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Feb 23, 2019 21:31:43 GMT
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As some of you know, I’ve currently got a mk2 golf project that required extensive welding which hasn’t went anywhere fast, I bought a clean corrado g60 shell to put the bits into due to the condition it was in, I’ve not done much with it, bought a battery tray and was planning to start getting the shell prepped for paint, and welding in the battery tray (only rust on the shell) So today, I took a look at a localish classic car auction catalogue online while I was on morning break at work, and noticed they had a corrado vr6, there was only one photo, but it looked ok, was only on 120k, seemed to be decent MOT history with the current one running till may and only 4 owners. The photo on the catalogue...  So I messaged a friend to bid on it for me, as we were testing deluge systems today, so I was going to struggle to get away, I gave him my max price (slightly more than I should have perhaps?) And came up for tea break to find I had won it, so I’ve got another 10 days until I am home again, I’m a bit anxious on if it will turn out to be a good buy, as I had told myself I wasn’t going to do any blind buys again, and try stay sensible... but here we are in this situation... time will tell I guess I’ve managed to get a few more photos since the auction finished, the interior is a bit tired, and there is a bit of tidying up to do under the bay, if that’s the only issues I’ll be pretty happy at that... The question is if it turns out good, do I do the sensible thing and get rid of the mk2 and the corrado shell I have and concentrate on this.... I’ll see...        |
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adi
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Feb 23, 2019 21:38:17 GMT
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An original rado vr is a good buy at the mo, and a super clean original car is rapidly gaining value. Personally I’d treat this one as an investment
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Feb 23, 2019 22:10:54 GMT
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An original rado vr is a good buy at the mo, and a super clean original car is rapidly gaining value. Personally I’d treat this one as an investment That was the one thing that sort of helped justify it to myself, and it has me questioning as to whether I should fit my turbo bits to it or not... |
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Feb 23, 2019 22:24:14 GMT
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I’d sell the other two and then put a grand into the vr6. Engine tidy up, interior tidy up service etc.
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keyring
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Feb 23, 2019 22:46:22 GMT
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I’d sell the other two and then put a grand into the vr6. Engine tidy up, interior tidy up service etc. And keep it original? Or still fit my turbo set up from when it was in my mk2? |
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Feb 23, 2019 22:51:08 GMT
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I hope yours turns out better than mine...they’re awesome when running well but I was plagued with issues...ABS, sunroof, cooling problems, misfires and coil pack issues. There’s a fair bit that could go wrong but the engine note is still one of my all time favourites.
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Feb 23, 2019 23:02:43 GMT
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I hope yours turns out better than mine...they’re awesome when running well but I was plagued with issues...ABS, sunroof, cooling problems, misfires and coil pack issues. There’s a fair bit that could go wrong but the engine note is still one of my all time favourites. Hopefully mine doesn’t have any of those issues, but with my luck, I wouldn’t even be surprised  I do have spares to rectify most of those issues, but I’d still rather not have to lol, at least for the first year anyway |
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Feb 23, 2019 23:23:07 GMT
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Yes I like that....watching this with interest
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Keep it original...
There are plenty out there which have been modded - the fact this one looks to be so original makes it all the better in my view, and will probably be the best way to ensure you get a decent price if/when you come to sell it.
I'd definitely be more interested in one that looked like this than one that's very clean and shiny but has been modded at a show.
The VR6 does make a truly lovely noise doesn't it...It keeps half tempting me despite me really not being a VAG fan...
