Quick Poll - How Long Have You Had Your Current Corrado?

[Ady_G 0]

Oh no!! not 'the corrado specialist TCS'!? :(

 

that man is a down right liar & cheat!!!

 

speaking from personal experience

 

good luck finding your old car though

 

Oh no... typical used car salesman then ;-)

 

Did he sell you a dog then?

 

He gave me a fairly decent price for it considering it's market value and how much I personally would have to spend to MOT, Service and get it back on the road.

 

I was just hoping it found another VW enthusiast to look after it, I ran out of time and it wasn't suitable as a daily driver any more with 2 little kids.

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Oh no... typical used car salesman then ;-)

 

Did he sell you a dog then?

 

He gave me a fairly decent price for it considering it's market value and how much I personally would have to spend to MOT, Service and get it back on the road.

 

I was just hoping it found another VW enthusiast to look after it, I ran out of time and it wasn't suitable as a daily driver any more with 2 little kids.

 

worse than a saleman - down right low down lying scum m8

 

fortunately it only cost me a wasted drive up there but i found the whole experience the worst ive ever had in terms of either buying or selling a car

 

in synopsis....

 

booked to go see a storm he had

he called to delay saying had double booked

then he called again to cancel 2nd booking as he 'couldn't find the keys'

3 weeks of chasing & trying to find out what happening

ended up with an excuse of 'oh i left them in the glove box of a car i sold & had to track them down'

eventually manage to go see car, described as mint with everything working & a hefty price tag

got there....

rather abrupt greeting & grumbles

oil was already very warm as was the engine bay (clearly warmed up prior to my arrival & probably to disguise start up smoke)

alarm fob did not work

sunroof did not work

wing mirror did not work

paint work was pretty poor in many places

the list went on

he offered excuses but seemed more interested in doing something with another car than talking to me & my uncle about the car

leather seats had been treated with some kind of silicone based stuff, very greasey & left residue on your hands

started the car up & let it run for a minute or two after which he came over & stopped it & removed the keys & walked off

 

it was at this point we 'thanked' him for wasting 3 weeks of my time, a wasted weekend & a waste of petrol & told him to go swing

 

during the entire time he was obnoxious, rude & full of sh1t!!

 

my personal feeling is that he/they whatever buy heaps of junk, tart them up & disguise any issue & then try to sell them for top dollar

 

hopefully yours was a good one & managed to find a nice new home

[robrado974 1]

Had my VR for , six years now .

[fla 9]

worse than a saleman - down right low down lying scum m8

 

fortunately it only cost me a wasted drive up there but i found the whole experience the worst ive ever had in terms of either buying or selling a car

 

in synopsis....

 

booked to go see a storm he had

he called to delay saying had double booked

then he called again to cancel 2nd booking as he 'couldn't find the keys'

3 weeks of chasing & trying to find out what happening

ended up with an excuse of 'oh i left them in the glove box of a car i sold & had to track them down'

eventually manage to go see car, described as mint with everything working & a hefty price tag

got there....

rather abrupt greeting & grumbles

oil was already very warm as was the engine bay (clearly warmed up prior to my arrival & probably to disguise start up smoke)

alarm fob did not work

sunroof did not work

wing mirror did not work

paint work was pretty poor in many places

the list went on

he offered excuses but seemed more interested in doing something with another car than talking to me & my uncle about the car

leather seats had been treated with some kind of silicone based stuff, very greasey & left residue on your hands

started the car up & let it run for a minute or two after which he came over & stopped it & removed the keys & walked off

 

it was at this point we 'thanked' him for wasting 3 weeks of my time, a wasted weekend & a waste of petrol & told him to go swing

 

during the entire time he was obnoxious, rude & full of sh1t!!

 

my personal feeling is that he/they whatever buy heaps of junk, tart them up & disguise any issue & then try to sell them for top dollar

 

hopefully yours was a good one & managed to find a nice new home

Thats terrible behaviour.

But i believe that others have had a similar experience sadly.

 

Had mine since 2004. 48000 miles then around 75000 now

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Thats terrible behaviour.

But i believe that others have had a similar experience sadly.

 

Had mine since 2004. 48000 miles then around 75000 now

 

indeed Hasan, it was awful.

 

i would warn anyone not to even consider them!

 

you are right about others too, im sure there was a thread in the buyers section about such

 

i forgot....

