Are you really a dubber??

[chubbybrown 0]

vr6_storm,Maybe...maybe not...i think maybe not though. :)

 

Im currently reading a lancer forum,and i cant see any posts regarding issues/problems,on here though is another story...

 

And if they are more reliable,then surely they are cheaper to run.I just need to work,and get the little girl about,reading the problems people have on here day in day out dosn't fill me with confidence.

 

Reading the lancer forum makes me feel a lot more confident...even if when they do go wrong,parts may be a little more expensive.

 

Neil.

 

 

I got a mitsi as well

 

 

£510 required for its next service if they find nothing wrong.

 

Plus the MOT at £50+

 

I think hers was £250 with new rear discs n pads and hers is a 89 corrado,I think its like any car pay more for a good one.

 

SInce weve had ours its had tyres,calipers,brakes and an ignition module.

The rest were fitted as precaution .

Still cheap for what it is. with little depreciation compared to a newer car

[Walesy 0]

Riley, I've got to be honest dude, but I think you have had schitt load of bad luck with your G60. I know that there are common problems but it seems that you've had them all!! Its a shame really, cos you now think that the Corrado is a schitt car.

 

I totaly agree with that, i've had alot of rados and have not had ANY major problems and i've also not had half of the 'common faults' that people talk about. It seems to me that you've got yourself a bit of a 'friday afternoon' car Riley mate :(

 

I've said it before, but i'm sure alot of problems can be caused by people concentrating on making the car look and perform better than standard before making the car as strong and reliable as it can be first (i'm not talking about anyone in particular here btw!)

[Yandards 0]

I do think of myself as a bit of a dubber but like Dr VoIP more of a Karmann type. I always liked the mk II Golf and nearly had one as my first car but ended up with a cheaper Suzuki Swift instead.

 

I did finally get a C 3 years ago and love it, no plans to get rid as I don't think there is anything else around to replace it with. Went out and got a few more Dubs since then and because I have owned other marques I can appreciate how well they are built.

 

Have been many other 'typical corrado' problems m8...like now its currently off the road again,just when i really need it for work.

 

The badly designed front engine mount bracket has snapped,and guess what...after id wrestled with the bast/\rd of a job fitting a new bracket and a new mount...the heater matrix pipe snapped. :roll:

 

Im just seeing the corrado without my v.a.g blinkers on...

 

Sorry got disagree on the sh1t engineering comments.

 

You have to bear in mind that the Corrado was being crash tested in 1984, so it was being designed earlier than that. I think for a car that was built then the attention to access and ease of engineering is excellent, especially when compared to a more modern car. One of the few things I think needed addressing is the size and location of the intercooler. Door handles, ignition switches and sunroof mechs are components that will fail with use/time.

 

As for poor quality components and dodgy electrics again you really need to look at how much the Corrado has as standard, it is far more complicated electronically than a mk II Golf and as such it is very reliable considering that.

 

My other point would be that it is a 14 year old car you own, you should not expect not to be changing things like engine mounts, wiring looms etc as these will have fatigued with age and become unreliable.

 

I would also point out that 1.8T has not been without its problems, especially the earlier engines, considering the G60 was only made for 4 years by comparison with no extra development it does very well.

 

I suppose I have had the luxury of owning a mint valver with low mileage and having changed all the suspension parts for fresh VAG ones it drives like it left the factory.

 

Riley I do realise that you have had some bad luck as well with your car but a lot of it is fair wear and tear, the problems with the C (door handles, rear calipers etc) are endemic accross the VW range of the time.

[Mave 0]

Riley, there are loads of people out there with really minimal or no problems with their corrado's after owning them for years, which kinda puts your "worst car ever" theory out..

[The_Dude 0]

I wouldn't consider myself a dubber, even though 2 out the 4 cars I have owned have been VW.... I started with a Mk1 Golf, then Mk2 Astra, Mk3 Astra GSI, then bought my C and have been loving it ever since.

 

As for all the "typical Corrado probems", the only thing wrong with mine in nearly a year of ownership is the heater not blowing on to the windscreen. But I have a handy thing called a teatowel which does the job just as well. And the fuel gauge occasionally sticks for about 5 seconds. Apart from that it has been 100% reliable. Not bad for a 17 year old car, eh?

 

So ya boo sucks lol. I think it all boils down to how well the car has been looked after (as in using electrics when not needed). Also, how many people have electrical items in their house that are nearly 20 years old, used everyday and still work perfectly? Not many, that's for sure.

[Son of a Beesting 0]

It depends what you want, Jap aint everything. And certainly not as nice looking as the corrado (in a muscular way). Power isnt everything either.

