CHEVROLET CORVETTE 5.7 V8 2dr Auto (1998)

Corvette Review - Reliable and speedy, not a stupid car

I do know that Chevrolet are often seen as flaky, and probably some of their cars have earned them this reputation fairly, but the Corvette is a fab car, very reliable and every bit as fun and speedy as the rivals in the market. In fairness I haven't driven the competitors, but my partner has driven a few and he says our Chevrolet Corvette is the business, at least for the money we paid.

We got a coupe not a soft top, mostly cos we were concerned about crime, but I'm glad we did now because it's a bit noisy so I'm sure the soft top would have been much worse.

I do kinda wish we got a manual though. It's more fun and just more involving to be able to change the gears. The auto box works ok though, but the manual has six gears! That just makes me laugh really, it would be fun to be changing up to sixth!

The good thing about the automatic is that it gets better fuel consumption in town driving, which is what it's mostly doing, or at least stop start type stuff if on motorway or in town, and it gets high 20s MPG, which isn't so great really. I mean it's good for a big engine sports car like this, but on a grand scale the pressure is on to buy something a bit more economical.

We've only had our Chevvy Corvette a year or so second hand, but haven't had any trouble so far. The driver seat doesn't always secure into place first time, but that's about it. And the engine check warning comes on if it's taken a little too fast, but to be expected I suppose. We hardly ever do that anyway so it's not a real problem, although if that's what you're buying it for then it might be worth test driving it at speed first.