TheWizardofOdds 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Morning people,I was wondering if it is possible to get a list of Corrado parts still available from VAG.Do they do this,or do I have to ask for each part individually?(to find out).The reason I am asking is that from trawling various threads of people looking for parts,inevitably,people say that the parts are still available from VAG.Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted February 27, 2006 hello mate, being an " old " car now in terms of production i`d say you`d have to phone for what you need :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWizardofOdds 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Thanks gaz.I feared the worst.My local VAG is staffed exclusively with idiots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted February 27, 2006 My local VAG is staffed exclusively with idiots. i think you`ll find the correct term is thieving b*stard idiots :lol: you could try other vw stealerships to confirm availability and a part number :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jade 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Thanks gaz.I feared the worst.My local VAG is staffed exclusively with idiots. sounds like my one ! Me and my dad and the b/f work in car parts ...so do my best not to dial that evil stealership number . It makes me laugh when you go in and say Corrado and they look at you like you just said an alien word. 'yes you did actually make them , dumbass ' Just a shame so much is VAG only now :cry: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Just a shame so much is VAG only now you aint kidding, 9 times out of 10 i feel like i`ve been fleeced when i come out our vw place :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jade 0 Posted February 27, 2006 i just had to get a hose ....vw only, robbery! ...and then i had to wait 10 days for it , because it was on back order . Copper piping is such a good product to bodge with :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted February 27, 2006 i hear the hoses can be damned expensive too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jade 0 Posted February 27, 2006 yeah it wasnt cheap .... 20 odd quid for the heater hose .... i try not to look . :cry: Thing is they know where to make their money .You have to have hoses! I got a quote for the rad hoses as thought I would change them while doing the heater one ..... 70 odd quid all together !!! Luckly got them both for about £ 15 from my dad :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Luckly got them both for about £ 15 from my dad big difference from £70, i try to keep my corrado std when it comes to the mechanical bits but i detest being ripped off by vw ( who doesnt ), there are a few good breakers around here that usually come up with the goods at a real world price :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted February 27, 2006 Where are you wiz? My VAG local parts guys in Grangemouth have been good so far despite changing hands. I got Corrado Club discount, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jade 0 Posted February 27, 2006 My VAG local parts guys in Grangemouth have been good so far despite changing hands. I got Corrado Club discount, too. lucky you having a good relationship with your Stealers :wink: ...i think calling the lot at my dealers 'idiots' blew my chances :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crdo16v 0 Posted February 27, 2006 I always go into the trade counter at my local dealers- Mann Egerton, Exeter, the parts guys are good blokes & I always ask for discount- they know if you've got a raddo that they will be seeing you again :shock: & are happy to help keep a good car on the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted February 27, 2006 jade said ...i think calling the lot at my dealers 'idiots' blew my chances Ma'am - you sound as if you might be what we call in these here parts "a nippy sweetie" :) I expect you were provoked, though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jade 0 Posted February 27, 2006 jade said ...i think calling the lot at my dealers 'idiots' blew my chances Ma'am - you sound as if you might be what we call in these here parts "a nippy sweetie" :) I expect you were provoked, though! oh yes ... the silly little boy thought it was funny to say 'want me to order these parts for your boyfriends car' .....he regretted it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarlett 0 Posted February 27, 2006 oh yes ... the silly little boy thought it was funny to say 'want me to order these parts for your boyfriends car' .....he regretted it don't even get me started..... :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jade 0 Posted February 27, 2006 I wont ...there is a threads worth of stuff there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWizardofOdds 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Craigowl,I'm in EK.Verve in Glasgow is my local dealer.It just seems to me that I'm putting them out anytime I call,and when I go to the garage I must be invisible to them because without fail I have to accost somebody and ask if it's at all possible I'll be served that day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Sounds as if "Verve" is an oxymoron. Maybe "Sloth" would have been better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWizardofOdds 0 Posted February 28, 2006 True. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEL VR6 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Reg Vardy in Leicester has got to be one of the worst! You can half an hour just waiting to be served! Thats your whole lunch break gone! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4stud 0 Posted February 28, 2006 I'm never using the dealers ever again if i can help it, not even for a service! They wanted near enough 100 notes for that straight through bit of exhaust after the cat! What a joke, i nearly fell over. Welded a piece of tube inplace now. Hate to think what they want for the big middle box. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve_16v 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Hate to think what they want for the big middle box well the square shaped centre silencer is about £130+vat ... I went for an aftermarket one that was £98 inc vat (only a temporary measure till I get round to putting a full stainless system on). Have to a agree with what crdo16v said earlier though, the chaps in Mann Egerton are generally pretty good. Plus some of the salesmen even know of and like the Corrado! I once blocked something in and I let the chap move it whilst I was being served and he said "lovely car mate, always liked the corrado" when he gave me the keys back :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4stud 0 Posted February 28, 2006 The guys at my local dealers in Westbury seem fine, he couldn't beleive the price either. I managed to find a centre box on ebay in Trowbridge which is just up the road from me. Paid about 30 quid (Cant get my bloody pound sign to work!) for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Jade, another firey gal to watch out for :onfire: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites