sold Bordeaux Pearl VR6 for £975 in London

[Serial 0]

For sale as a non runner - Bordeaux Pearl Corrado VR6 with OBD2 conversion.

 

​Here are some photos of the car: http://www.flickr.com/photos/93026755@N05/

 

Unfortunately I will have to let my VR6 go. I've owned it since 2007 and made a whole load of improvements to it including a complete engine rebuild, which has annoyingly just failed on me. I haven't got the time or enthusiasm left to rebuild it a second time so hopefully someone can buy it off me and either donate the parts to other cars in need, or replace the engine and keep L25 NUG going a bit longer!

 

 

Bodywork, carpets and grey cloth interior are in excellent condition.

Sunroof tilts and slides, refurbished 2007.

Electric windows in good working order.

Forgot to add, the spoiler works perfectly, raises and lowers at 45mph.

288 front brake upgrades done 2011.

Koni coilover suspension fitted by Stealth in 2008, in excellent condition.

Rear beam powder coated and refurbished with new bearings etc.

Rear subframe refurbished, new bushes, powder coated.

Wishbones, bottom ball joints, track rod ends all refurbished, new bushes and powder coated. 2011

Milltek stainless steel exhaust.

OBD2 installed 2012, was running beautifully until water got into the multi-way engine plug and shorted it out, so will need a new loom or new connector.

Engine rebuild 2009 - ARP main, crank and head bolts, Wiseco forged aluminium pistons, new bottom & piston bearings, new seals all round.

Compresson on the cylinders is >190psi except for cylinder 6 which is ~100 dry, 130 wet. I suspect a worn/blown piston ring or cracked piston.

Head work done by Impulse developments in Rochdale, all new valves, steam cleaned and repainted.

Radiator replaced 2008

Toad Ai606 Cat #1 alarm with full closure, 2 key fobs.

Headlight relay loom fitted.

Spare wheel & tyre in new condition, jack and wheel wrench.

Standard 15" speedlines in good condition, with four very good Uniroyal Rainsport tyres, approx 5000 miles wear.

 

 

The recent suspension and brakes work made this car drive beautifully, very smooth and surprisingly comfortable ride considering the coilover suspension. I was getting a realistic 35mpg from OBD2 (measured at the pump) before the bottom end blew.

 

 

I have a number of other parts for it which I never got around to fitting, which I will include:

clutch slave cylinder

door handle repair kit (both sides)

new window rollers (both sides)

replacement oil pressure and temperature senders

Steering column housing for fixed height steering wheel mod.

Full set of engine plastics.

 

 

I will also throw in any Corrado/VR6 specific tools I can find. (e.g. spark plug removal tool, coilover adjustment spanner etc)

Loads of receipts, history, and MOT till April 2014. I'll keep the tax disc! Clocks all work and show ~150000 miles.

 

 

Known faults:

Non-runner - shorted/melted engine multi-way plug due to water ingress. Rest of the loom looks fine though.

Low compression on cylinder 6 - suspect cracked piston or worn piston rings.

Clutch difficult to disengage, suspect slave cylinder needs replacing (replacement supplied with the car)

Passenger door lock needs fixing

Heater control stuck on Windscreen mode.

Horn doesn't work, suspect steering wheel slider contact.

Heated mirrors don't work, or move.

 

 

£975 cash, no px, very close offers considered. Collection from London SE3, you will have to tow away or bring a pickup truck...

Edited June 5, 2013 by Serial