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:lol: Sorry, couldn't resist. No noise does not mean no worries I'm afraid :wink: Had mine changed at 73K because the upper pad was starting to wear through. The upper plastic change guide was also snapped. Ach! Kev, I've seen you talking about this before. You have to remember when you are 65, with a longer overview, things take on a different perspective! Obsessions get tuned more than cars. :lol: If the engine destroys itself the next time I take it out, you will be able to say "I told you so!". However, it does not worry me as much as it certainly would have years ago. We'll be down to our last car then - the 2009 Yaris. :pale: :lol: Frankly, I would rather run the small risk (evidence shows it IS small) of a catastrophic failure than be ripped off for £££££££ bill for parts and labour to have the chains done - and all the other stuff advised for at the same time. Probably come to more than the car is worth nowadays. So, I am nearly always in agreement with your meticulous attention to detail and the ideal way for things to be attended to, but based on risk, as well as less frequent and less robust use of the car by me compared with yourself, my decision has to be that I leave the thing alone just now. PS - If you are still a smoker, by the way, you are clearly putting vital organs and your wallet at more risk than anyone neglecting to change the chains on a regularly maintained and unabused VR6. :wink: Think about it. It is a personal choice. After what I consider to be sound judgement I chose to give up smoking ('seasy - I did it loads of times :grin: ) and not to spend up to £2K on replacing the chains, etc. on my 15-year old gas guzzler, which will be taxed off the road in your lifetime, if not mine. Anyway, I have plenty of time to dismantle, package and sell Corrado storm bits on ebay if the worst comes to the worst! Remember, keep looking for the silver lining.

106K - no noise, no worries.

Normally come off easily. Seems like some sort of corrosion/arcing process has cemented them in. The spraying with something to ease the bond, as just suggested, seems to be the best route to take.

For me, 1st engine in decades of car ownership that has not put one drip of oil on the floor underneath it.

That sand gets everywhere, though.

Apart from Skoda, there are more puzzling inconsistencies in that survey than I have ever seen in one before. What does it all mean? "Don't rely on 'em anymore" it shouts to me.

That's tough, Kip. We really have to expect this kind of sh!t will happen - that is why insurance is so expensive. Try and be philosophical to get it into perspective. Hope you recover from your physical injuries soon. Apart from your injury, exactly the same thing happened to me in Polo saloon, when "Nicole" in high heels and very short skirt crushed the back of "papa's" car with her Clio. Dippy b!nt! I mentioned the "totally inappropriate footwear for driving" in my insurance claim. Ain't we men such despicable hypocrites! As the guys have said is possible, the bodywork guys worked a miracle - you could not tell the car had been bent at all. If your yellow peril is a write off, think of the fun and opportunity you can have looking for that replacement! Be sure to choose a safer colour next time - grey or summat. Sincere regards, Iain

I've gone off cheese big style since that youtube video on tonsil stones emerged on here today!

You are absolutely correct. This forum is populated by an extremely high proportion of Incredibly reasonable people, particularly in these tetchy times. :pukeright: :lol: A bit pious, I know, but let's celebrate something positive for once. :salute: PS - All credit to the mods/administrators who, IMO, consistently use sensible judgement on thorny issues before things get nasty. There is nothing worse than leaving a post on a forum where you worry about how many venomous t0$$ers will kick you in the guts and await your return. I have abandoned a couple like that already. Just dont need that hassle in my life.

You've answered my question, kev, many thanks and have a nice day! :wink: Money pit? The Corrado? Surely not.

I had a 3-box jetex fitted to my VR6 last year - it was to replace the 15-year-old original, also. I find the noise is different to the original's, but I have not noticed a marked strong boomy noise at a particular rev range. I will listen now that you have mentioned it! I find the noise is a little stronger than before, but it always gives me the impression that you are leaving it behind you! Difficult to put into words. Altogether, what with tyre noise and exhaust noise, we are finding the Corrado more stressful on long journies than our 2009 Yaris tdi. (The Yaris is easier to drive at 80-85 as well. Shhhhh! Keep that to yourself.)

