more!
Zack West Thanks!
Zack West new ones every monday!
Zack West I see where you're coming from, but we all know the best videos involve a good amount of "the voice"...
***** Thanks!
Did you mean Porsches. Seriously can anyone here spell porsche besides me?
I'm watching this on a smart TV, sooo fancy.
James Buckey Before i do, i flip them off, wave my junk around, and put a peice of paper over the camera
I'm watching it on a Sony Watchman. B&W...of course. Gotta be period correct, people.
Seeeeeeeeewwwww faaaaaaaaawnsseeeeeeeeaaaaaaaw!
Cheers 🥂 watching with my 60” in Samsung tv sooo fawwnnsseehhh
Im watching on the toilet waiting for my butler to wipe me....soo fancy
I had a c4 vette for a bit. Favorite memory was when I first got it I gunned it down a main road in town and didn’t realize how soft the breaks were. Rear ended a guys trailer with minimal damage to the car( trailer was fine). When I got home the part for the bumper was sticking up so I literally just popped it back into place. Beautiful car to drive. You’d never notice how insane the wheel arches are until you’re in it. When I have money again I’m definitely buying another c4
Hell Naw🤣
You can watch hours of Motortrend or Drive youtube videos and not come close to getting as much philosophical insight about car culture as 10 minutes of RCR.
Bravo guys, Bravo.
I died at the beebooboopoodoo
+Hairless Kiwi hilarious and so on point
Real Fart!
Its actually in Jo Jo Bizzare Adventure - Torture Dance 😂
Headlights go...around? Ok.
Headlights go around
Headlights go back around
Headlights go around
Headlights go back around
Headlights go around
Headlights go back around
This is has to be one of the best reviews I've ever seen. You captured every bit of the cultural essence that was built up around this car over the years.
1:45 , the reason i love regular car reviews.
Great review. I kind of wish you would have reviewed the 1984 Corvette. The '84 crossfire Corvette is probably the most maligned and misunderstood corvette since 1975. I doubt that it's detractors have ever driven one. It is so often said "what a POS it only has 205hp",well 205 is just a number. If you mash the gas to floor on a green light the engine roars,the tires spin,smoke happens and you very quickly realize you better hit the brakes or you'll run the red light rushing towards you. Also you now have the undivided attention of every cop and ricer in ear shot. Not a perfect car but in 1984 when I graduated high school it was the car of my dreams. In closing I would to thank the C4 naysayers for driving the price down so that for $2500 I could drive one.
I love my Corvette not because it's best or the rarest but because it is mine.
Enjoy her love mine too
That's REAL love for a car if I ever read it.
My mom had an 84 automatic. Never had any issue with the crossfire injection. Never really had any issues with it, ball joints were a pain in the the ass to replace with aluminum control arms.
205hp is more than my 2008 GTI had. Although I'd bet on the GTI in a drag race.
I just bought a mint 1984 with 33000 old man driven miles in Mild Blue for 6500.
I never realized how much I need a really worn and faded Corvette C4 in my life. Will watch this one again and again.
My 94 is the love of my life. This review/video had me cracking up. No matter what, its a corvette. I know im lucky to have one and be sitting in it right now
Rick Allen, drummer of Def Leppard owned and crashed a C4. He lost his left arm in the crash, but still plays and performs with the band. Amazing drummer, and they have made reenactments of the crash. Was surprised that Mr. Regular didn't mention anything about that famous accident!! Lol, funny review, as always!!!
Nice review , enjoyed your work. I just bought a 1990 ZR1 this past May. 74k miles ,she was sitting for several years and I have put much work into her. That LT5 is a special power plant. Just gave her new tires , got her running great and everything else that goes along with a car that has been sitting. I plan on driving the wheels off this bad boy ,I'm going to throw my tool bag and level in the back and ride , no worries about mileage here. It's white with red interior , getting tags this week and will continue fixing her up. Merry Christmas everyone.👍👍🏁
Top tier. One of your best videos to date.
Your reviews are really something special. It reminds of story time as a kid. I sit down, click on your video, and dive into rich history and culture of the car, instead of "this car corners very flat and goes fast" normal type of reviews. Please don't stop.
"C4 represents the biggest leap in technology" this review
"The gap between the c5 and the c7 is greater than the C5 and the C2"
Well which one is it Mr regular?
rubberwoody The tip of my penis is still red from getting chapped in the Gulf of Mexico.
RegularCars Dick to the sun
rubberwoody The C4 chassis was also the first all new design in over 20 years, since C2.
