I recently turned 17, and with some money saved up I've started looking at used cars to purchase. Immediately when I found the Corrado, I was fascinated by it, and despite the ownership costs, I would really like to own one.
I have an opportunity to purchase a 1990 Corrado G60 for $700. It has been sitting in this person's yard for a "couple of years" and the #1 cylinder was not firing, so it was parked and left. I have not looked at it yet, but the owner is claiming that it is in good condition, just that the #1 cylinder does not fire.
It has approximately 134,000 miles on it. It is a 1990 G60 with the manual transmission.
The supercharger was rebuilt at 90,000 miles. Isn't this a bit late, I thought it was supposed to be 50,000, but maybe I'm wrong. Is there any risk of damage with rebuilding it this late?
Also at 90,000 miles, the transmission was "redone" (still confirming if they mean rebuilt, or just tuned up), the water pump was replaced, and the radiator was replaced.
What do you guys think about this? Should that #1 cylinder be an easy fix? What kind of money would I expect to spend on this in both best case scenario (easy fix) and worst case (engine replacement?)?
Also, what other questions should I ask this owner to get a better idea of this car?