 

the VR i got in 2009 with a tad over 94K - it is now on around 164K

 

the valver i had from 2000 to approx. 2007, cant recall milage, & then brought back in 2014 and ive done about 400 miles since

[Ady_G 0]

worse than a saleman - down right low down lying scum m8

 

fortunately it only cost me a wasted drive up there but i found the whole experience the worst ive ever had in terms of either buying or selling a car

 

in synopsis....

 

booked to go see a storm he had

he called to delay saying had double booked

then he called again to cancel 2nd booking as he 'couldn't find the keys'

3 weeks of chasing & trying to find out what happening

ended up with an excuse of 'oh i left them in the glove box of a car i sold & had to track them down'

eventually manage to go see car, described as mint with everything working & a hefty price tag

got there....

rather abrupt greeting & grumbles

oil was already very warm as was the engine bay (clearly warmed up prior to my arrival & probably to disguise start up smoke)

alarm fob did not work

sunroof did not work

wing mirror did not work

paint work was pretty poor in many places

the list went on

he offered excuses but seemed more interested in doing something with another car than talking to me & my uncle about the car

leather seats had been treated with some kind of silicone based stuff, very greasey & left residue on your hands

started the car up & let it run for a minute or two after which he came over & stopped it & removed the keys & walked off

 

it was at this point we 'thanked' him for wasting 3 weeks of my time, a wasted weekend & a waste of petrol & told him to go swing

 

during the entire time he was obnoxious, rude & full of sh1t!!

 

my personal feeling is that he/they whatever buy heaps of junk, tart them up & disguise any issue & then try to sell them for top dollar

 

hopefully yours was a good one & managed to find a nice new home

 

Oh dear, that sounds like a pretty bad experience. to be honest I just wanted to sell mine as it hadn't been driven for 3 years but was basically a good standard solid example. I'm hoping he didn't bodge anything on it before he sold it on, he's not updated his website for 6 months plus so my car never appeared on it.

Edited July 30, 2015 by Ady_G

[Ady_G 0]

I think best way to buy a Corrado or any older car like that is direct off the owner. Don't bother buying off specialists if you can help it.

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Oh dear, that sounds like a pretty bad experience. to be honest I just wanted to sell mine as it hadn't been driven for 3 years but was basically a good standard solid example. I'm hoping he didn't bodge anything on it before he sold it on, he's not updated his website for 6 months plus so my car never appeared on it.

 

you have no idea how angry i was about it all when we drove off but hey ho i ended up with an unmolested lovely blackberry purchased from a guy who had loved & cherished it as he was a huge car fan (with a mint stratos in the garage)

[JSchollar 10]

Had my Valver since May this year, so just over 2 months lol!

 

Previous owner had it since 2004, so 11 years with them!

[delfinis38 1]

Had my Valver since May this year, so just over 2 months lol!

 

Previous owner had it since 2004, so 11 years with them!

 

Since August 1997 for me.

[lilfuzzer 1]

funny thing I could ask which one?

[Dazz_G60_Wales 0]

Had my Nugget G60 from 2004 with 113000 then engine overheated blew the head gasket and shot the shells crawling it to work in 2008.

Was in a pretty poor state then for 6 years in storage (house improvements plus other costly detours).

Finally back on the road with a full respray 2nd hand Motor with no mileage history but mechanic said it was very tight.

New wheels,and lots of new bits provided by some top guys on here and now just came in 3rd in the other Vw water cooled category the whole show involving over 350 Vdubs of different models at the South Wales Volksfest

Filling up I was lol,over the Moon,bloody luv this Car with all their niggles !

Edited August 3, 2015 by Dazz_G60_Wales

[16VG60 0]

Have owned my slightly modified Inca Blue G60 for 22 years. That's probably a measure of how much this little coupe has etched itself into my world. Hopefully back on the road this year after specification revisions are complete. My aim is to have it ready for the Goodwood Breakfast Club German car meet on Sunday 1st November.

[eleventybillion 10]

Bought #Rockstar in 1999,, will have to dig out the exact date as I've slept since then . 1989 G REG G60 BLUE/PURPLE.

Edited August 6, 2015 by eleventybillion

[timmaaah 0]

Bought my '93 VR 10 years ago. She had 80k now at 143k. Used as a daily driver, but was off the road for about a year whilst I was using a van for work. Have two kids (5 1/2 and 1 1/2 year olds) and find using the car with them is no problems whatsoever. Really don't get the idea you can't use a Corrado as a family car. The boot is big enough to get our gear in for a week's holiday. Been a stay at home father for the last 5 and a half years.

 

It's quite amazing what you can get in it - I've transported a double futon complete with mattress in it before ^_^

[[email protected] 10]

Year and a 1/2.