RegularCars i have a new mercury and an old early 90's chevy s10 manual im restoring if you are ever in ohio. it is basically done, just 1 speaker and 1 oil gauge left to fix :/
rubberwoody It's probably more of a change of philosophy than performance for the C4 since it really underpinned what the Corvette has been until today.
We need a 10 hr. loop of them both going SO FANCY! XD
The bougiest of shift 'em ups.
You could've called this car bird vs camel
and no one would've argued with you.
Amesie's Corner Saab Sonett Broh!
The song your referencing is my favourite song at the moment. The more you know
Angus Edleston Ttt Titenic ttt Titenic
Amesie's Corner Mr Regular and JonTron need to make a video about NSF now!
Amesie's Corner I never expected JonTron to be in an RCR review comment.
This is honestly the worst condition C4 i've seen still driving on the road. Love the C4 and its painful to see one in such neglect.
That's all i could see. My 89 is nearly pristine and this was hard to see. The C4 is so much more than this video makes it out to be.
My '89 would make you cry...
Mines in worse condition haha but I’ve been trying to fix it. 1991 model.
And then everyone clapped, right?
Most C4 Owners will rag on these things because they can take it. Most C4 owners will also take really good care of their car though. Guy and his wife both own C4's in immaculate condition in my neighborhood. They sit on the driveway in sun, rain, and snow all year long but they still look terrific. I walk by his house extra slow just so I can oggle them, in hopes that one day I'll be able to buy one of these cars off of a guy like him and drive the paint right off it over and over again myself, just like he's done for 20 years.
Love your channel! Had an 1987 Z51 4+3. Ran over a dime and you could tell if it was heads or tails. Lots of torque, but fell out of the torque band when the OD kicked in 4th. The trick was to throw it back in 3rd while in OD and your back in fun city!
This is and forever will be the single best review of any car ever
I'm pleasantly surprised to be happy after this watching this review, thanks Mr. Regular. I needed that this morning.
In 1985 when i was 13 i got a ride in a new vette with a family friend. That ride was the reason i love cars today . That is the reason the model has captivated the American male. It is OUR sports car and it is attainable. Great review.....
"Random Access Memories was the first Daft Punk Album I listened to"
ugh
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH
argh
ARGH ARGH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHH
I did my HOMEWORK way before that at least.
Daft Pun
Dude my LT1 C4 Corvette was the greatest car I've ever owned, but tuners don't like them. Yet, no one has ever given me a good reason why. You will always be amazing DVSN!
I've got an 89' Automatic and it's Sew Fanccccy. lol
Do you need a second monocle?
I need a third one, because why not?
Teddy Roosevelt was the only man who wore two monocles.
Same here
Same here, 88 Convertible...even sewwwer Fauncyyy.
I don't know why, but the digital gauges part made me die of laughter with the "Boop" noises.
"Watching Hannah Minx videos on Mute"
How do you know me so well?
I bet she hasn’t aged as well as the c4
I wish I knew who she was. Surely not the youtuber Google returned when I searched.
Oh jword of the day: oppai
@@rikkmode dekai
I have an '83 Corvette...
...Matchbox car. For real. Even has "83 'Vette" graphics on the doors.
Because matchbox cars were emissions exempt.
2:37 - 3:07
"sew fawnsehhh"
couldn´t get that out of my head for days...XD
One of the best reviews you've done! Had me in stitches and still freshly laid nuggets of truth.
Does anyone hate the C4?
This car is seriously the shit. God damn I wish I was a businessman in the late 80's showing up to work in one of these with a smug fucking vanity plate.
Also, "the official car of watching Hannah Minx videos on mute". I'm dying. Way too close to home man.
Naithan Mizanin c4's can go to hell c2 and c3's are real corvettes
***** C7 is truly a different animal. I've made like 40 videos on my 2015 so far and it's been amazing
***** you can do it man! I bought one outright and i'm 21, just saved up for a long time or course I don't have kids or anything but it's definitely attainable. If I can do it you can do it for sure.
bfchang Corvette is my favorite car of all time. My only complaint.... I wish it looked a little better. Those C3 curves were sexy in a way nothing has been since.
I picked up a blue 93 c4 vette with a 6 speed manual this summer to follow my father's foot steps. He had a C3 when he was a kid so I couldn't help but fall in love with these cars. And it's always nice to tell myself "At 21, I bought my first corvette." I hope to keep her running as long as I can
Haven't had such a laugh with one of your reviews in a long time and I've been watching all of them. Nice work Mr. Regular keep it up! Greetings from Greece (as controversial as that sounds)
As a HUGE Corvette enthusiast, let me say... I LOVE your videos. I absolutely agree, even as a lover of the brand, it is ok to acknowledge the missteps that have lead us to where we are.