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keyring
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Keep it original... There are plenty out there which have been modded - the fact this one looks to be so original makes it all the better in my view, and will probably be the best way to ensure you get a decent price if/when you come to sell it. I'd definitely be more interested in one that looked like this than one that's very clean and shiny but has been modded at a show. The VR6 does make a truly lovely noise doesn't it...It keeps half tempting me despite me really not being a VAG fan... That’s true and a very fair point... The biggest deciding factor will be the condition its in once I see it in person, if it turns out to be extremely poor (the photos don’t seem to suggest that, but they can be deceiving) then it will probably end up getting the turbo bits, but if it’s decent I think doing what yourself and others have said could be the way to go. Just means I’ll maybe need to keep the other one to put the turbo set up into haha! |
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adi
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Keep it original... There are plenty out there which have been modded - the fact this one looks to be so original makes it all the better in my view, and will probably be the best way to ensure you get a decent price if/when you come to sell it. I'd definitely be more interested in one that looked like this than one that's very clean and shiny but has been modded at a show. The VR6 does make a truly lovely noise doesn't it...It keeps half tempting me despite me really not being a VAG fan... That’s true and a very fair point... The biggest deciding factor will be the condition its in once I see it in person, if it turns out to be extremely poor (the photos don’t seem to suggest that, but they can be deceiving) then it will probably end up getting the turbo bits, but if it’s decent I think doing what yourself and others have said could be the way to go. Just means I’ll maybe need to keep the other one to put the turbo set up into haha! That sounds like a plan. Had my mk2 been an absolute minter I’m not sure I’d have chopped it about fitting a 20vt. |
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That’s true and a very fair point... The biggest deciding factor will be the condition its in once I see it in person, if it turns out to be extremely poor (the photos don’t seem to suggest that, but they can be deceiving) then it will probably end up getting the turbo bits, but if it’s decent I think doing what yourself and others have said could be the way to go. Just means I’ll maybe need to keep the other one to put the turbo set up into haha! That sounds like a plan. Had my mk2 been an absolute minter I’m not sure I’d have chopped it about fitting a 20vt. Agreed. I bought a '66 Beetle to turn into a drag car many years ago. Got it home, cleaned it up, read through the two 2" ring binders of service history and then decided to sell it and start with a less original car! |
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Looks like an excellent blind buy to me.
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Feb 24, 2019 10:23:51 GMT
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I would go for keeping it has it is - so many of these have been messed with it will be rare to find one that isn't - I would say it's got a lot going for it and looks like it would respond well to some cosmetic uplifts - it's a nice colour too - not everything on wheels needs turbo charging / supercharging / lowering / fat wheels / fat bore exhausts / interiors from other cars to look or sound good - given that this motor was built to be a fastish coupe of the day in period and I personally would keep it exactly like that
Now your other Corrado - I would retain and throw all the bits onto to make a fast modded car (I have the same thing in storage but just from a different era - 2 number 1950's Jowett Jupiters - one largely all original which will be restored has such and another 'Bitza' project which at last count is parts gathered from 12 different cars which shall be appropriately modded to form a quick car)
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Feb 24, 2019 11:57:19 GMT
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I would go for keeping it has it is - so many of these have been messed with it will be rare to find one that isn't - I would say it's got a lot going for it and looks like it would respond well to some cosmetic uplifts - it's a nice colour too - not everything on wheels needs turbo charging / supercharging / lowering / fat wheels / fat bore exhausts / interiors from other cars to look or sound good - given that this motor was built to be a fastish coupe of the day in period and I personally would keep it exactly like that Now your other Corrado - I would retain and throw all the bits onto to make a fast modded car (I have the same thing in storage but just from a different era - 2 number 1950's Jowett Jupiters - one largely all original which will be restored has such and another 'Bitza' project which at last count is parts gathered from 12 different cars which shall be appropriately modded to form a quick car) You can never have too many vag bits lying around. They will always come in useful. I like the idea of making a fast road/track day car with the shell while slowly bringing the new buy up to oem standard. That to me would be the best of both worlds. |
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Feb 24, 2019 11:58:03 GMT
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Things have changed in the last 15 years for classic and modern classics and Standard are the cars that hold there value and are wanted as there are now so few still around.