 

By all means try them, and in a year or so when you come back I am sure you will be welcomed! If you really set on it do it, its only a car at the end of the day and its better to regret something you done than something you didnt (most of the time anyway!)

 

Good luck with what ever you decide.

[M15 VW 0]

I am certainly a real dubber. Rebuilding Zed from near enough scratch i would say qualifies me as well as the previous cars i have owned myself being two mk3's. My other half, i would say, is a true dubber also :)

 

I almost turn my nose up at anything not vag apart from the only other car i would own would be the zonda (the 7.3 version in purple of course)

[mattosmond 0]

i would class myself as a true dubber, mk3 1.4 (1st car), mk2 syncro, mk4 1.6, and now mk3 GTi (but this was meant to be a corrado, but it fell through at the last min). Bullied my mum into buying a mk4 V5, stepdad a Touareg Tdiand my dad had a passat 130 tdi for a while, the GF has a mk4 polo 1.4 for her 1st car and her mum has a mk4 Tdi all thanks to by unrivelled bias towards VW....

 

Oh and now my gf's housemate has just bought a mk3 gti coz he liked mine..

 

But i am holding out for a corrado vr6 next year sometime....

[peanut 0]

I am certainly a real dubber. Rebuilding Zed from near enough scratch i would say qualifies me as well as the previous cars i have owned myself being two mk3's. My other half, i would say, is a true dubber also :)

 

HERE HERE! owned a multitude of vehicles across a wide spectrum of the VAG group, strayed once in a while with the odd jap but always come back. Alos judging by the amount of vag crap lying around our house, garden, and garage at present id say we're definitely true dubbers.

On another note though the whole "scene" as a whole has changed dramatically alomost likes its become fashionable especially since the net and forum based clubs have taken off over the past few years. In my mind has changed for the worse, however the volume of knowledge available is obviously a massive advantage nowadays.

anyhoo...back to searching for charger belts.... :cry:

Gav

[coolrado 0]

i think the best way to deal with the common problems that the corrado has is to sort them out before they become an issue,

i knew from discussions on here that the rear brakes where crap and prone to seizing so i changed them for mk4 brakes,

i had read that the sunroof cable ends snapped so i replaced them before they broke,

fortunately mine came with a brand new pair of door handles so i fitted them before the old ones broke,

i knew there where problems with the heater matrix and heater control flaps so i fitted the system out of a SEAT leon

the only exceptions to this have been the charger which failed soon after i bought the car as the vw dealer hadnt bothered to change the oil feed line, so not the cars fault

and the front engine mount bracket, which i have to agree is a crap design, but its failure could well be due to the previous owners treatment of the car.

 

people can hardly moan about the failures of these items if they knew that they were likely to occur.

 

most of the time these failures are a result of lack of maintainance, mistreatment or modifications, if you clean and lubricate the door handles and adjust them properly they should keep functioning fine for years, the same goes for the sunroof mech.

 

my mr2 in comparrison was the worst car i have owned, less miles on the clock but one failure after the other regardless of how much maintainance was carried out, i had to scrap it in the end due to the rear arches falling off and the head gasket blowing for the 3rd time, each time costing around £300 in parts alone, one time one of the pistons completely disintegrated which ended up costing around 500 quid in parts, you could only buy the panels from toyota so they cost a fortune and the 1.6 twin cam engine only managed 120bhp, and according to all the mr2 forums they where the most reliable, best handling, cheap to run, fun to drive cars on the road

 

just shows people experiences vary wildy, im not blinkered in any way i just enjoy my corrado more than any other car i have owned or any car i have driven for the same sort of cash.

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

We should rename this topic to" what's the most common Raddo fault "

[herisites 0]

" what's the most common Raddo fault "

 

The driver?? :lol:

[vr6storm 0]

vr6_storm,Maybe...maybe not...i think maybe not though. :)

 

Im currently reading a lancer forum,and i cant see any posts regarding issues/problems,on here though is another story...

 

And if they are more reliable,then surely they are cheaper to run.I just need to work,and get the little girl about,reading the problems people have on here day in day out dosn't fill me with confidence.

 

Reading the lancer forum makes me feel a lot more confident...even if when they do go wrong,parts may be a little more expensive.

 

Neil.

