rumlad

Hi David - yes PM me details please. I assume the bletchley specialist you refer to is Indietech?? (mods - i've just ralised this thread should probably be in the suppliers forum - is there anyway i can move it there??)

Any good vag specialists around here that you would recommend? Ive used a few for my golf but wasnt overly impressed with them. Im only about an hour / 45 min away from Steath Racing, but it would also be useful to have someone a bit nearer who's good with corrados (VR6) for general bits and peices. I will be doing general servicing and the straight forward stuff myself, but as with most of us I need someone good who can do everything else that I dont have either the knowledge, time or space to do. Picking up my new VR6 tomorrow - feeling very excited and yet nervous at the same time.

Hi Andy - Yes on the face of it your VR looked like the one for me, and was a shame I missed out but it looks like its gone to a good home. I snoozed and I loosed!! Il keep looking though - and I actually enjoy the search almost as much as owning the car. Ive had a chat with the seller tonight and he's had it vag-commed today and the fault code that came back was for the brake pedal sensor. Now he has had this replaced in the last year (ive seen the bill for this) but it looks like its not solved the problem and the same fault code is now appearing. So it would appear that the replacement sensor is to blame. Ive had a mk3 gti before and these suffered from the same ABS problems, and as with the corrados it was almost always the sensors or the rings. They did'nt have problems with the ABS ecu though, that seems to be just a rado thing. I think if i can settle on the right price I think I will go for it. Its rare you get one with everything working, and ive not seen one yet where there havent been a few niggles. If the bodywork and engine werent in such good nick - I obviously would have walked away by now.

Hi Guys - went to see a vr6 down south earlier in the week, just like to get your thoughts. Plus points: very clean and straight bodywork, with only a little bit of surface rust at the bottom of one of the front arches. VERY good service history, no smoke at all on start up (from cold) and the engine was very smooh and quiet. Bad points: ABS light came on and stayed on. Once the car was warmed up and later on in the test drive the idle was sometimes slightly erratic. And im pretty sure there may have been a slight judder when pulling away in first on a few occasions - but that could have been his driving. Also sunroof was tempramental, but apart from this and the ABS light, all other electrics were ok. Now obviously the biggest concern is probably the ABS, and im aware that this is more likely to be a straight forward fix, but could be the pump. He's had his local mechanic look in to it a few times and it appears he hasnt found a solution. What do you guys think? worth a punt at the right price? The body work was the straightest ive seen so far, and the engine was the smoothest and quietest so far, which TBH are good resons to buy, but should those niggles put me off??

Can you remember his name? I went to look at an aqua blue VR6 tonight in Hatfield (just down the road from Luton), and the lad said he had another - Classic Green with black leathers - which he keeps at his parents place. This is the link for the car I went to see tonight >> http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2906896.htm

No, missed out on this one. Diddnt get to see it in the end. Did look good though. So the search is still on....

First post - so hello corrado forum. Ive not owned a corrado yet, but ive been a fan of them for ages and I think its an itch I need to scratch pretty soon. I was at GTI springfest at the pod last month and saw some lovely looking rados, including an R32 converted Storm, which pretty much convinced me i wanted one. Ive got a mk3 golf 16v daily driver, so im familiar with vw's from that era, and also a type 2 baywindow westy which has just been taken out of winter hibernation. I am actually planning on going to see a few this weekend and wondered if anyone on here has previously owned or knows of M459 JOA - tornado red VR6? its had 6 prevous owners so it likely someone on here might know of it? cheers **UPDATE** Found one, see below.