Must be the one of the lowest mileage corrado's???

[axcel01uk 0]

Would love to know where TCS locate their cars from. Take a look at the one in the Ebay link below surely one of the lowest mileage cars around.

 

Would be interested know what they paid for it. I would imagine probably next to nothing to some owner who although clearly has looked after it, has not appreciated what a gem they had there. Would have probably got double what they got from TCS if they advertised it for sale on here.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CORRADO-2-9-VR6-M-reg-BLACKBERRY-GREY-LEATHER-/280750124805?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item415e02ef05

[VW_OwneR_85 2]

i live in guernsey in the channel islands, theres a few corrados over here, most of them would have around 60k on the clock due to where we live you cant drive for that long hence why our mileage low on our cars! wouldnt say its worth any more then higher mileage ones in the uk though

[RW1 0]

There are still some around that are even lower than 27k miles. aka 15k miles.

 

It may have come from someones estate being disposed of.

 

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[joby 0]

Now thats a nice find

[Pat_McCrotch 0]

The main reason is they advertise themselves as the only Corrado specialists when in reality they are Corrado chancers.

 

If I promoted myself as the only specialist in a particular car then someone inheriting a barn find/dead relatives car is going to offload it to the first specialist they find unfortunately.

[Rustynuts 0]

The main reason is they advertise themselves as the only Corrado specialists when in reality they are Corrado chancers.

 

If I promoted myself as the only specialist in a particular car then someone inheriting a barn find/dead relatives car is going to offload it to the first specialist they find unfortunately.

 

Not sure what your point is? People are allowed to run a business and if that means advertising that they buy cars that are then sold, what is the problem with that? These comments really reek of jealously. For the record I bought a g60 of tcs that had a hole in the floor but that was alright as it had no mot, he told me about it and that engine now resides in my mk2 with the recaros so I am happy, plus the price was good.

 

Anyway, how about we set up http://www.webuyanycorrado.com, then we can do what tcs do.

Edited October 10, 2011 by Rustynuts

[mimjed 0]

He buys them for nothing, book price is what they offer. Pay for a full valet and stick a huge pricetag on it.

 

Shame on the people that keep him in business in my opinion.

[Rustynuts 0]

So shame on me then? What are peoples problems with people doing business with Corrados? I have bought and sold a few in ny time and I was able to offer what people wanted. So what is the problem with that?

[delfinis38 1]

quite a few around with that mileage.

 

One sitting in my gargage with mid 30K on the clock. bought from new.

[Jim 2]

Not sure what your point is? People are allowed to run a business and if that means advertising that they buy cars that are then sold, what is the problem with that? These comments really reek of jealously. For the record I bought a g60 of tcs that had a hole in the floor but that was alright as it had no mot, he told me about it and that engine now resides in my mk2 with the recaros so I am happy, plus the price was good.

 

Anyway, how about we set up http://www.webuyanycorrado.com, then we can do what tcs do.

 

It's not jelousy.. it's more like frustration. The guy came and bragged to us at the NEC Classic Car show one year about how cheap he gets the cars in quite often, and how he's able to sell them on at a great profit - he also said he had no real interest in the cars and just liked them because he made good money off them. So it's not jelousy.. It's painful to see something you're passionate about being used as a commodity by people who are purely in it for the money.

[Portent 0]

Good luck to him if he can turn a profit. Personally I can't see the point in buying a 17 to 20 year old car from a dealer. In fact I'd say it's better to avoid a dealer at this age; It's not going to add much in the way of warranty and to make a profit any dealer would obviously have to buy very cheaply, do very little to it and sell it on at a much higher price after a quick polish. The cars would usually be at the lower end of the market for a reason. And I'd guess that the history you get with the car would be less than talking to the actuial owner and getting handed a nice big folder of receipts for previous work. Sometimes though, there will be a gem in there so deaklrs shouldn't be discounted entirely.

 

Also, what is 'worse', someone breaking a car for a profit, or a dealer keeping the car in circulation? I don't have a problem with either of them but many people on here do break cars.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

If the car is genuine and is as good as it looks in the flesh, I'd say that's a fair price imo. People seem to forget that many Corrados are now close to being fit for the junkyard and the prices are reflecting that. Just because £2-£3K is the going rate for an average VR6, doesn't mean the A1 condition ones are worth as little also. I've noticed a big intake of newbies who've bought Corrados at the lower end of the price scale and have big lists of problems they want help with. Unfortunately, if you want a problem free Corrado, you have to pay for it.

 

The good Corrados (and we know what a good one means) are commanding top prices and rightly so. If TCS didn't specialise in decent Corrados, someone else would. In this day and age everyone is after a quick buck, including people asking £80 for a VR6 badge on ebay, and as Portent says, at least these expensive Corrados aren't being broken up, giving VW even more of an excuse to obsolete even more parts, cause no one is buying new parts anymore, just ones from broken up cars.

[Supercharged 2]

It's not jelousy.. it's more like frustration. The guy came and bragged to us at the NEC Classic Car show one year about how cheap he gets the cars in quite often, and how he's able to sell them on at a great profit - he also said he had no real interest in the cars and just liked them because he made good money off them. So it's not jelousy.. It's painful to see something you're passionate about being used as a commodity by people who are purely in it for the money.

 

Exactly - and when you look at Porsche specialists they seem to really know the cars and deal with any recalls / known issues etc etc - this guy doesn't have a clue and is clearly sticking a massive markup on cars after a quick valet.

 

Also agree with Kev too though and I've said it for a while, where Corrado's are getting cheaper and cheaper there are some real dogs out there and you only have to look at some of the problems people are having - like the MK2's the good ones will get more and more sought after and hold their value - we will then see prices increase accordingly as the cheap ones deteriorate and get scrapped / broken for parts. Parts are also now an issue whereas before you could buy something cheap that needed work and be able to get all the parts needed - you now can't rely on this so a 'minter' is worth even more.

[Rustynuts 0]

Does someone have to be a real enthusiast to sell something? I sell steel but I could not care less. I enjoyed selling Corrados as I do love them. In fact the one I have now was supposed to be sold but no one even came to look at it with the price at rock bottom. Glad we kept it though as it is the only reliable car we have had this year and that includes a 4 year old Alfa with 40k on the clock.

 

The truth is that Tcs is a trader who has found his niche, a lot of what he sells seems reasonable prices. With regards to profit I would have thought he needs a gross profit of about 30k a year to make it worthwhile and I bet most of his cars give him back a few hundred quid.

 

As I said above, I have bought off him and it was fine. Come on guys let's have a bit more open mindedness