Jim Bowen

thats how i look at it too, if all those bits had managed 130,000 miles than they should be fine for a while. i think i've spent just over £3k on it, but that includes everything, tyres, mot, services, gearknob, badges, literally everything

they look good rob, a bit more classy and grown up than the other ones you had, although they did look nice. not sure about the red caliper tho, doesn't seem right to me

Been sorting out my receipts at home and started to put them on pc, this is what ive had to replace in the 1st year of owning car, may be of interest to people thinking of getting a corrado, obviously not a definate guide to what will go wrong. corrado VR with 130,000 when purchased, these are thing that needed replacing, i have another list of bits i wanted to replace Thermo housing Top mounts & bearings Coolant hose Sump Gasket Wiper Motor & linkages RH fog lamp Dash Bulbs Drop links Bump stops & covers Front wishbones & Bushes Track rods & ends Lower ball joints Steering Rack boots CV Boot kit OS front Wheel bearing NS front brake calliper Shocks & springs all round

thanks, i'm just going to accept it was the hose at fault and nothing else, haven't been any other problems to suggest otherwise

was it deffo speed they were checking and not tax etc?

sorry i know feck all about these things, but does the maf sit before the supercharger so to speak?

isn't herisites the man to ask :lol: i think i remember his pics

yeah true, end of the day whatever people do to their own car is down to their own tastes

i just worry :lol: i don't want to break down too often and would hate for any damage to be done to engine for a silly reason like a hose/pump

is the water pump on the left hand side of engine, where the belts are? that did sound a little noisy, slight squeak and a grind

these can rules apply to any car really. could make a list of hated mods :lol: putting an extra spoiler on a corrado, whats that all about? fitting bigger rims before lowering a car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdeJ7pId ... ed&search=

he sprayed the teardrop bit black and polished the rest, looked pretty good, i'll try and find some pics

i only know as i saw a wheelers dealers the other day and they where doing up a red MR2 and blokey sprayed/polished the rims :lol:

i think just 40mm would look alright on that. you may want more though, they do the Hicon GT, for £475, lowers from 40-70mm

i ordered mine from Gwerks, they were very helpful and as good a price as everyone else, all came on time and i had no problems with anything http://www.g-werks.com/Site/ they aren't adjustable, depending on how much you spend. what year is your corrado, i should really read the top bit of this thread properly :lol:

i got home from work and popped into a local garage and asked them they said fit hose, top water up, replace cap, start engine, heaters on, run till hot, switch off, cool down and refill if needed finished job, everything seems fine to me, the rear of engine sounds a bit hissy? but may of always done that, its a thing that looks like a black shampoo bottle lid here is the culprit is this a common thing to happen? am a bit concerned that something else led to the pipe bursting?

so fit hose, fill with water, leave cap off, start engine, top up as needed, refit cap? i plan to do this tonight as got my hose now

Toyota MR2 Mk1 teardrops?

i think when mine had a problem it just won't start, but turned over not sure, it was the previous owner that encountered that

i'm going to wear two pair of socks and an extra t-shirt

could it be a fault with the immobiliser?

got my card, sticker and book now, thanks for the help i tried to join the forum, but no joy yet, looks pretty empty and dead anyway tbh anyone got pics of their sticker stuck in place? not sure whether to fit mine or not

i certainly wouldn't just roll the arch to solve it, there must be a reason why