Jim 2 Posted June 22, 2004 The windows open / soaked arm & window switches has been driving me nuts lately, thats for sure. Other niggles after owning two of em... * When passengers lean in and try to adjust the seat before they get in, they ALWAYS do the one that adjusts seat height and it goes like its going to launch off the rails - BANG.. always makes me angry!! * So many 'common' faults and foibles that we joke about, but are downright annoying.. breaking door handles, the sunroof, etc. * The position of the window switches on earlier Corrado's is awful as well.. I always do the passenger side one first by accident, and not the driver side one. * Rear view when parking.. spoiler up or spoiler down, its awful - I end up parking, getting out, and realising I had about another 2ft between me and the next car but the perspective of it makes you think you are almost hitting their bumper. * No 'lights on' buzzer to warn you when you've left them on!! I got screwed by that 3 times with my first Corrado!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HiAsAKite 0 Posted June 22, 2004 ""Oh and each time I pull the fag lighter out, it pulls the whole sodding panel out. "" Ditto.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Dan 0 Posted June 22, 2004 head lights, even with the uprated loom is exceptionally poor I hate it when people get in the passenger side & boot the door speaker because they are too lazy to take care putting their foot in the car, so the cover falls off!!! :mad: - this leads on to a complete new subject "hates of how others treat your car" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randal 0 Posted June 22, 2004 this leads on to a complete new subject "hates of how others treat your car Ooooo, don't get me started! 1) Replaced rear passenger door card as drunk decided to literally rip it off when "entering" car 2) Constantly removing other people's crap - cigarette packets, crisp packets, sweet wrappers.... (Look, I know I do it - but it's MY car! 3) Muddy feet on my freshly washed mats! 4) People going to flick ash out of tiny gap in window and burning window rubber ...deep breath.... rant over. :mad: :lol: Sorry :offtopic: ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 22, 2004 LOL, they're bad habits, not gripes about the car itself! TBH, I don't see what the fuss is about with the lack of rear visibility! It's a Coupe and should have been one of the first things you notice when you test drive a car :roll: Are we all just having downers on a cars at the moment or just fancy a rant in general? :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted June 22, 2004 I'm not too bothered :) I wouldn't be hanging onto the car so much if I hated it so badly.. yeah, so I did sell one cause I was cheesed off with it, but I realised my mistake and came crawling back ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kieron 0 Posted June 22, 2004 What I hate about the Corrado the most is that it won't last for ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted June 22, 2004 randal_24, just do what I do.... don't let anyone else in your car! ;) :D :lol: Sometimes I wonder why I bothered putting the leather rears in the car as they're never gonna get sat on! :roll: :mrgreen: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randal 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Henny think you are on a winner there. It's just a bummer being one of the few peeps in our group that drive (or moreover are willing to drive) I think people have still got the "you used to drive a crappy B reg polo, you treated THAT like crap, so we can treat THIS like crap" mentality. *sigh* people are rubbish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted June 22, 2004 ""Oh and each time I pull the fag lighter out, it pulls the whole sodding panel out. "" Ditto.. :o:o Smoking in your Corrado?!?! Get some patches to tide you over instead. NOBODY smokes in my car. Sometimes I wonder why I bothered putting the leather rears in the car as they're never gonna get sat on! To have somewhere to put your VW cushion? :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majik 0 Posted June 22, 2004 dont like the fact that the windows go down one at a time and poor visiblity, but its all good otherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Sometimes I wonder why I bothered putting the leather rears in the car as they're never gonna get sat on! To have somewhere to put your VW cushion? :D BEST ANSWER EVER! 8) 8) 8) :lol: :rofl: Oh, and I'm WELL with you on the smoking thing... no-one EVER smokes in my car... so much so, I removed the ashtray and lighter panel! ;) :lol: 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Different reason to you lot - I just hate front wheel drive cars :mad: Great for snow but I far prefer rwd cars for fast driving/cornering. :rambo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradovr6sc 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Don't know if it's been mentioned but the doors are so rattley. Think it's something to do with the window mechanism rather than the door cards but it's really annoying. Anyone know what the problem is/have a fix? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kangaroo 0 Posted June 22, 2004 no-one EVER smokes in my car... so much so, I removed the ashtray and lighter panel! ;) :lol: 8) Agreed! Definitely no smoking. I won't let anyone eat or drink anything in my car too. And no muddy shoes, dirty clothes, or messy hands. Certainly no greasy hair or smelly people either. I just about let them breathe (as long as they don't mist up the windows) :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted June 22, 2004 no-one EVER smokes in my car... so much so, I removed the ashtray and lighter panel! ;) :lol: 8) Agreed! Definitely no smoking. I won't let anyone eat or drink anything in my car too. And no muddy shoes, dirty clothes, or messy hands. Certainly no greasy hair or smelly people either. I just about let them breathe (as long as they don't mist up the windows) :) Heh heh so that Passat advert was about you! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Well, since I rebuilt mine, I've only had one person as a passenger, and that was Eug from the forum 'cos he'd never been out in a G60 before... ;) (and I managed to really impress him by curbing one of the wheels within the first 300 yards mis-judging a u turn... :oops: :roll: :( ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted June 22, 2004 Well, since I rebuilt mine, I've only had one person as a passenger, and that was Eug from the forum 'cos he'd never been out in a G60 before... ;) (and I managed to really impress him by curbing one of the wheels within the first 300 yards mis-judging a u turn... :oops: :roll: :( ) Yeah it's the joy of having an audience... I'm freakin itching to go pick my Corrado up on Friday...:D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Don't know if it's been mentioned but the doors are so rattley. Think it's something to do with the window mechanism rather than the door cards but it's really annoying. Anyone know what the problem is/have a fix? If you have a rattle when the window is closed - a plastic clip on the window mech is ratting against the bottom of the glass, just glue it back in place. If you have a rattle when the window is open - glass is likely to be loose in the window channel or against the window seals on top of the door edge (just above the door handle). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polog40racer 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Cant believe no one has mentioned those bl :shock: :shock: dy window wipers yet!!! And the three month waiting list to get the Lupo ones! :x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted June 22, 2004 And the three month waiting list to get the Lupo ones! :x U still waiting ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradovr6sc 0 Posted June 22, 2004 Thanks stevemac, rattles when closed so must be the plastic clip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted June 22, 2004 most anoying thing with mine is the metal clips on the drivers window seal that rub on the glass scratching it quite badly when opening and closing... anyone else with this problem? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furkz 0 Posted June 22, 2004 yes PHIL K but mines minor Also agree with key the lighter is a pain in da ass also parralel parking is a b1tch without scratching ya rims also cant get the wing mirrors lined up perfectly after owning the car for over a year.....arrrrgh winds me up :mad: :mad: also hate corrado owners who treat their car like shit and dont look after it with scratches and dents all over the place and buckled wheels with no centre caps etc its not a ford so dont treat it like one, i say and why are my feet always cold in winter??????? and why does every1 in a M3 wanna race me to prove a point...whats the "point" btw i dont get it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted June 23, 2004 The point is, (if they're driving an M3 with that attitude) that they feel outclassed by your super cool Corrado, so they have to try and save embarrasment by showing his is slightly faster and racing you. Apparently it makes your appendage bigger too :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites