Alexander

hehe.. everyone's a comedian! Shame there's not a "whois" for cars, that you could look up who owned what plate. Never mind, if I can't find the car it's not meant to be! :)

Yeah, that sounds feasible - do you know who's it is?

Bit of a daft question, but thought I'd try: There was a dark blue (I think) G60 with this plate (or something similar) for sale at VW fest and like a numpty I didn't take the number down for the guy selling it - Dean I think his name was. Is it anyone on here? Would like to know some more details etc. It had BBS splitties with orange centres if that helps. Cheers!

No way?!? I've seen plenty of C's in the metal, at shows etc (plus my gf's grandad has one!) but I've never parked the Mk2 up against one to check - I was convinced the Corrado would be longer by a good half foot! That's pretty cool news... one less reason to hesitate out the window! It's probably just the coupe shape as opposed to the hatch, making it look longer. :D I'm fastidious about maintenance on all my cars - I'll always spend money long before something goes badly wrong (I've spent at least a grand and a half on the Mk2 already and I've only had it about a year) so I've got no problem with running maintenance. The only reason I was a bit reticent about the VR lump is that a mechanic mate of mine swears they're a nightmare because they fill up so much of the engine bay "most things are an engine-out job" in his words. Was he exaggerating? I'd really like to get a Corrado that's been club-member owned, pampered and kept well, rather than get some "mystery" car from the Trader or whatever, so I'm going to be keeping a regular eye on the classifieds on here. I also like the idea you've got here whereby other members local to a car will go and give it the once-over for you - this is great, as the relative scarceness of Corrados means I'm going to have to travel to view. Thanks for all the help guys! Still no closer to deciding between a VR or a G60 tho.. but that's all part of the fun right?! :lol:

Yeah don't worry, I was just wondering if there was a sticky thread somewhere I should be reading, but I'm just poring over the wealth of info here... trying to dispel some myths I've heard along the way from other sources! Glad to hear a VR can be a daily driver - I do on average 16 miles a day on my trip to work and back and that's not going to be changing any time soon. I don't mind spending money on my car to keep it right but I don't need a money pit! :)

Thanks mate! OK - here's a question for you all, rather than start a new thread: Stupidly, the one thing that's really putting me off getting a C, is that while my girlfriend's Mk4 Polo and the Mk2 Golf GTI fit on my driveway, a Corrado and the Polo won't. I pretty much live in Chavtopolis so the idea of leaving the Corrado on the street gives me the chills, or the Polo for that matter. Short of moving my house back a couple of feet, I'm a bit stuck. I don't want to leave one of the cars on the road, and I don't want to have a foot of bonnet overhanging the footpath either. Stupid thing is, my gf only uses the polo on weekends and her day off mid-week, so it hardly gets used, but she needs it so we can't really get rid (plus I don't like her driving the GTI!). Any thoughts guys?

Cheers dude, thanks for the welcome - I'll persevere with the search when I get more time. My GTI gets me about 32MPG if I drive reasonably sensibly, so that's not too far off is it? I think as far as buying a C goes, it might come down to finding a good example of any spec close enough for me to go and test drive it etc, rather than holding out for a particular one and maybe buying a ringer simply because of the small amount of choice, what do you reckon?

Hi guys, Been a long-time lurker, thought I'd post and say hi. Basically, as I'm sure was the case for many of you, a Corrado is my dream car, and I *will* own one! Most likely next year, but still. I've currently got a really nice Mk2 Golf GTI 16V which is terrific, and has given me a taste for nice quick old VWs and the large amount of money required to keep them going! Anyway, the next big question is which type to go for - G60, VR6 or 16v? I'm a bit worried about the maintenance costs of a G or a VR (I've heard the VR6 is an awful engine to work on because it's so huge, and the MPG is pretty terrible for a daily driver). I'm sure it's been debated on here countless times, so if any of you can link me to any "G60 vs VR6" threads I'd be very grateful! Cheers!