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always one step ahead, a man after my own thinking! Golfs going at the weekend and i may be picking up a cheap 306 for her so i can save a wee bit more in time for the summer. Seen a nice red g60 on woodlands road last night.... i really want one now.

good work, my corrado (vr6) plans will have to shelved for a few months because HIC wont insure her on it till she's 23 (4 months) and she'll need it to get to work. (£380 btw, what a quote!) so shes stuck with the golf in the meantime, (if i can get the alt sorted before the weekend) or possibly a 16v depending on what comes up over the next few months. cheers.

Well speaking as a missus who has a corrado VR6 and who has previously driven a mk2 gti, I'd say the corrado takes much less 'manhandling' purely because the mk2 didn't have power steering and the 'rado does. But having said that I love(d) driving both (until the other half put a stupid tiny momo steering wheel on the gti which made it really hard when trying to parallel park :roll: ) my mk2 also has no pas and a small wheel, i think its hoot to drive but parking is a beast.... i really should have much bigger fore-arms the amount of time i've had the thing... on a side note the mk2 sailed through its mot today so may be a more attractive proposition for somebody in the coming weeks.....

some mixed replies then....ha ha ha agian not questioning whether she could physically drive the thing more a "does it take less manhandling than the old mk2" anyway, got to mot the mk2 in the morning - so all corrado talk will be out the window if it fails badly! which it souldn't fingers crossed.

please dont take this post as a "women cant drive this or that" i listed the reasons why she doesnt like driving my car.... all i wanted is some feedback on wheter the issues she has with the golf would also be a problem in the coraddo. i'm in no means saying that she wouldnt be able to drive it, she has a clean record (6yrs no claims) same as me and i dont doubt her ability but being relativly small the golf is a bit of a brute to drive, having never driven a corrado i was just wanting to know if its similar. cheers

thanks for all the replies, thats pretty much what i was looking to hear. now all i got to do is the small matter of getting the golf through its mot at the weekend then i can offload that and start my search. cheers, richey.

to be honest i'l prob end up buying one anyway ha ha what would you choose between the vr and the 16v? i like the thought of the vr but i'm slightly put off by the fact i know my way around 8v & 16v's pretty well (currently running 2l 8v with big valves all fitted myself etc) but could bearly fill a postage stamp with my knowledge of vr's...

sorry bro, i've not bought a corrado yet - just got my eye on a few at the moment. The reason i mentioned about women driving them is that my g/f is pretty wee and hates my motor for the following reasons 1 rediculously heavy steering (not helped by small wheel) 2 classic mk2 golf rubbish brakes 3 classic vw heavy cluch in a nutshel basically everything i love about the car ie it aint new and easy to drive! so im looking for something that i'l enjoy driving and she will be able to drive with minimal fuss without bending my earhole about any of the above... i guess there will be similarities between the coraddo and the mk2 but are they a million miles apart on the road? cheers

Alright folks, due to a change in circumstances my girlfriend will have to drive from glasgow to edinburgh for work most days. I work in the city and get the tube to work and as a result my car does about 3000 miles a year, due to the rediculously low mileage i cant really justify getting a newer car......untill now. Ive had mk2 golfs for years and my current one which i've had for about 4 years looks pretty ratty and has its quirks (ha ha) but is pretty rapid and costs me nothing to run. But due to the quirks she hates driving it, which used to suit me fine. Now looks like she is going to buy a motor for work but i'm inclined to think that she will buy something rubbish (shes considering a base model lupo!) but i cant help thinking its a waste of time/effort/money having an old crap car and a new crap car too! so i'm starting to think about getting a newer motor and just letting her use it for work. I got some quotes for various corrados and even a modded vr6 with us both on the policy was sub £400 so insurance aint a problem. What i am worried about is if she'll be able to drive it easily enough without giving me too much ear ache. i'd like the vr just cause i can now and so i can have a bit of fun at the weekend, but would the run through to work be a killer on fuel? so then im thinking get a 16v, but all the reading ive done makes me think they are a bit slow for a heavier car ect and id hate to have a motor i didnt enjoy driving. so basically what im getting at is (having never been in a corrado and without being sexist) is it an easy enough motor to drive? bearing inmind my mk2 is a beast, shes used to a 3 cly corsa and i imagine the vr6 is a bit of a handull. I'd be interested to hear anyones opinions or thoughts on my situation.