Hi all , I have been looking for a Corrado for a while now . I`ve owned a mk2 golf gti 8v, mk3 golf gti 16v , mk4 golf 1.8t and at present have a mk4 golf gt130tdi and a golf clipper which I will be selling to get a corrado. The Corrado was always my first choice , at first the insurance stopped me having one but at the ripe old age of 26 with full ncd I think I am ready now. I have only viewed 2 so far , a black J plate on ebay which is local Item number: 320096989262 and 1 in a local garage . the black one on ebay mentioned above looks great on ebay , in the flesh it has 2 oil leaks lots of trolley dings , the back drivers quarter is made up of filler and there are runs on the passenger rear arch . With that pointed out the guy still wanted £1500 and no less. The one in the local garage is like a bag of spuds with a bad paint job on a h plate and its £1650 . I struck a deal for £1300 on Item number: 330102677131 but the guy has told me that the radiator pipes have just burst which he has replaced and now a flange on the block has broken , Im not an expert but there seems to be a bit of pressure build up mabye head gasket failure . I got beat to a L plate 20.16v grey 95k lady owner last 8 yrs this moring for £1500 , still feeling sick over that !! finally I stuck a deal for £1250 on ebay for this Item number: 290099068329 but just hpi checked the car and it was a write off , total loss by the insurance company ! gutted .
Sorry for the long post , in short im not really fussy , I realise that the car is quite old and dont expect a minter , I only have £1500 pound to spend and would like a 2.0 16v but dont mind a clean 1.8 16v . What do you think ?? cheers
