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Perhaps I am getting old but that's what I like about the modern car. I didn't think i'd go EV but loved it so much I decided to get rid of the other family car. Seems pointless to pay for fuel if I can charge at home and fill it up for 4 quid (8 quid to be comparable as the range is half as much vs the ICE cars we had which were c80quid to fill up... i was spending 400-600 on fuel a month so i will see a saving there). Tesla seems really integrated and i've planned out using the sat nav how i'd do a trip to Italy and to my wife's Dad a few hundred miles away and it's easy peasy, just 2 x 15 min stops to my wife's dad in the Model 3 (Standard Range) and 1 stop for 10 mins in the Model Y (AWD Long Range). Tesla preconditions the battery to accept the fastest charge when out on the road and a supercharger is the destination/stop over. The model 3 is really just a local runabout, they have depreciated so much that it is equivlant in price to a ford focus at 3 years old (still 1 year manufacture warranty and 5 years on the battery and driveline!). The new owner has had the car for 3 days and put more tanks of fuel in it than I ever did! He loves it, I happy it went to good home. He is planning 10k per annum on it so for general Corrado owners he is a better owner than me to get it out and about. At the moment I am enjoying life and not desparate to get anything in the garage. I will clear parts and tools in the meantime.

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And that's another one Sold. Rob the new owner will enjoy it for more than me, plans to 10k per annum on it and take it to Europe. In fact I think he has done more driving with it in one day than I have done for my entire ownership. I had started talks with Rob before Christmas and sent him about 30mins of video talking through the car, but decided yesterday morning to let it go and after seeing a few Corrados without success he left his house almost straight away and came up with his Son and took it there and then. Great bloke and very easy sale. That was my last Corrado, awesome cars but I just fancy something more modern, useable in all weathers without concern for salt etc. Cayman 981 S I think, or a 911 (early 996 with aero kit would be great). Also bought a Tesla Model 3 and a Tesla Model Y at the weekend. All change! I gave Rob some parts but still have a stash of fog lights, indicators, headlights, headlight lenses, new scraper seals and lots of other bits to work my way through. Will be listing on ebay but obvs if anyone wants anything let me know. Would prefer lights are picked up in person.

I can add my experience, think Chris has a similar story, yes it was a pain the ar$e to bleed when emptied of fluid. I must done it 10 times with a sealy pressure bleeder following the bentley manual. What didn't help is I hadn't used the car for a long time and was perhaps looking for a pedal similar to my modern daily. I clamped the rear brake reg fully open each time I did the procedure too. I believe the ABS pump is the issue. I remember on the 6th or so attempt seeing a load of dirty fluid come out of a caliper, following previously clean fluid. A second pair of hands (or legs) is definitely needed, even when using the pressure bleeder.

Look forward to updates on this one Chris. I've only been into Corrados since 2018 so it's not something I remember but at 24k and a Turbo I guess it has an interesting history. Love the colour in the Sun.

That is a beauty! Merry Christmas to you as well :) Mines is clean but not a patch on yours. It is better than that auction car though for sure!

Yet, ironically, many of our own cars on this forum are cleaner underneath than that 5k garage example. Chris' certainly is cleaner all over! A few things surprised me from the advert: 1) they say you'll want to give it a check over before driving it, i.e the brakes and 2) whilst £1k was spent this year recommissioning they didn't put it through an MOT & 3) a matching set of (30 year old) tyres shows a caring, mechanically sympathetic owner (yes, it didn't ever get used). I'm sure it will end up in someone's collection and I suppose you're buying the odometer readout.

I just used what I had lying around - i have a box of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374803688015?chn=ps&_ul=GB&var=643858318068&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=643858318068_374803688015&targetid=2361039923645&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9050372&poi=&campaignid=21697381820&mkgroupid=170109506289&rlsatarget=aud-1165757154899:pla-2361039923645&abcId=10027101&merchantid=424798499&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsOq6BhDuARIsAGQ4-ziGG_oUq_HmswU1k1ZAP15wlS4ea_FkL25iNI0lEo0dFM0BeIlpAMkaAslzEALw_wcB

Good luck, it may work, but on my Corrado I had also refreshed the entire fuel system with pump, filter and refurbished injectors in an attempt to cure the hot start issue without success. The FPR solved so am unsure if it is was general weakness in the whole system or if it was just the FPR alone. For the cost of the part it is worth as the other parts i replaced were not cheap! I tested the fuel pressure before replacing stuff too.

I tried loads of things with mine and the FPR was the last resort. It gets expensive throwing lots of parts at it, definitely good to go to someone like Vince if this does solve to save money in the long run.

oh right the hot start issue is very much like mine then, this is a pretty easy fix. The fuel pressure regulator is controlling the fuel pressure so could also be your hesitation too. My FPR valve was allowing fuel to leak past it back to the tank so if i left the car for 15 mins when warm there was no fuel in the fuel rail and the pump had to deliver fuel back to restart, took many cranks. Since replacing my VR6 fires up with 1 crank/turn of the starter motor/fires immediately. It is located on the front right hand side of the engine with a small vac line attached. To replace you remove the clip holidng it in, give it a sharp pull, perhaps need mole grips as it is tight with age. Fuel will spill out so have a rag. Then slot the replacement in, install clip and reattach vac line. I did find that the vac input on the bosch sensor linked below was a smaller diameter than the one off the car so I put a small crimp clip on to secure it in place. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145607650219?chn=ps&_ul=GB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1S-wO637KRceaKUYs1QIqBw40&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=145607650219&targetid=2361267413036&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006493&poi=&campaignid=21690875685&mkgroupid=166734314545&rlsatarget=aud-1164958979220:pla-2361267413036&abcId=10027099&merchantid=118987990&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3sq6BhD2ARIsAJ8MRwWp_HQTE-zWSb6-HEi2PKVV-K3OLNecTpqYRS8TAUOHPj2x46dF1OQaAoiKEALw_wcB

It is a pain to get to but for engine stuff it is worth it. Vince will get it right first time and if it turned out more major works was needed, such as timing chains, you're in the right place to have the job done correctly and his prices are reasonable.

Thanks Cressa, yes that is me, I have had all of these issues at some point. Though my hot starting issue only presented when the car was left for 15 mins, it would restart fine before that point when warm. I don't think this it is Sallyanne's issue, for me it was replacing the fuel pressure regulator (FPR) that solved it. Re the misfire and intermittent stalling, I wasn't able to get to the bottom of it with changing sensors and coil packs. The car went to Vince at Stealth for chains and a head refurb and came back fixed from that problem. It still had the warm start issue but I solved that later on with the FPR.

Many Corrado owners go to Stealth Racing (travelling from around the country). They are based in Southam in Worcestershire so they are not too far from Bristol https://stealthracing.co.uk/wordpress/ https://www.facebook.com/@StealthRacingUK/?locale=en_GB Best to ring around 1:30pm and ask for Vince.

Available for sale again minus the front seats for £2500 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17Q4ibERRf/