Walesy

Ive gotta agree that the VW autos are miles behind other boxes of the same era, I drove autos for 7 years as a cabby (mainly Vauxhall) so i'm certainly not against them, I just think the boxes in rados (and other 90's VWS) are shockingly bad, I'd steer clear and go for a manual.

If anyone's got a spare one and doesn't want silly money for it, fire me a PM!

I remember the fella that had that, it used to be parked up in quintrell downs alot, can't remember his name, must be on big miles by now as I remember it had done a few back then (probably 5-6 years ago) Anyway, I'm over in Holywell bay, don't drive the rado much as it's my missus' but you may see her around, it's a black n reg.

I've got a beige parcel shelf I need rid of, if whoever buys he interior wants one!

I cant say I'm surprised, and as much as I've said for years now that their customer service was appalling and selective, it's a huge shame to hear that they've gone under, loosing a business takes a huge toll on a personal level and lots of people will have lost out, not least whatever staff were there :( I think the point at which they went from being forced induction/tuning specialists to being scene queens was the start of the downfall, years ago the business thrived from good will and quality workmanship rather than leading trends and supplying the lastest fads,'and as quick as the Internet/forums/social networks can build businesses they can break them too. Best of luck to them and anyone who's currently out of pocket etc

I thought you'd sold up! :)

I've got one mate, I'll see if I can find it and get back you. ---------- Post added at 10:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 AM ---------- Oops, posted at the same time as kip! At least it saves me having to rummage around in the garage! :lol:

I'd be happy to let the rado go for £2k but mrsW won't sell it for love nor money!

My wife's black N reg 8v has no sunroof, I must admit I'd prefer it to have one, I've always liked driving on a nice day with the roof open.

As others have said, with a vr6 I'd probably stick with a 6cyl - however having driven a 1.8t rado run in around 280bhp I'd certainly recommend it to those with 4pots, the one I drove was an animal but also drove like a standard car when not ragging it! I must admit I'm tempted to have one fitted as and when I run into problems with mrs W's 8v.

Jealous! I'm not surprised though tbh :) If the new owner wants a beige parcel shelf, get them to pm me :lol:

Happy days! :D

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I think we need pics of this new lady tbh! :D

I spose it's gotta be on the cheap side to entice someone out to fraggle rock to pick it up, and the lack of MOT etc but I think at £3k it's a bloody good buy.

You've been quimming about selling it for years, end of an era! Good luck with the sale fella, great buy for someone at that price IMO.

Spotted a nice black n reg rado driving through Goonhaven (Newquay > Perranporth road, in case you were on holiday!) while I was driving my wife's n reg black rado! Very unusual for me to spot one let alone while I'm actually in a rado too :) Anyone on here??

Bought this time last year, done 9000+ miles in it, haven't spent a penny other than fuel at an average of 38mpg :) I'm about to MOT it so I spose I should change the oil at the same time.

Standard M reg 16v parked up in the fields opposite morrisons in Newquay by the circus/car boot sale, looked very nice too!

£142! Wow!

Where the hell's VR6??? :lol:

On the contrary I broke down in France (Reims) in a corrado years ago and had a recovery truck out to me in less than 10mins! I was surprised to say the least! I was with green flag and as far as I can remember the extra cover cost me something like £40, I was towed all the way back to Cardiff (600miles) so you can safely say I got my money's worth :D

Yeah they're all pretty close to each other price wise but even at 1p cheaper a litre it adds up at 1500ltrs so worth ringing around, that's why I bought such a bloody big tank! It gives you bargaining power and you can fill up once a year while its at its cheapest. This time last year I filled it (2200 ltrs) at 41p per litre! It's now around 57p a ltr so I'll see what I can do :/

Hehe, its worth a try! :D I'm just about to order 1500ltrs and Opie are on my list of companies to call for a quote :lol:

Any deals on heating oil? :D