Corrado 1.8 16v; 37,000 miles. Whats it worth????

[TROOPER88 0]

Hi

I have a just bought a Corrado 1.8 16v in Grey with 37,000 miles, full service history, 12 months mot and not sure what its worth?? It was purchased originally by a lady in her mid 70's and she kept it until now (she's now about 88!).

I usually buy and sell a lot of 205 GTi's and the like but never a Corrado and with this kind of mileage, history and keepers I guess its quite unique.

 

Any suggestions would be much appreciated...

 

Thanks Paul

[VR6 0]

Not a huge amount really but it does really depend on condition. If it's in tip top shape you'll be able to get a bit of a premium over the normal 1.8 valver prices. Have a look on Pistonheads classifieds for an idea of price. I really don't have much of a clue about prices nowadays so that's the best I can do :D

 

What did you pay for it, if you don't mind me asking?

[TROOPER88 0]

I paid £2100. It is tip top cond thought. Totally original in every way....

 

 

Not a huge amount really but it does really depend on condition. If it's in tip top shape you'll be able to get a bit of a premium over the normal 1.8 valver prices. Have a look on Pistonheads classifieds for an idea of price. I really don't have much of a clue about prices nowadays so that's the best I can do :D

 

What did you pay for it, if you don't mind me asking?

[VR6 0]

Problem is that you have to find someone who really wants a valver. Unfortunately the market at the moment means that for £2,500, say, you could pick up your valver with low mileage or a higher mileage VR or G60. Lots of people ignore the extra cost of running the latter two and tend to just look at performance as the main factor.

[KIPVW 0]

i reckon whoever buys it could have a corrado already and fancy it because of its low miles even though its not always a good thing, I have a VR6 and upgraded from one of these and i still miss it ten years on, :( just liked the way it handled and so on. I cant afford another at the mo but if i could then i would want it Lol! imensley underated cars IMO.

 

Kip.

[Jonesmark12 0]

i was going to buy this on ebay - but not to sell on straight away...

[TROOPER88 0]

i reckon whoever buys it could have a corrado already and fancy it because of its low miles even though its not always a good thing, I have a VR6 and upgraded from one of these and i still miss it ten years on, :( just liked the way it handled and so on. I cant afford another at the mo but if i could then i would want it Lol! imensley underated cars IMO.

 

Kip.

 

Thanks for your kind words.... :D

[Yandards 0]

Despite the low mileage I think you may struggle to find a buyer.

 

I say that because a guy on here completetly rebuilt one of the original press cars; engine, windows out respray etc. He spent a fair wedge on it and it looked really good when he had finished. But despite the fact it was a press car he never managed to shift it.

 

Although saying all of that low milege G60s at around that mileage have been seen to go for £4000-5000.

[bcstudent 0]

I can't really see it being worth much more than you paid for it to be honest. As mentioned, when you're up against two grand VR6s I imagine you're going to struggle to shift any 16v in that price bracket. You can sell £500 16v Corrados all day long, but the market seems to become a little stale at two grand.

[BILLCOR 1]

Sounds like a nice one, Any Pics? If it was a Mk2 Golf with the mileage and history, you'd probably be looking for 4-5k, which seems crazy, but hey, its a crazy world :lol:

[TROOPER88 0]

As I type the car is with a VW specialist round the corner from my work sorting an air/fueling prob. Next week Im on holiday but then prob sell it through e-bay so take a look then.

Apparantly the others users on here reckon its not worth that much but we will have to wait and see......

 

Sounds like a nice one, Any Pics? If it was a Mk2 Golf with the mileage and history, you'd probably be looking for 4-5k, which seems crazy, but hey, its a crazy world :lol:

[bcstudent 0]

I think it's like anything else, to the right buyer it may be worth much more than you expect. The problem is finding the right buyer for a low mileage 16v. If I hadn't seen the problems Jimmy is having getting rid of his 16v press car I'd have said £3k+ wouldn't be unrealistic.

[skinnyman9000 0]

I reckon around what you paid for it.

 

Like someone said if it was a mk2 it would be around £3.5k, which is crazy really. There are loads more 16v golfs than rado's, and the rado is generally a better car, yet the valvers are worth squat. Probably because the 16V was the top of the range for the mk2, but bottom of the range for the Rado

[BILLCOR 1]

I see this is up on Pistonheads for £3500, does look like a nice one though

 

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/309972.htm

[__Andy__ 0]

i reckon thats propably the on that the guy was on a bout, looks v tidy tho

[BILLCOR 1]

i reckon thats propably the on that the guy was on a bout, looks v tidy tho

 

You could be right, I doubt theres another grey valver with 37k that used to be owned by a 70yo lady, but I might be wrong :lol:

[vr6storm 0]

bit of a joker tho

 

"FULL VW history"

 

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 29.04.1992 @ 1,899 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 16.09.1992 @ 3,305 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 09.09.1993 @ 6,212 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 05.09.1994 @ 9,077 mile

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 30.08.1995 @ 11,777 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 30.08.1996 @ 14,578 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 01.09.1997 @ 17,471 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 25.08.1998 @ 20,098 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 25.08.1999 @ 22,569 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 24.08.2000 @ 24,838 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 23.08.2001 @ 26,844 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 21.08.2002 @ 28,814 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 16.07.2003 @ 30,760 miles

VAG Alan Day LTD, Finchley, London: 12.07.2004 @ 32,490 miles

Cooper Bishopsgate BMW, London: 14.06.2005 @ 33,946 miles

Cooper Bishopsgate BMW, London: 07.12.2006 @ 35,416

[too hot 0]

On the mighty Bay too now,£1850 at the mo with 2 days to go :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-VW-CORRADO-3 ... dZViewItem

[CazzaVR 0]

Looks lovely- I'd love a standard, mint low miler 8)

[bcstudent 0]

Ended early on eBay. Did it sell?

[mikeswagon 0]

::SOLD VIA PISTONHEADS:: for £3.5k apparently

[Walesy 0]

LOL, fair play to the guy :)

[Walesy 0]

click

 

Still for sale...apparently it's worth £5k :)

[bcstudent 0]

Only £5k? Bargain...