How much should I sell my corrado for?

[M15 VW 0]

Most of you know the story of Zed (my supercharged corrado vr6) but here

is a quick summary...

 

I bought it as a cat d - it had needed a new slam panel, wing, headlight,

bumper, bonnet was repaired (but ive since put a brand new bonnet

on)...all cosmetic but all sorted. It was also completly stripped out when

I got it and Ive rebuilt it to its current state.

 

1995 (N Reg)(blackberry) Supercharged Corrado VR6

172k

Tax ends July Mot ends August

cat 1 alarm and immob. with remote central locking

Full service history

Has had a brand new bonnet

grey leather interior (heated front seats)

FK Highsports

Newish tyres

Borbet A's 5x100 Fronts 7.5x16 et 20, rears 9x16 et 15 (with a spare 7.5

and 9)

colour coded delocked passat handles

colour coded rocker cover

colour coded charger casing

colour coded debadged grille

colour coded eyebrow

colour coded bonnet stay

Full length scuttle panel

Trimsport Rear strut brace

ebc red pads (fronts)

Zimmermann cross drilled and vented front disks

new standard rear disks (skimmed 3mm)

Receipts from previous owners and ive kept all receipts (inc. receipt from

when it was bought for £22,500 with a couple thousand miles on - second

owner)

Various panels sprayed by Chris at the phirms bodyshop

no expense spared

new head gasket (Checked the head and its fine)

new chain tensioners and chains

oil catch tank

rear badges taken off the rear panel (apart from the VW badge) and

smoothed.

Front and rear lupo wipers.

Half smoked/red rear lights.

smoked side indicators

K&N Cone filter

purple samcos

purple SFS hoses

ss zorst

new clutch

ported throttle body

 

Rear arches have been pulled an inch each side (to be able to fit my 9x16

borbet a's under without scraping) and sprayed. Brand new bonnet sprayed

and fitted as well as rear panel sprayed - by Chris at The Phirm's

bodyshop.

 

new head gasket March 07 , (Checked the head and its fine) ,new chain

tensioner March 07 , new thermostat, new valve stem oil seals in March 07

at 167091 miles

 

Head rebuild (New valve guides, valves, valve stem oil seals (again, just

because I had a spare set), skimmed, new tappets), New piston rings New

Clutch, cam and lower chains, head gasket August 2007 at 169,943

 

New chain tensioner bolt and pad, new flywheel bolts, new bolts for upper

and lower chain covers, new rocker cover bolts February 2008 at 171,477

 

New mk4 24v tensioner bolt and pad (last longer), new upper and lower

chains, new clutch lever arm, new lower chain cover oil seal, new lower

tensioner March 2008 at 171,478

 

Plate included

 

I've probably missed some things but when I remember I'll add them on

here.

 

Bad Points- Heater doesnt work (the 3 cables behind the dials need

connecting up), sunroof doesn't slide, rattle from engine.

 

Regarding the engine rattle the following parts have been replaced:-

 

Tappets, Upper and Lower Chains, Tensioner bolt has been replaced with a

mk4 24v one along with a mk4 24v tensioner pad (last longer), lower

tensioner has been replaced as has the oil seal on the side of the bottom

chain cover. The rattle does not effect Zed's performance in any way and

the oil pressure readings are as they should be. He still pulls like a

train and handles fantastically.

 

The rattle is due to a new bottom end being needed. He still drives fine but

just uses a little oil and water.

 

 

 

 

Please note he is being sold without the supercharger.

 

What sort of price do you think I should put him up for?

[yalan 0]

I'm no authority by any means, but like most here am aware of the relative low value of corados at the moment.

So aware, that I've been considering 1.8t ing mine rather than selling it for something more modern.

Recently been contemplating just getting a VR as its likely to end up much less than 1.8t ing mine. But anyway.

 

Although yours does indeed look nice and well maintained cosmetically, from a buyers point of view you have a:

Cat D write off

175,000 miles

An engine burning oil and necessitating a new bottom end

Holes where a supercharger & related ancillaries used to be.

 

If I were selling I'd be inclined to leave the charger in place, sort the bottom end and sell it on as a 'covetted' and 'cherished' special Club car. At the moment it reads somewhat more negatively.

 

Just my 2p not wanting to sound too harsh.

[Goldie 2]

It is a toughie this Nikki as that is quite a personal car, known to be your especially with the plate..

[M15 VW 0]

I'm no authority by any means, but like most here am aware of the relative low value of corados at the moment.

So aware, that I've been considering 1.8t ing mine rather than selling it for something more modern.

Recently been contemplating just getting a VR as its likely to end up much less than 1.8t ing mine. But anyway.

 

Although yours does indeed look nice and well maintained cosmetically, from a buyers point of view you have a:

Cat D write off

175,000 miles

An engine burning oil and necessitating a new bottom end

Holes where a supercharger & related ancillaries used to be.

 

If I were selling I'd be inclined to leave the charger in place, sort the bottom end and sell it on as a 'covetted' and 'cherished' special Club car. At the moment it reads somewhat more negatively.

 

Just my 2p not wanting to sound too harsh.

 

There are no holes where the supercharger and related ancillaries used to be. I took the charger off and have put back the tensioner , the standard fuel pressure reg and the standard run hoses.

