TBH the biggest challenge was considering whether to sell or renovate in 2017/2018, when our Golf TDI was freed up as a daily driver and the age was starting to show in MOT advisories with some niggles in daily use. But after so long the Corrado is like a member of the family so we (big financial decision...not a maintenance expert) kept her and did a total renovation of mechanicals and bodywork. The BBS Solitudes are the originals refurbed but the centre caps were looking jaded and I haven't felt the urge to source replacements. I guess you also decided the look is sleeker without the rub strips, which don't stop much rubbing anyway, they're in the garage in case I change my mind. Including a photo of pre paint job with the strips still in place, you can see the dinks in the door that were not stopped by the strips. I'm still loving the look of the car after 26 years.