Oh man Hannah Minx. There's a name I haven't heard in fucking AGES.
Sean C She's got to be an obscure reference by now.
Sean C I didn't know who she was until just now. People in jacknchat forum seems to like her a lot. People like me hehehehe....
Sean C i guess shes back now...
+Sean C Dem taytays tho
+Sean C I so glad I had to look it up to know what you people are talking about.
+1 for me.
Have my 88 35th Anniversary car for over 22 years. Throws me back to the 80’s whenever I drive it. Car was very advanced for its time and still handles and brakes well. If it wasn’t for the C4 the Corvette would’ve never moved forward. Next time mention the car you were showing had 190k miles on it. Caught that in the video. Won’t see a Lambo or Ferrari with that kind of mileage.
I actually like the look of the Corvette C4..some of the early 90s models have great looking interiors.
^^^ for anyone who hasn’t gotten into a 1990-96 corvette, Do. You don’t even need to drive it, but sitting in the drivers seat of those beasts is the closest thing to being a fighter jets cockpit most will ever get. Sure, the speed of the 80’s is long outdated, but if you can push 160 sitting in a seat like that, do you need the extra 40 mph?
@@ezrahaskard3527 I got the same feeling sitting in a c7 z06 for the first time. I feel like they took some design ideas from the later year c4's.
As someone who watched this when it came out and absolutely did NOT want this gen of corvette but now owns an 88, i absolutely love this car. Have to say though white does not look good in this body style, glad i went with a different color.
My dad bought one new in 1989 and drove it 300k miles before selling it a few years back. I miss the vette 😢
I don't think anybody could have said it better than this guy. 👏🏽
Soooooooo fahnccccyyyy
rodentexplosion Sooo FANCESEE
at least it isn't Matt Farrahs million mile Lexus
rodentexplosion SAW FUN-C
pianoman3214 Yes it is. . .
I love my '91 C4. Got lucky and found one with a Manual. It needs work but damn is it incredibly fun to drive. Thanks for reviewing a C4.
corvettes are super popular in Texas with the tuning scene. every c6 somehow makes 1000hp. idl
MANY RUclips videos of 'em Hiway racing.
lightweight, aero, bigass LS... they're the best domestic highway racer this side of Hennessy.
I literally have to pause between each segment of comedic commentary to laugh and catch my breath! Hilarious!
werent the digital turks driving porches and bmws? those really hit their stride in the 80s in america
I think they were driving rails of China White. The types of vehicles were merely a blur at that point.
***** Nah dude, porch racing was big back then, the French added the extra e.
In a rational world, it would have been a miracle that the C4 Chevorlet Corvette even survived the late 80's and 90's. With the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 Nismo, Acura NSX Type R, Toyota Supra Turbo, Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, Mazda RX-7, Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, Toyota MR2 Turbo, Dodge Stealth RT Twin Turbo, Porsche 944 Turbo, and Dodge Viper all on the market, somehow Chevorlet's GM Murcia nationalism stood tall as Ford cowered away in fear.
I'm seeeew fuaaaaancy~ you already know~ I'm a big porn star~ and I do car review shows.
That's what I meant. The narrator of regular cars is a porn star.. Or was.. According to him. Idk
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+Aisican JonJon I think its safe to say that it was humour. jeez people can't take the internet so seriously.
uh oh, looks like things are getting a little... "Case Sensitive"
Oh wingardium leviosaaaa
You're literally a genius with words. I can't even word anymore.
Best review ever... even though I'm a German sports car snob and almost exclusively drive 'dubs as my everyday driver, I'd have a C4 in my driveway in a heartbeat. ... There's just something about it; it's not pretentious, it's not overstated.... it's just a nice looking, fun car that's actually pretty good in the reliability dept.... the day I find one in the condition I find acceptable to me, it will be coming home with me to stay....
Absolutely do it dude! I have an 87 convertible with the 4+3 manual and I love it! It turns heads wherever I go and is a magnet for questions at gas stations.I drive an Evo as my daily and it’s night and day. I liken it to the Evo being a surgical tool track weapon and the Vette as being a sledgehammer you pound the streets with.
This might be the best video you've ever made, Mr. Regular.
4:20 RCR guy. Im catching this one 5 years later and this shit floored me. Just gold.
