freddy_t

Wow! Cheers guys wasn't expecting such a huge response so soon! In response to the heater matrix, yes the windscreen is greasy! What does this mean? Are there any guides available online how to change the heater matrix? Yes the car has been sat for a couple of months however the brakes didn't sound like they were binding. Smoke only appeared after some hard braking and as before smelt like clutch or rubber?? I will lube up the throttle cable and look for an improvement! No doubt there will be more questions to follow..... Thanks ever so much again. Fred.

Hi guys, New to this forum, been an enthusiast since a kid and had many VW's but need some help with my new corrado VR6 (93) which i picked up yesterday! Its my new little project which I want to get back to its origanal conditon and any help or feedback from you guys would be much appreciated. Right... 1) Picked the car up knowing it was low on coolant so topped it up at a petrol station, whilst buying more water from the shop for the journey home (incase it needed) it i came out to find hot water pouring into the footwells whilst the engine was running. I panicked and called out the AA and they disconnected the heater matrix pipes and diverted them. The car then ran fine! Are these symptoms of the heater matrix needing replacing? If so how much does this roughly cost and does it involve removing the dashboard? 2) What temperature should the oil be running? Sat in London traffic it was sat at 104 degrees and after the two hour drive home it was 110 degrees. Is this normal? 3) After taking it out for a spirited drive that evening, I came home to find smoke pouring out of the front wheel arches (smells like clutch/rubber) in a huge cloud....could this just be the brakes as they havent been used for a few months? Or deeper issues? 4) Looking at getting the car resprayed in its original dragon green as the paint work needs attention. Can anyone recommend a good paintshop that deals mainly with VW's as I want a professional job? Have any of you had difficulty blending the paint in on this colour? 5) The accelerator pedal feels extremely stiff, does this just need lubrication or could there be an alternative problem? Can I thank you all in advance for realing this and hopefully I can gain some useful information from you all. Thanks Fred

Cheers guys! Nah norwich union wouldnt touch me on a vr or g60 until I turn 22. However elephant gave me a decent quote on a g60. The only thing stopping me going with elephant is im half way through a year with norwich union and dont want to loose out 6months claim free driving also I can protect my no claims with norwich union in march! Its tricky a G60 would obviously satisfy my adrenaline needs however my 50 mile a day commute is pushing me towards a 16v Do corrados really handle as well as I hear? My ibiza was poor (as standard) but my mark 1 and 2 golfs were awesome. What do you guys think? Many thanks fred.

looking at buying a corrado however i can only afford to insure a 16v. the knowledge base claims they do 0-60 in 10.2 seconds?? Sounds a little suspect to me. Coming from a 200bhp Ibiza cupra I dont think that kind of pace will satisfy my needs, please tell me its wrong? Many thanks fred.