 

No offence but Im not asking for options, I am asking for prices. The charger is already sold so that is not even an option - I wouldnt want to go that route anyway. It has been apart three times as it is hence me not wanting to replace the bottom end. My only options are to get a reuilt engine or a very low mileage one otherwise I am not fixing it. I guess you dont know the effort that has gone into it and im trying to to sound rude but enough is enough.

[Walesy 0]

Unfortunately the reality is that it's not worth as much as you'd like I expect.

 

If you're asking for an honest opinion of what it's worth i'd say around the £2k mark as the shell is in good nic?

[M15 VW 0]

Unfortunately the reality is that it's not worth as much as you'd like I expect.

 

If you're asking for an honest opinion of what it's worth i'd say around the £2k mark as the shell is in good nic?

 

Thank you for actually responding to the question. Yes the shell is good plus the rear arches have been pulled an inch either side. I havent got an expectation of price thats why I have made this post. Thank you again for actually answering the question.

[DIGGER B 0]

:nono: You know how i feel nikki, no one can put a value on all wot you have done to zed . :nono: DONT SELL ! :nono:

[corozin 0]

This is a real tough one. My honest advice would be to return the car to as near-standard as possible, including putting a set of Speedlines back on it, and swapping off the personal plate. There is frankly very little premium if any in a modified car compared to a standard one, and although you only need to find one buyer for the car the market will be much bigger for standard ones.

 

But then your arches are modified which kinda puts paid that great idea... so...

 

I think it's worth considering going the other way with it. Leave the whole car as it is, including the supercharger, and advertise it as a modified car in one of the specialist magazines. Since your car is known on the VW scene (which is full of tyre-kickers and people who will nit-pik), I'd suggest putting it into something like Max Power or Redline, and asking maybe £6k-£6½k for it. I think it's worth a cheeky try to see if it will move. The USP for your particular car is the supercharger conversion, and you may snag someone who fancies an attractive and unusual car with a crazy spec and who doesn't want the trouble of modifying it themselves.

 

Unfortunately there's no getting away from the fact that the second hand car market is on the floor right now and it's not really a time to sell. Without the supercharger the car is a well looked after, but leggy car with a bottom end rattle and as such (though I really hate to say this) I doubt you'd get even £3k for it.

 

Hope the suggestion is worth considering - good luck with it whatever you decide.

 

John

[vr6storm 0]

I'm with Walesy,Nikki,afterall bigpants baby is selling a near totally standard 200k miler for under £2k,with no cat D issues,do you need to sell or is just the bottom end rattle annoying you too much?

[M15 VW 0]

ok this is getting really irritating now.

 

I have not asked for options on what I can and cant do! I am asking for prices on what you would expect to see it advertised for.

 

Please dont tell me what you think I should be doing - none of you have been through what I have with this car so unless you are replying with a price you expect to see it advertised for then pelase do not reply at all!

 

I am sick of hearing people telling me I shouldnt be selling or I should be selling it in this and that spec.

 

Please.....just answer the question!

 

Rant over! Im fed up as you can tell!!

[M15 VW 0]

I'm with Walesy,Nikki,afterall bigpants baby is selling a near totally standard 200k miler for under £2k,with no cat D issues,do you need to sell or is just the bottom end rattle annoying you too much?

 

It has been apart three times due to the rattling. The head has been rebuilt. The chains, tensioners etc have been done twice on the route to just finding out what the rattling is.

 

I am not prepared to take it apart AGAIN to put another bottom end on. If I cannot get a low mileage engine or a fully rebuilt one then I am not prepared to fix the rattle.

 

No offence to anyone but I have had enough so please stop telling me what I should or shouldnt be doing with him.

[VR6C 0]

I think theyre trying to help you out to be fair so I dont see why youre getting so narky.

Most people take a hit when selling a car, just something you have to be prepared for.

 

I'll tell you straight I doubt very much youd even get 2K these days with that mileage and with it being recorded.

 

I dont normally comment on these threads as i believe its very easy to determine a market price just by checking out the market, also dont like telling people things that will upset them. Sorry

[Jim 2]

I'd imagine it has to be worth around 1.5k but only to an enthusiast who wants to carry on with modding the car. I don't think it'd sell on places such as Autotrader, etc but more likely on here or on other club sites like Club GTI - simply because of the work required to sort it out, and the irreversible modifications such as the pulled arches.

 

But I don't see why it wouldn't sell for the 1.5k mark. Would be a good project for someone. Besides, for 1.5k who cares if the car is cat D or not? We're not talking about an RS6 here or something for £25,000 - you're not going to expect to make any money off the car in the long term or get some return on investment!

[dirtytorque 0]

yeah 1.5k to 2 k.

 

3k is madness in its current state.

[M15 VW 0]

Im just annoyed because I wasnt asking for options thats all. Ive had months of people telling me Ishould be doing this and that. Sorry, didnt mean to be rude, it just gets irritating after a while.

 

I wont be offended with prices you say, I just wanted to know the prices people thought.

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

1,5-2 k depending on how bad the bottom end sounds to the buyer.

[Walesy 0]

Assuming you've got your idea of value now M15VW i'll lock this up, I'd say this thread has served its purpose now :)