I've watched this video a few times and just noticed the..."Its so fancy, I'll need a second monocle." Simply awesome.
good point. the car is fine. For me its the Vette d-bag culture that sucks. Go to any (and I do mean ANY) open carshow and you will always find that one row.. you know the one. The Corvette row, the endless sea of sameness broken only by color and guys agreeing how cool their 'rare' corvettes are. "Oh yeah that's pretty nice, did you see mine, it's got the rare Red on Red with silver trim Factory option. So desirable!"
They also rarely seem to move out of their self stimulating circle jerk to look at other cars while getting mad that people arn't taking photos of theirs.
MrThunderMonky Perhaps that's because they are so cheap. This car gives them the chance to be part of the cool cars club, but with a little bit of shame because it was so cheap. They try to compensate this by being a total dick, looking for recognition. (Not me of course. I bought one because I wanted one since I'm 3 years old.)
MrThunderMonky I agree man, I try my hardest to break the stereotype haha if you get a chance check out my channel and let me know if I fit the mold or not :)
TheAlmightyTD same here you'd love my channel :)
TheAlmightyTD Fair enough! I owned a 2004 BMW Z4 and was automatically inducted into the D-Bag club that comes with ALL BMW keys LOL! I did my best to fight against that stereotype too! :)
MrThunderMonky sounds like the shitty holden commodore scene in AUS
I bought a 1988 vet in 1992 I loved it .My eldest son has it now and he loves it too.
89000 miles. driven only on nice days. runs great.
My uncle has a 1987 C4 and his “digital” dash still works and it is a manual, bone stock excluding exhaust and is the groovy aqua blue colour
SEEWWWW FANNCCYY
Now I remember why I really love this channel, even GM videos are just awesome lol.
The more Regular Car reviews I watch, the more I realize that Mr Regular is my age and we'd probably get along.
Love the review and love c4 Corvettes. Just was at the National Corvette Museum last weekend. Saw the only existing 1983 Corvette.
Gotta need that jacking location, sounds sew faunseh
that was put in there ever so slightly, with no mention of it. but it made me laugh.
Jacking location = within eyesight of the car.
I have an 86 with 79k miles and a 383 with a custom built transmission from VetteTech in Southern California and it's phenomenal. I'll love my C4 even when I'm too old to drive her the way she wants
My favorite vette, and everyone laughs. I dont care, I love them.
What an amazing car all these years later. People who did not live the era, just don’t understand the impacts these had, the lust factor was unreal.
i own an 85 automatic, its a go cart, fun ride. My next Vette will be a C3 or C6 and it will certainly be manual. when will 80's nostalgia make my all original C4 valuable?
GuineaJay C4s have no colector value due to their poor performance for a modern car. and not being a pre-modern car
even GM has come out and said they arent worth keeping.
im looking to get a C4 for a winter beater. its new enough to be reliable, old enough to avoid emissions and crap enough that i dont care about salt corosion
***** Poor performance? Try to get a ZR1, they had 375 hp, later models even more.
A stock C4 should do 0-60 in about 6 to 7 seconds. Maybe not superfast, but not slow either.
The real poor performers were the corvettes from the mid '70s to early '80s. They only had like 150 to 200 hp or so.
Compared to that the C4 was an improvement.
MrZdvy my point is they didnt stand out. they were the poorest performing fuel injected vette,
and they arent known for the ZR1 they are known for their base models that didt hit 300 till the later half of their run but when you think c4 you think 80s in the 80s they had 205 hp-230 hp- and i think by 89 they had the 250 hp
plus if i wanna be technical the first c4 with its 205 hp crossfire was garbage so not that big a leap there
and as a couple of people mehtioennd the difference in tech makes comparing them to the carb cars unfair
*****
With a set of headers, larger diameter exhaust (both of which pop up in junkyards all the time), higher rate injectors, and a port the intake manifold you can easily make 300 horsepower out of these for less than $1000. That's not bad considering that you can buy a used c4 for as low as $3000.
A 300hp car for $4k, and it can be easily upgraded to handle even better with quicker suspension for not much more? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
*Posted from my girlfriends account*
Tiffany Lee the performance difference between 83 and 84 is miniscule at best
they had the exact same engine
thats not a leap by anyones logic
they are a good price
cant find a manual one to save my life though.
I don't think I have ever laughed this hard watching a car review! Well done!!
SOOOooo Fahnsehh!!
i died with that
@@tuneadoes rest in pieces
I love the new C7, but I've always been critical of the older generation Corvettes, especially C4-C6. This video changed that somewhat. Nice review.
