carpetpaul

regarding the mileage and possible head rebuild, I was hoping to nip the car down the road to the mot station to get them to have a quick look, surely if the engine is worn it'll show up on the emmisions test ? You can see that I'm trying to talk myself into this car, but to be honest it just caught my eye and regardless of the fact that it's a high price, it still looks a nice car for the price. I've looked at other stuff at similar prices and it still looks better. I know that stuff is worth what people will pay for it. I remember paying £2,700 for an RS Turbo many years ago, my mates said I was mad cause the car was about 9 years old, I never lost a penny when I sold it, and it had no mot. I know that you can't take mods into account with second hand stuff but it does look well cared for and it's got the 17" rims that I would have shelled out money for anyway, it's not really a saving, just something I don't have to buy in the future. I've got to go back for another look yet, but providing it goes through the mot easy enough it's a likely purchase for me I'll keep you posted Thanks for the help !

oops, it's quite a bit more than £2k ...but I still thought it looked a nice car for the money ....but then what do I know (not a lot seemingly) others, please post, I only got a couple of days to get a bearing on this price. Ta -- Paul

Hoping you can help, I've spotted a Corrado thats in nice condition and am considering buying it. I should point out that whilst I've got nothing against VW's I'm no expert or enthusiast in particular. I like the shape and am aware that it's a solid well made car. I'm hoping it will hold it's value due to it's condition, I need a bit of advice to learn if his price is realistic. Here are the details that I know. It's a 2.0L 16V on a J Reg (I'm not sure of the exact year yet. It's a nice shade of dark blue, got a great shine and no rust that I could spot, couple of slight blemishes, otherwise perfect outside. It's got rather nice 17" rims and has been properly lowered. It's very tidy on the inside, no leather (I know a mate if mine had leather in his tho) but very clean seats. 12 disc Cd autochanger and nice speakers. About 120,000 miles, plenty service history, looks a nice example for it's age, it's a private sale. --- So what would you think someone would price this car at, bearing in mind that they know they've got a reasonably mint example ? ---please post......... Cheers - Paul