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Hi, Just remembered this old post. Happy to take offers on the badge - its still for sale. Cheers, Dave

Cheers Dumptyboy, PM replied. Badge still for sale if interested.

Plug lead now sold. Happy to take an offer on the badge, although not too low as I'm still tempted to keep it as a momento! :)

Hi Stonejag, I've sent you payment details via PM. Cheers, David

Hi, Had a clearout and found these from my old VR6 Storm: 1) High quality spark plug lead removal tool. Very little use, some mild scratches. Worked very well to dig out those hard to reach VR6 leads. £10 including recorded postage. 2) Genuine VR6 grill badge. Found in a box upstairs, sadly broken in two. I have glued it back together with industrial strength super glue plus a plastic strip used as a reinforcing brace. It is holding together strong, but I cannot guarantee it. Annoyingly it is in otherwise fantastic condition, with only mild stone marks on the front and all clips intact. Difficult to price this one, undamaged these used to go for £60ish if I remember rigthly. Lets say £20 including recorded postage, sold as seen. Collection also welcome - I live near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Cheers, David

Now sold. Gone but not forgotten.

Cheers. I hate to say it, but the backs of the wheels were cleaned with hot water and a very strong solution of ordinary car shampoo, left to soak a while followed by a bit of elbow grease. Not exactly a "detailing grade" method, but it worked (eventually). Took about two hours for four wheels at a guess.

Now on ebay - auction ends on Sunday evening: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200718057391

Now for sale... :( http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?62553-Classic-Green-VR6-for-£2950-in-Chippenham-Wiltshire&p=783421#post783421

Cheers RB, all helpful. But the studs bit... Isn't that on a metal rocker cover only? Mine has bolts through the rocker cover itself (unless I've misunderstood you). As for clearance - thats not problem as the whole front of the car is off :-) (This is part of a head gasket rennovation).

This is the bit I mean... you can see the tab above the half-moon rubber bit...

Hi, Thought I would use an old thread rather than starting a new one... I'm replacing the rocker cover gasket (plastic covered VR6 one) and just thought I would check something. On the rocker cover there is a small plastic tab on the airbox side of the head that sticks down over the half-moon rubber bung thing that covers the cam hole. Does this tab need to push into the half-moon bung (i.e. pushing it down, which feels too tight), or should it sit next to the half-moon (which doesn't seem to align up very well, pushing the half-moon inwards slightly)? I would go with the latter, but thought someone on here would know for definite! Lastly, is using instant-gasket definitely advised, as my old Mk2 golf seemed to leak less without sealant? Cheers all, David

Time for an update... Well the biggest change over the last few months has been a return to OEM suspension. I took the plunge and had DG Autotech's full bush pack fitted which replaces everything "rubbery", including R32 wishbones and new top mounts and tie rods and so on, but also the harder to reach bushes like rear beam etc. A lot of money but well worth it in my opinion. While it was there I had brand new OEM dampers and springs fitted. I've decided to go down the comfort route with my Corrado as most of my driving is on country lanes and I honestly couldn't stand the "sporty" setup I had before - Anyway, I'm sure I can make better B-Road progress with supple suspension as before I was tip-toeing over potholes and scarred tarmac. Having said that, I really notice a diference on a bypass or roundabout - the OEM setup is much more wallowy. But hey, I'm getting old: Comfort is the new black. Another long-standing job I've just got round to: Replacing the fuel filter... Out with the old: In with the new, plus refurbed holder, new fuel clips and copper greased bolts: I've also (controversially!) bought some new "non-storm" wheels. I've been a little skint over the last few months, and my tyres all need replacing, so the search began for some cheap wheels that incuded half decent tyres. After a few weeks I won a set of Polo wheels for £100 - badly kerbed but with almost brand new tyres: Two Uniroyal Rainsports and two Pirrelli 6000's. Result! This also fitted in with my "comfort plan", in that the new tyres are so much softer than the Michelin Pilot Exaltos I had on before - the sidewall on the exaltos almost have no give in them whatsoever. So, with the tight budget in mind, a few rattle cans of high build primer and VW Diamond Silver and I had a set of "reasonably" refurbed wheels: Plus I gave them a really good clean. From... To... The new look:

Red G60 going past "Beales" in Bournemouth centre at about 11pm last night (Sunday 1st May).

Maybe me! I work there. Or if it was with silver solitudes (mine are dark grey), it was a dude called Ralph, although thats not a storm.

bolsters are in good nick... LOL

Looks great! Shame about the marks though. Is the paint still a bit soft? He must have done something fairly vigorous to chip it like that, so he must have noticed - I bet he sh!t his pants!! :-)

An old mate of mine had one. Look nice, sound nice, go nice. But he found fuel consumption was woefully bad - more than the figures alone would suggest. He also moaned about the repair costs, saying that the Nissan parts were extortionate. He cracked an alloy wheel once, and a new ONE from the dealer was over £1,000!! (Without a tyre!)

I bought that evo - I'm 99% certain it was a normal Golf Rallye.

He can't possibly be doing 85-90 mph because thats illegal. :-D

I went through the same dilemma a few months ago. I opted for standard ride height with standard springs on boge turbogas dampers, coupled with a full bush replacement by DG Autotech, including the R32 wishbones bushes , ARB bushes etc. The setup focuses on comfort and practicality (speed bumps are no problem etc.) but it still corners very flat and controlled, although on a fast B-Road it can still wallow quite badly. Its never bottomed out though. I'm going to switch from Michellin Pilots to Uniroyal rainsports over the next few months which I hope will give it even more comfort (the michellins are very hard). Although I've got no complaints, if I had to do it again I would have gone for KW V1's or V2's and then dialled in a comfort bias/ride height, but at the time money was a factor. V1's or V2's coupled with a softer tyre would probably be perfect for me.

Drop. Dead. Gorgeous. Now thats a way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Some random suggestions: Cam sensor maybe? Throttle position sensor? Is the coolant getting hot enough - maybe the thermostat is stuck open? Broken wires to coolant sensors? Rusty ECU plug? Have you started using cheapo 95 ron fuel? If all else fails, give it a wash and polish, that'll sort it! :)

+1 If you are worried about engine capacity class limits, the 1.8T would give you a lot of bang for the buck with loads and loads of off-the-shelf bits and online knowledge/support?

I still believe speed doesn't kill, bad driving kills. If they wanted to save lives they would invent a camera that detects inadequate stopping distances - A car travelling at 150mph with nothing in front of it for 1000 yards isn't going to kill anyone, but a Nissan Micra driven at 50 mph 10 feet behind another car travelling at the same speed is a death trap. I also belive that the rise of "middle laneing", and the associated lack of stopping distance, on motorways is directly related to speed cameras - everyone seems to drive at 71 mph in the middle lane in one huge convoy now due to the fear of being caught speeding, rather than driving in an advanced and considerate way.