Great thread this. Good to know so many of the next generation (after me!) have "done stuff" - long farts, for example (Nah! kidding!) Mind you, could be useful when you have forgotten your sax! 7 years backpacking! - some guts, man. What a radical thing to do, striking out like that. Adopted bros from Romania becoming rock musicians/stars. Lady beer tasters. All life is here on the Corrado forum. Cheers to all!

Yes - I did think this might be possible some time ago. Over to those who have mates/contacts in the plastic moulding side. Could make a bomb, I would suggest. (Sorry - I'll rephrase that in case CIA/MI6 are watching this forum, too! - could make someone/some company a lot of money.

Those roof strips are getting scarce and the price is so high - I saw a pair on ebay a few weeks ago £120 for the two!

Well, two were in Tesco's car park, Linlithgow yesterday! Mine, and I think the red one was Craig's - parked at the very top of the car park, well away from the dodgems and trolleys - quite right, too! Nice alloys, Craig.

Possibly a Triumph TR6. Always liked the understated styling - and its a true Brit!

This is just my view. Our lad had a nearly-new one for about a year. Horrendously expensive if you have to get garage to do everything. I think he had a bill for about £1500 once for tyres all round/Haldex and service. He had to get rid of it after a year and both he and his wife worked!

Not wise to have them in the boot. :scratch: If a fire starts when you are going at speed, by the time you have dived into a safe place to stop, got out of the car - thus allowing lots of fresh air and oxygen into the vehicle - opened the boot and got the extinguisher in your hand and are ready to shoot, it could be far too late. Use brains, please! :wink:

Went to Dundee and back 130 miles. Fuel gauge almost in the red so filled up with BP Ultimate - £57!! Never mind let's use it while we can. Computer say 33.1mpg and that includes strong overtakes and 70-80-ish mph on M90. Amazing for a 2.9 6-cylinder engine, really. One of the few reasons I keep it.

Just a subjective impression, but people seem to lose Type Rs into the countryside up here. One instance I know of is where the driver is blaming the roads authority for heavy rain allegedly not draining away properly on a road on which he was speeding past witnesses who said they could hardly see in the dark and the rain. I guess you have to know how to drive it prudently for starters. :lol: They seem to be acquired by highly paid young men in banking, e.g, who can comfortably afford them and the insurance but are not too skilled in dealing with the free-revving engine? Hate the look of the current one - the older things are far more stylish in my opinion.

New sensors are quite cheap - I replaced both of mine after same problem. They are about £14 each (front) from ebay seller and are made by Siemens.

Wullie, he say: "In 1965 while in Athens decided to walk home. 7 months later arrived in Paisley" Wullie you are indeed a nutcase. Paisley ffs!!???

Was called "old boy" by Sir Douglas Bader (over the phone - I was 22-ish). Attended a court case in Cumbria where a "respectable" accountant was being accused of having chopped down a protected tree outside his office at first light on a rainy morning. Keeps six turtles in garden pond.

A little white spirit may help where shoe polish persists. (You being a wizard, and all, I am sure he will be most willing to co-operate. Nyarff, Nyarff!).

I used to do this before I got older and wiser. :roll: You can use a very cheap oil bought at LIdl or somewhere - that is one idea. My view now is that life is too short to waste time on this sort of activity, particularly more so today if the car has been regularly serviced with state-of-the-art lubricants.. I realised only a few years ago having sold on so many cars in exceptional condition, that the only person(s) to benefit from such meticulous activities is/are the next owners of the car. Days spent derusting/priming/painting largish areas are also a timewaster. As has been working on the underside. This philosophy may be even more relevant now as we will be taxed off the road and forced to use cars using modern "green" (haha) technology. Sorry to be so negative, but I have been there, too! However, I am now seeing things with a long perspective during a revolutionary era in private motoring. I know this will not stop the obsessives among you, believe me, I was one as well. We need to get out more while we can!