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cheers for the replies. I'll give it all some thought. Thanks for the heads up about Facebook, I have exchanged a few messages with him now about the car.

Hi Dox. Do you know the car?

Hi. Hope it’s ok to put this here. I was on here a few years ago with my previous car, (L928DNP) which I sold and as far as I know, is parked up waiting to be restored. I’m thinking of getting back into a Rado and have seen one, L464GYT. Link here: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202212182607603?advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=PE109EG&model=Corrado&page=1&aggregatedTrim=VR6&make=Volkswagen&year-to=2022&include-delivery-option=on&sort=relevance just wondering if anyone knows of the car? Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Thanks in advance.

For one week only, untill next sat 16th July, I'll take £1900 no offers. Next Saturday I'm putting the car into (deep) storage and it may not come out to sometime. I'd like it to go to an enthusiast, that's why I'm not going to go down the eBay/pistonheads route. Cheers.

Forgot to say in advert. The new parts include two new front tyres and new shocks ( bilsteins ), including bilstein bump stops all round.

Hi. Thanks for your interest. Yeah, its still for sale. Let me know if you want to pop over for a look sometime.

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Hi, as per the (hopefully) revised title, I will be putting the corrado up for sale soon. I don't really want to, but I have ordered a new car and have to start making room. Will be putting a full ad up soon, but in the mean time, if anyone knows of anyone that wants a good straight corrado that needs a little tlc, or can be used as is, get in touch.

Mine was the same when I put it all back together. I was a bit worried as I hadn't noticed a gap before I took it all to bits, but then I saw I had 6-8mm when i put it all back on. I did a lot of googling and found that this just seems to be how it can be. I have seen a few since then and they all seem to have a gap. I've done about 400-500 miles since then with no issues, so hopefully it should all be ok.

Ha. Yeah, seems like a long time since i sorned it in November. Do you use yours all year?

Pretty much finished putting it all back together today. It doesn't look muchn in the pic, but it was alot of work to get it to that stage. I completely removed all components in the arch and replaced/repaired them all. I've also done both engine mounts and the gearbox mount. Had to make up a new copper brake pipe, due to one of the old ones snapping when i went to get the old hose off. Bled both the front brakes, solely using a vacuum pump. Got good feel from the pedal, but the abs appears to be totally dead, as there is no priming noise when the ignitions turned on. I haven't really looked into it to much yet. Tomorrow i'm going to bleed the pump to see if this helps. But, when i road test it, if the brakes feel ok then i probably wont worry about it to much for now. Would there be any reason why it has to be fully working if the brakes feel ok? The light wasnt working correctly when i took it for an mot in november, so i just pulled the lamp unit out and used a dash blank in its place, but i'm pretty certain i did used to get the priming noise. I want it taxed and ready to use from 1st march, so hopefully the brakes will be ok.

Anyone got any ideas before i bolt it all back together as is?

Hi. Sorry if this has been asked before. But, i'm just fitting some new bilstein B4 shocks to my 94 VR6. I've got new bump stops and covers, but using the original springs and top mounts. When i put the shock back on the car and do up the top mount untill its tight (by hitting the flange on the shock rod), there seems to be a bit more play in the top mount than i would like. With the way i have it, the nut physically can't get any tighter. Both sides are roughly the same, but on the drivers side i can probably lift the shock up and down by about 1mm. This doesn't seem quite right and i would have thought it would knock when driving up and down. I know a few people have fitted these shocks and i just wondered if anyone had any experience of this. I've had a look and can't see that i've fitted anything wrong, but that isn't to say i haven't! If anyone has any ideas, i'd appreciate it.

Yeah, really like owning/tinkering with it. I bought it on pistonheads from a lad in stoke, he owned it around four years. What bodywork did you have done then? Good to hear from you.

Cheers. I think the pictures flatter it a bit though! One of the things i like is the fact its pretty much all original. I've got plenty of jobs on the to do list, so will post more pics soon.

There are a few patches of rust underneath that need some attention. Mostly where people have tried to jack it up in the wrong place, cracked the underseal and then rot has set in. Last night, i tackled the worst bit. It was just behind the drivers side front wheel. Once i wire wheeled the rust away, i could see it a little clearer. The right thing to do would be to completely cut it out, fabricate a new section and weld it in. But, although i have a welder, i dont have any of the fabrication tools needed to do it. In the end i cut out the worst of the rot, then just kept building it up with weld, grinding back, then more weld over the top to build it up. There is now plenty of rot free metal there to keep it going until i invest in some tools and do it properly, hopefully within the next year or two.

Hi. Been on here a while, but not really posted. So, i thought I'd start a build thread just to document progress on the car. Its a 1994 VR6. Totally standard condition thats never had any serious work done, so, its starting to look a little worn. I've had it just over a year now. When i first bought it, we used it as a second car/ weekend car, which meant i didn't do any work on it, other than fix a sticky electric window. I know plans change, but my plan long term is to keep it and when time/money allows, do a full restoration on it. Untill then, do what ever jobs need doing to keep it at least at the standard it is now. Back in November it passed the mot. But, it had a noisey front wheel bearing. Once i stripped off the hub carrier, i noticed some of the drop links/bushes were worn. So, i've bought a complete set of all front end bushes, including new suspension arms, drop links, arb bushes etc. On top of that i've bought new shocks all round, front brake calipers and new engine mounts. All as close to standard as i can get. The shocks are bilstein b4. At the minute, i have it jacked up in the garage with the wheels off and the front running gear all stripped down for a bit of a refurb/clean.

Hi Sean. Sorry to mess you around and hope you haven't put any time into it yet, but i'll leave the ARB if its ok. I've just took mine off and it doesn't look to bad, i'm just going to sand it and paint it. Thanks, richard.

No worries. thanks for getting back to me.

Hi. Would you be willing to post the ARB, or would it be to much hassle? No worries either way. Regards, Richard.

Hi. I've been on here for 10 months or so. Joined around the time i bought my Corrado, so thought i better finally post something! Mines a 94 VR6 with just over 153000 miles on the clock. From what i can see, its 99% original, but has only ever had the basics done on it, no major work. Hence, its a little tired. It does have all old reciepts, a full (mostly vw) service history and all old MOTS. My plan ititially was to buy a car i could tinker about with, with my son and i wasn't specifically looking for a Corrado. Since owning though, its come in handy as a second car, so the tinkering has gone by the wayside. But, i knew the underside was fairly rusty and patches of rust were/are apearing on the body, so it can't be left forever. Today it passed the MOT with only one advisory about rust on the brake hoses. I've decided to sorn it from tomorrow and get it jacked up in the garage to try and get some of the underside and bodywork patched up. I've tried to attach some pics, so hopefully these are on here. I'll be starting a seperate build thread and try and get everything documented. Would be good to hear from anyone that recognises the reg though.

Hi. It was me the other day in Pilsgate! My names Richard and i live in Glinton, just outside of Peterborough. I've had the car just over a week now. Its a 94 VR6 and is either a bit tatty on 152k, or good honest condition depending on your outlook! when i bought it, i wasn't specifically looking for a Corrado, more something i could use as an occasional second car and something i could 'tinker' about with, with my sons. I looked at all sorts of cars, most of which were Mk2 GTI's, something just didn't click though. But, since buying the Corrado i have to say, i'm really impressed. Its a million miles from perfect and needs a few jobs doing to it pretty soon, but it seems like an honest car with loads of paperwork and almost a FSH. I'm going to take a few pictures, put them up and 'introduce' myself on here when i get the chance which will hopefully be within the next week. I had a look at your website, i bought my mower from the guy in the unit in the corner in that yard! cheers, rich.