"I drive an automatic Corvette, and it's soo fancy."
I was searching for the meaning of life, I'm not sure if I found it, but I feel better now. Thank you.
2:47 i died at the velcro sandals and "so fancy"
The official car of listening to James Blake on the highway on a winter midnight and trying to sing along to "The Car Besides You Moves Ahead", stuttering chorus and all.
I hear C4 i think explosions
You _could_ call it a 'plastic' car, but that would invite pedants to appear.
Always been in love with the Corvette I think every man is no matter what B.S. pops out of their mouths. Yeah there are some years better than others but for one reason or another they are all epic icons.
deep FFVII reference............. nerd
***** There's one in almost every video
also deep soft guy reference... GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY HEAD AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
+eumoria can soft guys get deep?
who cares final fantasy 7 sucks
"random access memories was the first daft punk album i listened to"
as someone who heard homework as his first, that quote is too true. excellent video.
I was not ready for the Yao Ming joke
This has to be the best car review ever
That Final Fantasy 7 reference, I'm sorry I can't give you more than 1 like.
Best review I've seen in a while.
2019 just called: C8 broke the Corvette mold
C1: tries to look like a Ferrari
C8: tries to look like a Lamborghini
I had a 78 C3 I restored and had a 96 C4 CE for 3 months.
I love the look, simple but sleek and sexy, I was plenty fast with the 300Hp Lt1 on a 3300lbs frame, It handled Well, but was a little twitchy in the rear.
The cons- it drove like it was made of jello, the frame twisted and bounced with the top on, with it off, it shook like it was going to fall apart, bump steer was downright scary, the brakes also were not too strong, the Windows were impossible to get leak free and optispark threatened to fail.
I'm glad I had one, but never again. I sold it for a 2014 Challenger R/t.
I will have to wait until I'm an old man and buy my viper.
Wyvern you must have had a terrible condition one tgen
I owned a 92 for 2 years, first year of the LT1 engine. That was a fun car but broke down more than a depressed white male in his mid 40's. It was garage kept and maintained too, looked brand new. Go figure.
What were some of the problems you had with it?
+sonnywitdamoney
Prob the person who beat it before him.
Only real issues I have seen is just about anything rubber in the car needs replaced.
The usual fuel pump / filter fail should be included as well.
I enjoyed this sooo fanci video … Thank you! … My 90 C-4 still feels sooo fanci everytime I drive it!
Love it! I’ve owned it for 20 years now. To me … it’s just a very cool car still today! 🤩👍🇺🇸
Hartford,Connecticut? Sew fahunseh? I don't think so... XD Hartford Connecticut... Home of the Yard Goats and daily shootings.
***** only in the west end lol
I live 15 minutes outside of Hartford and I find that hysterical
I live in Hartford it sucks still didn't get into prince tech yet but hey I stay in my house playing Forza and Halo I wish I can get an 88 to 98 Chevrolet truck but I know I will get robbed
I sense you may be a resident.... How is it, these days?
I'm asking because I can't visit, since I'm not in the area. Or continent for that matter.
Brought back memories from when I was a small child, my dad owned a black 1985 corvette c4 with a 6 speed, it always kept breaking down, but when it worked I had the best memories in that car though.
"It's so fancy I'll need a second monocle"
Cheaper than a v6 mustang and imo the best looking vette plus bulletproof engines and awesome performance the c4 is the perfect car
1:42 for the iconic moment "DIGITAL GAUGES"
I daily drive a 1985. I absolutely love it. Its by far the most underrated car on the market. Picked it up for $4500 with 41,000 miles, its been an amazing car with no major issues.
Awww damn, I miss Hannah Minx - just found out she lives in PA, maybe uses a neighbor of hers!
I miss her too. I would actually watch her with the sound on, her voice was cute.
Among other things.
PA just got some new tittes
loved the K20 refrence... 6 reviews later, this is the vid that made me me sub
Corvette guys hate c4's. It's the trailer park corvette
It is! Haha
Even the zr1 and grand sport c4s?
Blake Vette I love my trailer park C4. But yeah, every time I go to a show and park next to Vettes, it's like they don't want to talk to me. I wonder if it's because most of them are white, and I'm a 20 year old hispanic. And no, I don't have a ratty condition C4. It's a 93 ZO7 with 78k miles.
Yeah, somehow its the only one we don't wave to.
Blake Vette lol
Classic review. Had to forward this to a C4-owning friend.