I think i want a Corrado! but where can i get one!

jon1981

hi,

Im looking into getting a VW Corrado, a nice sporty looking one, with as low mileage and well maintained as possible. theres not much choice on carzone,cbg or Autotrader, has anyone ideas of were i could source one?

cheers

Jon

colm_mcm

do you have a particular engine in mind?

DonJose

Best bet would be the UK,

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.jsp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=3&hassearched=Y&make=VOLKSWAGEN&min_pr=75&source=0&model=CORRADO&max_pr=&miles=1500&agerange=&mileage=&postcode=sw19+3rq&variant=&bodyid=0&trim=&fuelid=0&colour=&transmissionid=0&keywords=&ukcarsearch_full.x=60&ukcarsearch_full.y=19

Esel

www.petrolheads.co.uk

jon1981

colm_mcm wrote:

do you have a particular engine in mind?

no really, im thinking petrol anyone, 1.8/2L. Whats insurance like on these? I am actually excited with the prospect of owning one of these.

thanks for the links!

kyote00

fair play -- probably the last decent car VW made....

I owned a VW Scirocco for a few years and regret selling it to this day....

The Corrado is a (current) future classic - get a good one and watch its value rise over the next 5years....

Wasn't there a supercharged 2.0L nutter version ?

jon1981

ill admit im not an expert on cars, but theres something about it i like, hard to find a low mileage one though. interior aint the prettiest but it just looks a car to be proud of

MarkN

www.vagdrivers.net

kikel

What do mean by low mileage? Very few of these cars have milage below 100K.

Good look with your hunt. cool car.

jon1981

kikel wrote:

What do mean by low mileage? Very few of these cars have milage below 100K.

Good look with your hunt. cool car.

yeah it is hard, your right, ive only found around 20 or so between 70k-80k , hope its genuine mileage though.

kikel

jon1981 wrote:

hope its genuine mileage though.

A back round check would be essential. HPI if it is in the UK and also RAC would be money well spent.

kikel

http://carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=705078

Look at the milage on this one :eek:

jon1981

lol has to be a typo, i've see far looking corrados for less in fairness

skibum

Mate is selling his 1992 Corrado G60, about 140,000 miles, New TSR Engine & Jabbasport Stage 4 R1 Supercharger were all fitted at the TSR Workshops in 2004 (cost £3300) 30,000 miles covered on the new engine, all receipts, history etc. On Irish plates, wheels are perfect etc.

I had a 1.8 16V for 3 years and it was the best handling car I've ever driven. Not the fastest but a great car. His car with the supercharger sounds great and pulls like a train....:D

colm_mcm

I was looking for one of these before I settled on the FTO. the G60 is the one to get. tax too much on VR6 and normal 1.8 too slow (IMO)

easyontheeye

skibum wrote:

Mate is selling his 1992 Corrado G60, about 140,000 miles, New TSR Engine & Jabbasport Stage 4 R1 Supercharger were all fitted at the TSR Workshops in 2004 (cost £3300) 30,000 miles covered on the new engine, all receipts, history etc. On Irish plates, wheels are perfect etc.

I had a 1.8 16V for 3 years and it was the best handling car I've ever driven. Not the fastest but a great car. His car with the supercharger sounds great and pulls like a train....:D

nice car there, so the new enginer only 30k on it? how much would he sell it for?

opeldave

jon1981 wrote:

hi,

Im looking into getting a VW Corrado, a nice sporty looking one, with as low mileage and well maintained as possible. theres not much choice on carzone,cbg or Autotrader, has anyone ideas of were i could source one?

cheers

Jon

My mate is selling one

http://vagdrivers.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9798
he is open to offers lol

Duckjob

Quite hard to find a decent one I'd imagine as they're quite rare.

Best of luck with the search though. Seriously sexy car. :cool: