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In the words of Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now: 'The horror! The horror!' Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the website page to see how they look on a Corrado... http://www.alloywheels.com/product.asp? ... strSize=17"&searchSize=17"&strSort=Low There does seem to be some good deals on that site (pink ones aside) - eg, the last set below are £385 inc tyres (17s) - but they don't do the wheels any favours by showing them on the Corrado illustration as looking more like 15s than 17s. So... is anyone running wheels similar to any of these below, and do you have any photos? .

Actually, Neil, I did buy it; and it was nearer two years ago (strange how time zips by). So £2200 back then for a totally standard, FSH Corrado on only 70k mileage seems like any even better deal, looking back at how much others were going for. The car's still going brilliantly, by the way; still FSH, still standard, and now only on 89k.

If you can think of it, you can be sure that someone has done it. Or tried to. There's some really good (and expensive) cars out there that have been butchered to make a pick-up 'truck' version. Although, with the quality of Photoshop these days it's difficult to know what's real and what's not.

Since when did a Corrado have rear doors???????????:roll: Actually that's one of the American four-door conversion kits... ...er, no. All I can say in mitigation is a big 'oops', and use the excuse that it was extremely late last night when I saved the link, and I was obviously dazzled by the laminated wonder in front! (Shoulda gone to Specsavers). Still, does anyone genuinely like that 'woody', as they call them?

I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone combined the hitherto uncollided worlds of VW car customising and... laminate flooring. (Not to mention the army surplus Corrado in the background.) http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2916534 .

Okay, thanks for that. Is it correct that the sender inside the expansion tank is actually built into the tank so you have to replace the whole unit - ie, new expansion tank - just to replace the sender?

If by that you mean the coolant level is low, that isn't the case - checked the coolant level and it's fine. Or do you mean that the the low level warning light in the tank will actually be faulty and giving a false reading?

Hi The ole 1.8 16v's runing fine temp wise, absolutely rock solid where it should be, but today the dash temp gauge light came on. Better safe than sorry, so pulled over and called yer RAC to have a shufty. The guy said his dad has a mint MkII Golf with the same problem - temp sender unit sending inaccurate message. So, he changed the engine temp sender unit (and it was corroded), but the dash light still came on. The only other thing he suggested was it could be the temp gauge inside the coolant expansion tank. But this, he said, is built within the tank and he thought you'd probably have to replace the whole thing (which doesn't sound too cheap). Any ideas, or similar prob solves out there? Cheers, thanks (I've got very limited access to this right now so please don't think I'm rude if there's no reply)

Lancaster specialise in agreed valuations. I've had classic cars in the past and had agreed valuations through them. I think you can add a Lancaster agreed valuation to almost any insurance policy as long as your main insurer agrees. The agreed valuation certificate is especially worth the cost of £28 a year if you manage to pick up a good condition car cheaper than it should be. A friend of mine got a car at well under book price for £2k and then insured it for £5k with an A.V certificate. Two years later it got hit and written off and he was paid out the full five. Also, the agreed valuation certificate lasts for three years, which means it doesn't go down as the car depreciates. Which seems like a spectacular own goal by the insurance companies - and, in fact, it is - but I can't imagine there'll be many tears for their loss. I haven't submitted mine yet but I'll let you know how it goes.

Not sure if this has been covered before, but inspired by Atif's recent post on an insurance company 'write off' offer - I've just renewed my insurance and I asked if they would do an agreed valuation. They were happy to do this and said it would cost £28 per year through Lancaster. With my new standard insurance schedule I was sent an agreed valuation form - just give a simple description of the car and send a minimum of four photos. hhtp://.lancaster-ins.co.uk/agreed_valu ... ic_car.htm By the way, my Corrado is not on a classic car policy, so you can get agreed valuations on non-classic cars.

S'okay. Make sure the guy puts his full name and address on the letter so it looks like he is happy to be contacted for confirmation. Are you being paid out by your insurance company or their's? Often your company pays you and then claims it back off them. If it isn't your fault then you'd think your insurance would be more liable to give a good price because they just claim it back of the third party insurer. (Trouble is they all look after each other). Still, don't give in. Better to wait a few weeks for a good price than settle early for a bad one.

Similar thing happened to me. It's a game of bluff with the insurance compayn. Gather as much evidence as poss of G60 prices and submit it to them along with your own car's history. I got my offer price upped by 50% to an okay selling price. Also, if you can, get a letter from the guy who was gonna buy it stating how much he was going to pay.