Peebee 0 Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) Once the weather gets better and my 4 Mo Corrado comes out of hiding, ill be looking to sell it. What im wanting to know is how much is it worth? Its a K reg Bordeaux Pearl VR6 2.8 V6 24v, Grey leather heated interior, sat on Colour coded Porsche Design 90's. The body work is probably average for its age but its rust free! The engine is out of a Bora 4 Motion pushing 220BHP. The engine has done about 75,000 miles The car its self has about 130.000 miles 288mm VR6 brakes FK Coilovers, I have 2 C spanners for height adjustment. Car will come 6 month taxed and MOT expires in March so will more than likely come with a fresh MOT. Im afraid i only know of 2 other owners of this car, the bloke who did the conversion and the person before him. Edited February 5, 2012 by Peebee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Mileage on lump? Mileage on shell? What coilovers? What brakes? Has the car had its bushes etc done? When was last service and how long is the tax and test? Oh and how many owners? Sorry for all the questions but I've just bought one so I reckon I can give you a decent idea of what's what... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 16v 0 Posted February 5, 2012 No idea on a price but that is a stunning motor mate! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted February 5, 2012 3k or so is reasonable, 3.5 if you don't mind waiting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P3rks 11 Posted February 5, 2012 What would you consider average bodywork for age? Covered in scratches and dents? But as Abdul says, what recent work other than the engine has it had? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebee 0 Posted February 5, 2012 There's a couple of small dents, and the are a fair few scratches on the rear and front bumper and in a couple of small places where its obviously been over machine polished on lips like the arch, the paint has almost polished back down to the red undercoat! Ive tried to be as fair as possible with my description. My Corrado still turns heads and gets plenty of attention at shows, I just cant warrant keeping it when im trying to buy a house! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted February 5, 2012 With the above bodywork info I would say 3k tops to be honest if you want it gone. The market is pee poor and the die hard rado fans won't want anything other then original. But then your car has more or less all the mods that will appeal to modified car fans (think edition38) so you may get more interest and more money on there! Who did the conversion? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebee 0 Posted February 5, 2012 He's a mate of mine Steve Gregory, Veedubnutz in the dub world, he's a good mate of mine, worked on dubs since he could drive. When he did the conversion he didn't want it to look like a Frankenstein vehicle (no shiny braided hoses etc), he wanted it to look as original as possible, you can see this in the pic. Apart from the air feed of course! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purple Tom 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Just to confirm....is it a 4Motion Corrado, as in fully converted to the 4WD running gear, or is it a VR6 that's had a 24V conversion done? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebee 0 Posted February 5, 2012 God no, it's only an engine conversion, I'd be asking double if it was 4 wheel drive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bristolbaron 10 Posted February 5, 2012 God no, it's only an engine conversion, I'd be asking double if it was 4 wheel drive! Double what? You clearly have an idea what you want to ask for so just go for it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted February 6, 2012 I reckon £3.5 max. Tad misleading calling a 4mo Corrado, 24v is better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 6, 2012 Yeah I thought it was 4WD too initially :D As it has the least desirable 24V engine, the AUE, then I'd put it's value at no more than £500 over a normal VR6 of comparable age and condition. If it was a BDE or R32 24V, another 750-1500 could be asked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted February 6, 2012 To be honest Kev I don't see the big deal with the BDE lump, Ye u can use r32 cams and it's got better vvt but to be honest the power delivery is the same (they did the upgrades for emissions apparently) and it's less grief having 6 coilpacks as they go alot more often (confirmed by local vw specialist, my dealer parts guy and PSI tuning). I read somewhere it's difficult to map the older lumps but mine was rr'd at 222bhp with just a decat, BMC and stage 2 custom code map so they can definitely be mapped and according to custom code its easier! I don't think the engine code will matter to most buyers, it did to me but even then I settled for an earlier model. Did ya get my Pm Kev? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 6, 2012 That's my point mate. If someone did want to add cams to this engine, they wouldn't be able to. AUE doesn't have VVT at all, except for a mild advance during warm up only. The VVT on the BDE is full-time and more than just for emissions. You can pick up 15-20hp from inlet cam advance alone. The individual coilpacks are no longer an issue as they've been upgraded. I'm just trying to inform people. I was gutted after I bought my AUE and then discovered I couldn't do sweet FA with it. You can't even get ARP head studs for it, or cams! Nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted February 6, 2012 I'm sure you can get some custom cams no? Regrinds? I'll try it out when I have spare cash lol. I want to get mine rr'd somewhere with more optimistic dyno's, should make 240 odd I reckon! 220-230 is the realistic figure I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Regardless the AUE is still a good engine and goes very well in the corrado Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 6, 2012 Yep, it is. It was my first choice of 24V when I wanted to do a 24V turbo because it's very strong. Certainly tougher than the R32! But as I couldn't get any aftermarket parts for it, I had to abandon it. Abdul, I think 240 horse is a tad optimistic mate, but certainly around the 220 mark. Yeah custom grinds are always doable, but one offs will cost you a tidy sum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Out of interest how do I find out which engine I have in my Golf 4Mo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Perverse - how good is the custom code map been looking at getting mine mapped and that one seams the best one out there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 6, 2012 Out of interest how do I find out which engine I have in my Golf 4Mo? If it has individual coils as per my sig pic, it will be a BDE/BDF. If it has a coilpack bolted on the side like the VR6, it's an AUE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Yep, it is. It was my first choice of 24V when I wanted to do a 24V turbo because it's very strong. Certainly tougher than the R32! But as I couldn't get any aftermarket parts for it, I had to abandon it. Abdul, I think 240 horse is a tad optimistic mate, but certainly around the 220 mark. Yeah custom grinds are always doable, but one offs will cost you a tidy sum! Oh no I agree, I reckon 220-225 is spot on for mine, certainly feels it. I meant that I'm sure I could pull 240 (or close to) on an optimistic dyno with the right temps etc. Figures are all a bit meh really, a mate had his 140 pd golf tdi mapped with a decat exhaust and it pulled over 200 brake on the tuners rr which we know is BS lol. Jake, I got the custom code phase 2 on mine and it goes well, i mean properly well. I wouldn't bother with phase 2 unless you chuck on a few more bolt on tuning bits. Only thing cheap is a decat and a decent CAI really... :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted February 6, 2012 When did you get another one? Really need to get my computer fixed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