 

 

well the thing to do is try it and prove us wrong,but bear in mind all that extra power is going to put more strain on other bits that although designed for the car,will still have a finite lifetime,I'm not saying the Corrado is the be all and end all but I'd argue that its going to be a cheaper performance proposition than any of the Lancer EVO's,its all very well saying that the Lancer's small service intervals are nothing more than oil and filter changes etc,but what if for example during one service they recommend replacing a part costing £500+ will you do so?japanese engineering reliability is only commensurate with how much they actually spent on designing and building the part,and as compared to German engineering,which of late......(the past 10yrs).....has been affected due to following the Japanese example

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

" what's the most common Raddo fault "

 

The driver?? :lol:

 

I just like fixing instead of driving.. :lol:

[herisites 0]

" what's the most common Raddo fault "

 

The driver?? :lol:

 

I just like fixing instead of driving.. :lol:[/quote:23c55]

 

:lol:

[Jonny_L 0]

I've had VAG cars ever since I passed my test, starting with my beetle which I still have, though it's in a sorry state at the moment. Mk2 golf next, then a VAG produced seat, then the C. I like the new golf and passat, and would happily buy one if I had the money.

VW's haven't been kind to me, in fact if I never bought any of them, I'd be a richer man, though I wouldn't have much to do :lol:

 

I'd say I'm a true Dubber, if they made motorbikes I'd probably buy one too. Though as I said previously, I might be buying an alfa soon :oops:

[matthewb1985 0]

Are you really a dubber??

 

No im just pretending

[Riley 0]

Waaaaay too much for me to reply to...and its not my thread anyway :oops:

 

But the decision is made,after having just removed the heater matrix...The corrado is going as soon as the new one is fitted.

 

Vr6storm...how much is a service on your porka? :wink: My dads cost a fortune at (insert name here-forgotten it) in fact...hartech? standard service...no new expensive parts required...

 

And lastly...i still believe that the design/engineering is absolute crap.Its all well and good fitting mk4 rear calipers,uprated headlight looms/new door handles etc etc but hows about buying a car that already has decent lights/door handles :lol: brakes etc...And why should the door handles need lubing up? They dont tend to break on same cars of the era and even older! The door handles are crap,the levers are made of cheap alloy.

 

Anyway,again...im really sorry i feel like this,and please dont think that mine hasnt been looked after :shock: jesus,its had everything it ever needed,i fitted new door handles within the first bloody month of owning it :lol: Never mind all new top end gaskets/switches/senders/cambelt and tensioners/suspension/full port/polished r1 charger/new oil feeds etc etc etc...

 

Ill always have the mk1 (and the sportline/concours mk1) in the family. :)

Neil.

[Henny 0]

I suppose I'd be classed as a dubber... only had one car that wasn't a dub (vauxhall astra :oops: ) and have been messing with VWs of both air and water cooled versions for well over half of my life (and I'm only 31!)... Currently own 4 VWs... only one of which works... :oops: :lol:

[ziderapple 0]

Well, bit of a mixed bag then!

Riley, as you think the Corrado's build quality is so crap, will the price you advertise it at relect that? I've got £20 in my wallet if your interested? Look on the Club gti forum, plenty of people on there constantly posting up about faults with their Golf's, and same on most other car forums. I think you got a bad example, every car has its problems, plus I think one of the joy's of car ownership is the tinkering, and getting intimate with your cars workings, but if yours has had a constant stream of problems I can understand your frustration. That wasn’t a dig at Golf’s either, I've got a Mk1 now and have owned a few as previously stated, and I love 'em! I'm glad your a VAG man at heart, I really like your Mk1 as well, I've read a fair bit about it on the clubgti forum. I hope you enjoy your Lancer.

[vr6storm 0]

 

Vr6storm...how much is a service on your porka? :wink: My dads cost a fortune at (insert name here-forgotten it) in fact...hartech? standard service...no new expensive parts required...

 

 

Neil.

 

 

last one I had was a biggie done at an OPC(Official Porsche Centre) in Aberdeen for £600,its going to need a new clutch soon so tho but as the engine has to be removed to do it the service will be done at the same time

[StormchargedVR6 0]

I would say im a dubber, had this rado from new, had rado Vr before this one had 3 mk2, UR-Quattro which i still miss :( then sadly was fords in my early days, had 2.8 capri, Rs2000 van which was fun :twisted: , 2 mk2 escorts.

[vr6storm 0]

UR-Quattro which i still miss :( .

 

you never ever get over selling an UR...........I still would love to have one,but running costs I found where shockingly high

[StormchargedVR6 0]

UR-Quattro which i still miss :( .

 

you never ever get over selling an UR...........I still would love to have one,but running costs I found where shockingly high

Your rite there mate, costs where mad. Grand to do the clutch, where talking fifteen years ago :? Still a stunning car

[g60greeny 0]

the g60 is only my 2nd vw,but the rado is the most enjoyment i've had from a car,and the longest i've kept one