jamiehamy

The worst thing for ANY car is to be parked up for long periods I drove my 1969 Land Rover more or less every day or 5 years and it rarely, if ever, missed a beat. Same for my Scimitar.

Elliot had an issue at our wee Scottish meet last year, cutting out and spluttering. Turned out a corroded connector (to the MAF I think?) was to blame, so def worth taking them all off and making sure they are clean. Costs nothing and good to do regardless.

I got my current Corrado when I was 26 and have spent the last few years putting it almost back to standard. It's a much better car for it. Quieter, handles better, more comfortable, more practical, lower insurance premiums, cheaper on tyres. VW did know how to make a good all round car :)

I took them off all my cars, more hassle than they were worth, especially considering I could get them off by abusing a socket. If someone wants wheels, they'll get them, so save your cash

Matt, if you look elsewhere you'll see me banging on about standard height and today is no exception EXCEPT I've just fitted a H&R rear ARB. I'm on standard height springs with Koni T/As all round and the H&R on the back. I have the R32 wishbone bushes and Genuine or Lemfoerder ball joints and track rod ends. and the car handles like a dream. Very little roll on corners, very comfortable on b-roads (on which I spend a lot of time). Before I fitted the ARB, tight twisties induced a lot of lean, which I could live with, but the difference with the ARB is tremendous, I wish i'd done it years ago. I'm hoping to get a second hand set of Bilstein shocks soon as the Koni's at 100k miles old, so will see what difference they make. But overall, I'd say without a doubt my setup would meet your requirements. I'd invite you to try if you were nearer, you might be surprised!

GOod to know, thanks Josue ;)

Thanks Dave

You did what with the bulb?!

Dave, would you consider posting? I know it'll be a hassle but don't mind the costs if you would? If so, I would def take these, Cheers, Jamie

Look what you've just done! I just found my first car on Googlemaps. I remembered roughly where they guy lived and found it. Now I'm going to have to go and see if it's still there and I want it back!

If you're not getting fuel....Probably won't help since you changed the metering head and I can't remember off the top of my head if it's the same as the Mk2 16v, but I used to have problems and I lifted the metering head up away from the base and filter and gently pressed the paddle upwards whilst someone started the car - it pushed through a lot of fuel which might just be what you need to get things moving in there? You might not have enough pressure in the injectors and the effort of turning it over might not be pushing the paddle up enough, and injecting enough fuel. Worth a shot as it takes about 1 minute and costs nothing :)

I just put some Uniroyal SnowMAx on the T25, which used to slither all over the place. Thing is transformed - went anywhere the other night, could do hill starts on steep slopes and thick snow! Got mine from Opoenoa (or something like that!). £52 each delivered for 184C14

I always use 10w40 Synta Silver (semi-synthetic). It's done me well and I never realy notice it much louder one cold start up, which must be good!

Not saying it's not happened (someone will find a thread!), but in all the years, I can't recall anyone who's chains went. The chains rarely go, more often the guides or the tensioner. I'd say don't panic, get the oil and filter done, just to keep everything clean with good oil and then decide if you need them done. Although some people may cringe, you could arguably just run it 'til the engine dies (unlikely but you never know!) and then fit a replacement. Replacement is a days work and there is a nice man on here selling one. Or just fit a replacement, will probably be cheaper! Keep your working engine as a spare and do the chains when you feel confident.

I'll never do it otherwise so I'll take this if okay? Can pick up this week or at the weekend? Cheers, J

If you're doing that sort of miles, why not convert it to LPG? I've never regretted it, but you do need to do a fair amount of miles, not just to recoup the cost but because you run the first mile on petrol

Maybe he meant he'd sleep on the battery and it might heat up and work?

Ah, okay. Well, in that case, if you can't get moving, switch the Traction Control/ESP off if you can until you regain momentum. Applies to auto and manual I suppose. Usually if the car detects spinning wheels, it cuts the power, btu does it for too long, cutting what momentum you have. Switch it off and you need to recognise the slip yourself and back off, but only enough to regain traction. Slipping is fine, as long as you lift off and gently up the power until you're underway. Then switch it back on. Sometimes you jsut need to slip and slide your way for a few metres to get 'clear' snow and then crawl along, upping the power by tiny margins, esp in an auto.

Agree with coullstar. RWD are not quite as bad as people make out. If you have the road to yourself, and no pillocks slowing you down when you need to keep up momentum, you can get most places. I remember once years ago I tried to get into work in my mothers C-class (can't remember why, there was some reason). Anyway, I got stuck in traffic and almost ended up as 'one of them' stuck with spinning wheels. I backtracked the whole way home and took a backroad that had not been ploughed and barely driven on. Traction control off, drove like I was balancing an egg on the dashboard and made it without a single drama, Fit winter tyres and you'll get most places with it.

Haha! That's what I get :)

Had a brilliant day, weather was lovely, bus was cracking and a great meal with those closest to us. We all went up to the registry office on the bus, and I drove back with Craig (I'm the wee one on the right...lol). Aston is some car, but despite everything, I'd take the Corrado over a backroad all day - Aston was so fidgety as it's more setup for smooth A-roads, but the engine...sublime! Backend was twitching all over the place on the damp roads, I was on strict instructions not to turn off the traction control, no way I would, in a hedge quicktime if I did!

Thanks for the kind messages everyone. :) Final icing on the cake was a friend who got in touch this afternoon and asked if we'd like to use his Aston Martin V8 Vantage to drive to the reception from the Registry Office!! Was completely out the blue and the only person I know with such a car, so just made my day. Couldn't believe it! Will get some pics up in due course.

Oh well, time is near! Partner Craig and I are getting hitched tmrw. Had been thinking about a fleet of Corrados for cars, but ended up we went for an old bus to take everyone to the registry office... http://www.gvvt.org/stocklist/psv/fva854.html Best bit will be the honeymoon tho, Departing Southampton for New York on the Queen Mary 2, staying 4 nights in New York over Christmas :) If anyone sees the bus in Glasgow tomorrow, give a toot! J

Editted - Ignore me - talking nonsense, you've already had the engine mounts checked, I should read more slowly! Mine felt like that when the top bolt on the front one was loose.

thanks Martin. I've got one I took off this year, it's a Scorpion with (what i think) is the DTM style upswept twin tailpipes. The bumper needs slightly cut to fit. It's a good fit and fairly light, 2 box system. lovely noise from the outside, I just found it too noisy inside for the miles I do, but it wasn't actually too bad. Yours for £50+delivery? PM me your email addy if interested and i'll get some pics, Jamie