horney 0 Posted September 2, 2008 Oh yes we're talking about this bad boy! I think this is the same car some years later: I know it's not to everyone's tastes and TBH I'm not over keen on it myself but it cropped up on the Golf GTI forum I use and I wondered if anyone knew it's current whereabouts and owner etc. It's a bit of British Modified Car Culture history this one! Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted September 2, 2008 Kinda like asking what Frankenstein is up to nowadays ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoBlob 0 Posted September 2, 2008 Last i hears it was stolen but i have never heard anything else regarding this nice piece of modified british culture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dec 1 Posted September 2, 2008 Was for sale on Ebay about 2 years ago, in an awful state (as if it could get worse).....looked VERY rough, and the photos showed the halfarsed-ness of the stupid pink sprayjob....door shuts not painted, under bonnet not painted etc. iirc it had been painted a few different colours since the Laxpower orange. It's probably one of the only Corrados that I can say that; I hope it's dead and has finally been put out of its misery though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted September 3, 2008 was on pistonheads earlier this year or end of last yaer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted September 3, 2008 Was for sale on Ebay about 2 years ago, in an awful state (as if it could get worse).....looked VERY rough, and the photos showed the halfarsed-ness of the stupid pink sprayjob....door shuts not painted, under bonnet not painted etc. iirc it had been painted a few different colours since the Laxpower orange. It's probably one of the only Corrados that I can say that; I hope it's dead and has finally been put out of its misery though! :lol: was it THAT bad?! I dont like corrados with body kits on urrrgh :pukeleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dec 1 Posted September 3, 2008 :lol: was it THAT bad?! YES! :tongue: However bad it is putting nasty bodykits on......the least you could do is do the job properly! This was a nasty bodykit conversion job, done badly, painted pink and then not looked after, so it ended up in pretty rough condition! :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60karmann 0 Posted September 3, 2008 ok this sounds weird but when I first looked at it i ignored the skirts, bumpers, rear arch duct, spoiler and paint job, then squinted and thought... that rallye style wide arch, if executed properly, could look pretty damn sweet instead of the standard bubble arch, obviously would need a rallye style wide skirt as well. Does anyone else agree or is my taste just my own :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horney 0 Posted September 3, 2008 I don't think it's that bad and would probably look OK in a decent colour and the whale Tail changed for something more subtle. Would love to see a shot of the back and how those arches blend in back there. Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dec 1 Posted September 3, 2008 Would love to see a shot of the back and how those arches blend in back there. What Rieger kitted rados look like from the back: I'm all for the wider look, but that is just getting a bit silly imho! There are far too many vents, spoilers ducts etc on those kits....way too Nova'ish.....and pretty much the exact same kit design has been used to butcher many a mk1/mk2 Scirocco aswell: *images too big to link directly http://www.scirocco.ch/Image.aspx?src=clubfahrzeuge/25_1.jpg http://www.scirocco.ch/Image.aspx?src=tuning/89_1.jpg The only one that I think it has any possibility of being acceptable on is the Mk2 rocco....and that is only with it being majorly de-chaved. :bonk: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcstudent 0 Posted September 3, 2008 I thought that this car was tangled up in some disagreement of ownership between some dude and a garage that had gone bust...or something. It disappeared off the radar some time ago as far as I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horney 0 Posted September 3, 2008 Humm interesting. I reckon if you took that kit for the rado and smoothed it off and perhaps reduced it'd width slightly it would look amost like a Rado Rallye and not too bad.* Nick * I have no intention of doing this, just thinking out aloud! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted September 3, 2008 This thing lives in the same village as me, a few when times i've seen it on my way home from the pub i've nearly had it mixed up with a reiger kitted rado :eek: Awful looking things :gag: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60karmann 0 Posted September 3, 2008 ok this sounds weird but when I first looked at it i ignored the skirts, bumpers, rear arch duct, spoiler and paint job, then squinted and thought... that rallye style wide arch, if executed properly, could look pretty damn sweet instead of the standard bubble arch, obviously would need a rallye style wide skirt as well. Does anyone else agree or is my taste just my own :) Humm interesting. I reckon if you took that kit for the rado and smoothed it off and perhaps reduced it'd width slightly it would look amost like a Rado Rallye and not too bad.* Nick * I have no intention of doing this, just thinking out aloud! ah so it's not just me then :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horney 0 Posted September 3, 2008 That kit suits the Astra soooooo much better than the Rado. I'll go as far as to say that that Astra actually looks better than a standard one. Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted September 3, 2008 The difference is that the Astra needs all the help it can get to become a desirable and sporty looking car, the Corrado really doesn't. Putting leary kits like that on a rado is a shame to see IMO - although it's obviously down to whoever owns the car to do with it what they like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adz The Rat 0 Posted September 3, 2008 I loved that Corrado when it was first done! Bet those rims are pretty wide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted September 3, 2008 wowowowow how can anyone say that mk2 astras are ugly. the GTE's were a stunning piece of kit! i dont like the kit on the astra really but its not toooo insulting, the one on the C is very marmite! some times i can look and like it then others i hate it! check out the width on the wheels tho! shit the bed i bet that loves bearings lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicIan 0 Posted September 3, 2008 :eek: Oh my word that is hideous! :gag: :pukeright: Who ever has it wants shooting.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattWilde 10 Posted September 3, 2008 I do quite like the arches, the angular 'rallye' look is good, just a bit too wide and too many fussy bits to be a good kit. The rear view of it looks really weird, couldn't cope with that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KipVR 1 Posted September 3, 2008 Can't stand bodykits, especially when they include putting wider rears on a car that is FWD. :pukeright: :pukeright: :pukeright: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 3, 2008 AstrAY just needs to have flames and smoke coming out the windows and its spot on!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuckinthe90s 0 Posted September 7, 2008 For sale at 'Goodalls American' back in 2000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny B 0 Posted September 7, 2008 some of you have gone stir crazy......its a crime to do that with a corrado :gag: !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny B 0 Posted September 7, 2008 the pontiac sunfire sounds better to me !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