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keyring
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Feb 24, 2019 12:49:29 GMT
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That’s true and a very fair point... The biggest deciding factor will be the condition its in once I see it in person, if it turns out to be extremely poor (the photos don’t seem to suggest that, but they can be deceiving) then it will probably end up getting the turbo bits, but if it’s decent I think doing what yourself and others have said could be the way to go. Just means I’ll maybe need to keep the other one to put the turbo set up into haha! That sounds like a plan. Had my mk2 been an absolute minter I’m not sure I’d have chopped it about fitting a 20vt. I really need to see it in person, I am hoping that it is as good as it looks in the photos... but that's just the luck of the draw with a blind purchase i guess... That sounds like a plan. Had my mk2 been an absolute minter I’m not sure I’d have chopped it about fitting a 20vt. Agreed. I bought a '66 Beetle to turn into a drag car many years ago. Got it home, cleaned it up, read through the two 2" ring binders of service history and then decided to sell it and start with a less original car! I can certainly understand that, the corrado has service history up to 108k, but that ws back in 2009. I'm hoping i end up finding a load of old receipts in it too Looks like an excellent blind buy to me. From the photos i'm excited to see it in person, but I also know that they can sometimes be massively deceiving, and that's from unfortunate past experiences But here's hoping it turns out to be a good buy! I would go for keeping it has it is - so many of these have been messed with it will be rare to find one that isn't - I would say it's got a lot going for it and looks like it would respond well to some cosmetic uplifts - it's a nice colour too - not everything on wheels needs turbo charging / supercharging / lowering / fat wheels / fat bore exhausts / interiors from other cars to look or sound good - given that this motor was built to be a fastish coupe of the day in period and I personally would keep it exactly like that Now your other Corrado - I would retain and throw all the bits onto to make a fast modded car (I have the same thing in storage but just from a different era - 2 number 1950's Jowett Jupiters - one largely all original which will be restored has such and another 'Bitza' project which at last count is parts gathered from 12 different cars which shall be appropriately modded to form a quick car) They do seem to be becoming rarer in untouched examples, and they have been going up in value... But yeah, this one from the photos alone looks like it will require some work, i'm hoping not to the extent of a respray... Also hoping the rust i can see on the drivers side front strut tower is nothing more than surface rust, and will clean up with some hydrate80 I think a new interior will be the best route to tidy it up, I like the thought of going leather, but the leather interiors seem to have jumped up in value from what i last remember, but I guess it's never going to be a loss, so still worth a thought... That does sound like it may be the way to go, as the other shell is extremely solid albeit requiring a respray and a small bit on the battery tray. In terms of the mk2 golf, I love them, and know that no doubt i'll end up buying one in the future again, but they do seem to be shooting up in value (same auction yesterday a 8v gti on 163k with no MOT sold for 2800) but as I say, it does require extensive welding (scuttle panel, fuel filler surround, both sills, rear strut towers, battery trays, and a small patch or 2 on the bulkhead) So it maybe is time to admit it's not worth spending the time on, and getting rid.... I would go for keeping it has it is - so many of these have been messed with it will be rare to find one that isn't - I would say it's got a lot going for it and looks like it would respond well to some cosmetic uplifts - it's a nice colour too - not everything on wheels needs turbo charging / supercharging / lowering / fat wheels / fat bore exhausts / interiors from other cars to look or sound good - given that this motor was built to be a fastish coupe of the day in period and I personally would keep it exactly like that Now your other Corrado - I would retain and throw all the bits onto to make a fast modded car (I have the same thing in storage but just from a different era - 2 number 1950's Jowett Jupiters - one largely all original which will be restored has such and another 'Bitza' project which at last count is parts gathered from 12 different cars which shall be appropriately modded to form a quick car) You can never have too many vag bits lying around. They will always come in useful. I like the idea of making a fast road/track day car with the shell while slowly bringing the new buy up to oem standard. That to me would be the best of both worlds. They really do, I struggle to sell things, as i always feel it will come in handy at some point... I definitely do want to get my turbo set up into something else and not sell it, and go for more power if anything, as it really did run well and provided so much fun! And then as others have said, i guess the newest buy will become more of an investment as others have said... Things have changed in the last 15 years for classic and modern classics and Standard are the cars that hold there value and are wanted as there are now so few still around. I've seen that myself, as so many were modified when they were available for pennies, the original ones are now far and between. So yeah, it could certainly the way to go... |
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Feb 24, 2019 13:03:03 GMT
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If the fabric on the drivers seat is ok, you could fo what I did and swap the foam from a passenger seat donor giving you a nice firm drivers seat 👍🏻
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Feb 24, 2019 15:35:30 GMT
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Its a slippery slope! Collect the whole set lol. I was looking at buying another but ive been told two is enough.
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Feb 24, 2019 17:25:33 GMT
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Mot history doesn’t seem too bad
Just the usual easily rectified bits
No rust failures
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