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Yeah I'll be taking it back tomorrow, only noticed it today and they're closed, to be fair he did say he never guarantees that the rust won't come back because of where we are it always does, but like I say Im just a bit shocked that it came back so quick :( It shouldn't have been a poor job either, they've got a good reputation, although I have had a couple of niggles they've been good in sorting them out for me.

Just replied in my rust thread! :lol: The 2.4 is N/A so no turbo but painfully slow because of it - if the vans in good solid condition then somewhere around £1500 sounds pretty fair to me.

Yeah, I might go for new front wings at some point, I think it's the only way to just get rid - I'm just a bit shocked to have not even got through one bloody winter before seeing it come through! :( As for the T4, it depends largely on condition (obviously!) but due to the fact that it's a 2.4 even if it was a minter it wouldn't be worth much, it won't be a TD, the 2.4 are N/A and painfully slow so I'd say around £1200 -£1800 depending on what sort of nick its in. If I'm honest, I would walk away from the 2.4 unless it's going to used very rarely, in which case it doesn't matter how cr4p it is to drive.

Not on the rado, but on my van :( I had a full respray on it last summer, there was rust coming through on all the arches so I had that sorted and the rest painted in the hope that it would keep the rust at bay for a few years, but it's come through again already on the N/S front arch :( So, is it literally a lost cause, a case of having it sorted every couple of years and having to live with it in between having it done? I live right on the coast, and regularly drive on the sand etc, so to be fair I suppose it's not the ideal situation for staying rust free, or is there a way of fully getting rid of it or at least slowing it down? Im a bit gutted having spent so much making it look mint last summer :(

I don't think PVW are very interested in having contacts with the real community, it's all about 'who you know' with them, scratching backs and licking bums - 'The Phirm' and PVW have been in cahoots for a long time, hence the 6 page feature on what is a completely uninteresting example of a rado with nothing special to offer whatsoever, expect to see it up for sale at a hugely inflated and unrealistic price soon! :lol:

I don't think anyone disputes whether or not it 'can' be done, of course it can! It's just a case of priorities, would we rather continue to squeeze into a Corrado, having to make choices to leave certain things behind because they just wont go in, and being completely cramped - instead of being able to fit whatever you want/need in and being nice and comfortable on a long journey - I know what my choice is. Last summer we (me, wife, son, dog, luggage for the lot of us) all crammed ourselves into the Corrado to go and visit my mother in Cardiff, never again :)

Yeah I think we'd be the same, the more I think about it. If we left it parked up I expect within a year we'd come around to the fact that it's better off being sold, by which time it'd have no MOT/TAX and we'd have to insure it to get both those sorted, and it'd have been be sat there decaying and in the way for 12 months. As I've said, I think we'll sort the new car out, give it 2-3 months of owning it to confirm whether or not it's the right decision and if it is then we'll sell the rado while it's still got TAX/MOT and is in decent usable condition. Storing it long term isn't an option. P.S - I think most people would struggle to find enthusiasm for a Rado if they had a 4.2 V8 A4 Avant on the drive :)

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Errm, as above, if she wanted to keep using it, she would, whether I 'let her' or not! :lol: If it was down to me we wouldn't have bought it in the first place! She's come around to the realization that a Corrado no longer suits her/our needs as a family, so it's time to buy something more suitable - its not that I've told her she can't bloody use it any more :lol: She's covering a lot of miles, a lot of the time with our nipper in the back, a lot of the time on her own, the Corrado is 17 years old, bits and bobs on it are starting to let go for example, silly things like the MFA LCD bulb has gone, now who do you think is going to take the time to take the instrument cluster apart and replace the bulb etc? I certainly have no time or inclination to be messing about with things like that any more and paying a mechanic to do it is silly, keeping a car like the Corrado in tip top condition requires time and effort, it's not the type of car that you just jump in and abuse, we no longer have the time to be messing about with cars, so it's time to replace it with something newer that can munch the miles up safely, cheaply, and easily whilst being able to fit all the stuff a family needs in at the same time. A 17 year old coupe no longer fits that bill? A 5 door 2-3 year old TDI does, it's as simple as that. Whether or not the rado is kept in daily use isn't an issue, we both agree that it shouldn't be because its obvious that it shouldn't, it's whether or not we keep the thing or sell it that's up for debate. ---------- Post added at 07:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:30 AM ---------- Cheers for the suggestion mate but I live in the sticks, there's no council garages around here, and besides, I don't think we would want to pay £600 a year just to keep it sitting there.

She can make as many decisions as she likes as long as she does what shes told! ---------- Post added at 09:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 PM ---------- Nah, only kidding! Obviously it's her choice, she wants to try a newer car :)

Bugger! You've had this one for ages as well haven't you?

