Integra (DC2) vs Corrado VR6

Integra (DC2) vs Corrado VR6

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acme

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Saturday 29th August 2015
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Possibility I might be offered a late VR6 Corrado. It got me thinking, another (iconic to me) car I come back to time and time again is an ITR.

So, pointless to compare them, utterly different cars, need to decide what I want? Has anyone owned both & has any observations?

Neither will be a daily, neither will be garaged and both will in large measure be to tick a box.

Cheers for any input.

acme

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Monday 31st August 2015
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Thanks for all the responses fellas.

In many respects this confirms all that I've read, they're very different, both great, but likely for me the ITR is the more appropriate. I'm lucky to already have use of 6 cylinders, and the ITR would allow me to occasionally track it. That it's a homologation special in essence is great, that it can be frustrating but wonderful when you access that special 10% is also fine. I want a challenge!

Cheers

acme

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Monday 31st August 2015
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300bhp/ton said:
Both cool cars, but both daily drivers IMO, not weekend warriors. Although the DC2 is special enough to take for a blast just for the shear hell of it. The Corrado, well I'm sure it's nice, but I think it's a car you'd enjoy driving because you are going somewhere, rather than simply going for a drive to enjoy the car.
Kind of agree, ITR's great but no Elise/Caterham/Westfield etc.

Part of the logic is that it's usable, occasionally fulfilling commuting etc. I'm trying to enjoy naturally aspirated, revvy cars for as long as possiblesmile

acme

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Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Reading performance cars March 2009 buyers guide it stated it was based on the MK2, which makes sense given it came out in 1988. Though I'm unsure how it changed between 88 & 95. Apparently lots of bits were supplied by Karmann (who built it) and are now very hard to get hold of.

acme

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Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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I had hoped the usual PH bickering antics wouldn't apply to this thread!

Sounds like they're perhaps more comparable than I thought, though still quite different cars. ITR's probably my preference but that's in large measure due to what it would be used for. The parts issue on the Corrado could be a concern, I'm use to old cars with easily accessible spares, though you often pay for the privilege!

acme

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Friday 4th September 2015
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Once again, thanks for the feedback fellas, in particular from those who've owned them.

This was the kind of feedback I wanted, seems most owners were pleased with their decision, and whichever one they bought it met their needs, perhaps this is where they differ, you might not have considered the other. Plus I guess they're of slightly different times etc.

Think I'll be passing on the possible VR6 opportunity.

acme

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Friday 4th September 2015
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I've heard mention of the spoiler a few times, is it something you can see in your rear view mirror?

I've a car where you can just about see one once fully up, though to be fair I mainly check to see it's still working on such an old car! Think I'll have to see if there's a clip on utube, bound to be really!

acme

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Friday 4th September 2015
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Thanks for the link. This thread came from a friend suggesting he knew of someone who had one for sale and was I interested.