VW Corrado VR6 Project/recomission

VW Corrado VR6 Project/recomission

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gforceg

3,524 posts

178 months

Saturday 26th January 2019
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Here's mine. It passed another MOT this morning, with one minor advisory.


Phunk

1,972 posts

170 months

Saturday 26th January 2019
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ryan1684 said:
Phunk said:
Yours looks amazing, mine had a carbonio induction kit, Raceland 6 branch, Raceland decat pipe and Magnex cat back stainless steel system which sounded amazing.

Still miss it!

Did you buy this off a jamie from northern ireland? Friend of mine who had bought it as a standard vr6 in blue, made the classic mistake of buying it in the rain, when it was dried off the paintwork was horrid. So he got it a full respray to sort all the rust and poor paint in the mini cooper pepper white. I still remember a very spirited drive along the a75 to try and catch the ferry back to belfast, car really impressed me with how well it handled on the limit on the twisties! also had an indicated 155 leptons on the speedo on the m6 biggrin Great cars!
I bought it off the guy who bought it off Jamie. Turns out that on the drive back from Ireland the engine blew up and had to be replaced!

Heaveho

5,279 posts

173 months

Sunday 27th January 2019
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Phunk said:
I bought it off the guy who bought it off Jamie. Turns out that on the drive back from Ireland the engine blew up and had to be replaced!
Hmm, what a surprise. I loved mine for the handling, but it was, without doubt, the most unreliable car I've ever owned. Engine out twice in 9 months to sort out glazed bores. It had a litany of other issues including broken door handles, sunroof motor and mechanism, fuel pump relay, seized calipers, porous sump, cracked dashboard. German reliability at it's best. The Evo 8 I've owned for 16 years continues to put up with little attention for the winter period, followed by months of grief without complaint.

I loved my Corrado. If I could find a late model blackberry metallic with sensible miles and somewhere to park it, I'd have another one tomorrow.

Contigo

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3,113 posts

208 months

Sunday 27th January 2019
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Chimune said:
so was this thread just a big ol advert then?

Not bothered if it was, just interested.


Edited by Chimune on Saturday 26th January 08:09
Not really, I flip a few a year and move on. Always got a car for sale at any time.


Contigo

Original Poster:

3,113 posts

208 months

Sunday 27th January 2019
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Heaveho said:
Hmm, what a surprise. I loved mine for the handling, but it was, without doubt, the most unreliable car I've ever owned. Engine out twice in 9 months to sort out glazed bores. It had a litany of other issues including broken door handles, sunroof motor and mechanism, fuel pump relay, seized calipers, porous sump, cracked dashboard. German reliability at it's best. The Evo 8 I've owned for 16 years continues to put up with little attention for the winter period, followed by months of grief without complaint.

I loved my Corrado. If I could find a late model blackberry metallic with sensible miles and somewhere to park it, I'd have another one tomorrow.
Sounds like you were unlucky and got a poorly maintained car. To be fair most of the things you mention are now well documented and there are improved versions so most current runners will have had those issues fixed.


12TS

1,806 posts

209 months

Sunday 27th January 2019
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Contigo said:
Sounds like you were unlucky and got a poorly maintained car. To be fair most of the things you mention are now well documented and there are improved versions so most current runners will have had those issues fixed.
Similar experience here. Bought the car at 3 years old and had to get rid of 12 months later. I just couldn’t trust it. Relays, fuses, rads, head gasket.

Lovely car to drive, but not own.

Contigo

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3,113 posts

208 months

Monday 28th January 2019
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12TS said:
Similar experience here. Bought the car at 3 years old and had to get rid of 12 months later. I just couldn’t trust it. Relays, fuses, rads, head gasket.

Lovely car to drive, but not own.
Yep not at all surprised!

A shame really and maybe why the cars are valued lower than say the equivalent model Golf's all about perceived issues especially from used car dealers....



Clockwork Cupcake

74,393 posts

271 months

Thursday 21st February 2019
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I owned a Corrado VR6 for just over 14 years. Bought at 6 months old with just over 7,500 miles on the clock, and I put a further 142,000 miles in it.

It was an extremely reliable car, only becoming less so very late in its life.

There were a few known issues, all of which were well understood and easily fixed. Or, as with the sunroof, you just didn't bother fixing. In fact, when Wheeler Dealers did a Corrado VR6, every single issue they addressed was a known common issue. Including the sunroof.



Usget

5,426 posts

210 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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Chimune said:
so was this thread just a big ol advert then?

Not bothered if it was, just interested.


Edited by Chimune on Saturday 26th January 08:09
Whether or not it was an advert for the car, it was a great advert for the detailer - I've just emailed them about my car. Amazed at what they can accomplish for what seems to be a very reasonable price.

cheekeebuga

62 posts

196 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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And now...... She's mine!! biggrin

Looking forward to picking up the Corrado on Monday! smile

Tommie38

758 posts

193 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Contigo said:
Chimune said:
so was this thread just a big ol advert then?

Not bothered if it was, just interested.


Edited by Chimune on Saturday 26th January 08:09
Not really, I flip a few a year and move on. Always got a car for sale at any time.
I must say that I read the thread as a bit of an advert, but again, it didn’t particularly bother me.

Tommie38

758 posts

193 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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cheekeebuga said:
And now...... She's mine!! biggrin

Looking forward to picking up the Corrado on Monday! smile
Looks like a cracking car.

Contigo

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3,113 posts

208 months

Thursday 28th February 2019
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cheekeebuga said:
And now...... She's mine!! biggrin

Looking forward to picking up the Corrado on Monday! smile
Indeed Sold to a great guy!


Contigo

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3,113 posts

208 months

Thursday 28th February 2019
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G60 Sold before being advertised too.


Contigo

Original Poster:

3,113 posts

208 months

Monday 7th December 2020
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Car can now be won on Silverstone competitions page.


andy43

9,548 posts

253 months

Monday 7th December 2020
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Ooh I like that. Early model deeper chin spoiler cool
Needs some bigger tyres! I should have bought one of these. Probably still should. I remember driving my 1.8 16v to test drive a VR6 and the feeling (and noise) of getting back into the 1.8 was quite depressing. Brilliant cars.