Hmm, yeah my gut feeling with storage is that the car will just rot away, it just seems a bit like being stubborn and not letting go when it could be getting used and enjoyed by someone else, a bit of a waste really. As for the 8v's reputation, if you speak to anyone who has actually owned and lived with one for any length of time they all say the same thing, they're fantastic cars, utterly reliable and cheap to run/maintain, the engine really suits the chassis whereas the 16v just doesn't, i've owned 3 8v's and 6 16v's (I know I know!), the 16v is a terrible engine in the Corrado IMO, the 8v is leagues ahead and actually serves it's purpose as being an economical option, it's not 'fast' by todays standards - but then neither is the 16v, and not everyone enjoys these cars because of speed. Cheers for the guesses at its value, it's a difficult one really, £1500 seems cheap for a 17 year old car that has been kept in this sort of condition IMO, if it's only worth that then it seems pointless selling it - and round the circle we go! :lol: I think we'll get the new car and go from there, there'd be nothing worse than buying it having sold the rado only to find that she's not enjoying the new car as much as I think (hope) she will leaving us in the situation where we're trying to find a black 8v in decent nick again (it took us YEARS to find this one!) Coullstar, what do you mean by 'full run down' mate?

I've finally managed to convince MrsW that her Corrado isn't the right car for her any more. She's covering an increasing amount of mileage with work, she sometimes has to go as far as Kent from here in Cornwall for meetings, regularly up to Taunton/Bristol/Cardiff etc etc and it just seems silly to be doing so in a 17 year old car. So we've decided to go for either a MK5/6 GT TDI or the A3 TDI S-line, I'm hoping that once she's got one she'll appreciate the benefits of a newer car! Don't get me wrong, the rado hasn't put a foot wrong under our ownership (15k+ miles), it's never let her down but it's condition is going to start declining the more she does this sort of mileage in it, and the creature comforts and MPG economy of a newer car will make the journeys a lot more comfortable and safe. So, I've convinced her to go for a newer car, however convincing her to sell her beloved Corrado is a different matter! She wants to keep it tucked up down the side of our house (we don't have a garage) because if we sold it the chances of being able to get hold of one in similar condition are pretty much slim to none! I'll admit it, I do love taking it out for a blast now and then, but after 10 or so years of Corrado ownership I've been ready to move on for a number of years, it's just her that cant let go! :lol: In my view it seems silly to have an 'old' car sat on our drive doing nothing, also baring in mind we live a stones throw from the sea, surly it'll just rot away? I can just imagine it sitting there for a few years before we realise it'll never get used again by which time it'll be worth nothing but scrap. So, firstly what sort of value would you lot put on it? It's a N reg black 8v, 2 previous owners, absolutely standard having never been altered at all, with just over 92k miles on the clock, no rust anywhere, a couple of parking dinks but nothing too bad. The interior is mint, no squeaks/rattles/knocks etc etc, steering is pin sharp and precise, suspension is remarkably comfy and it handles as a Corrado should (having spent years driving 'modified' Corrados it's shocking just how nice they are to drive in standard form! :lol:) it returns 35mpg+ easily and just flew through it's MOT with no advisories. Is it worth anything? I've not really paid any attention to values like I used to but having just had a peek it seems like rado values are rock bottom, also there was never much demand for 8v's (although I've always rated them!) but with the cost of fuel nowadays is there any demand for them now? I'd appreciate any advice with this as it'll have a fairly large impact on the decision of whether to keep it or to sell it on, if it's not worth much now anyway I suppose we may as well just park it up and see how we feel about it in a year or two. Also, is there any way of preventing a car from deteriorating whilst being parked up, or is it inevitable that it'll rot away regardless of what measures we take to try and maintain it's condition?

Not as nice as SPAM colour though tbf

You'd struggle to get that one in the boot though! :lol:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160691993050#description&clk_rvr_id=293626151075 Oh, and where the feck to I find the smilies nowadays? :?

Yeah all good cheers Tom, very busy but can't complain about that! So you're planning on getting another rado then?

Agreed, it sits very nicely, proper sized wheels/tyres etc, just a few subtle tweeks, nice to see!

Ooh, OK i'll stand corrected, never heard of that one and it certainly looks close to twilight violet pearl! :)

Oh bugger off! :lol:

Nah, it's twilight violet, like one of my ex's! Hard to capture pearl colours as they change so much according to light etc.

:lol: Its just half of what Pat wants for 2 of them!

Ive just paid for a pair from Pat mccrotch, I only need one so will gladly sell you the other, £2 posted.

I actually wonder how I managed to live without baby wipes before having my boy, they're so bloody useful.

Twilight violet pearl effect - LC4T