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And another 2 posted this evening makes 4 Green Storms hanging on the Pistonhead :shock: 4 in one day - the market is completely flooded!

Quite tempted to get one of these myself. Are they easy to install? Would you run the voltmeter off something like the glovebox light or directly to the battery?

2 more Green Storms for sale on P'heads today - 1 @ £6,000 with 85K and the other at £9,000 with 53K. Depreciation at 9p/mile implied :study:

Just seen some pics of the Alfa 8C - now that is gorgeous. Apparently they're only making 500 and all of em are sold! http://www.carbodydesign.com/concept-cars/2004-09-8c-competizione/Alfa_Romeo_8C_Competizione_4.jpg

There is definately a very strong relationship between mileage and price for Storms although as previous posters have pointed out its condition and history that should be more important to you. In terms of what I've seen for sale, which may not be a complete list and is a small sample number anyway, the average asking price for a Storm with between 90,000 and 110,000 miles in 2007 was £6,065. Obviously thats asking prices so if the buyers managed to haggle say a 10% drop then we are talking around £5,500. The highest asking price was £8K (91K) and the lowest £4,850 (102K) I don't know if that helps you or not :?

I've seen 4 Storms up for sale with less than 50,000 miles in the last year or so. The most expensive (asking price) was £10,550 with 34,000 on the clock so agree that this is optimistic, on the other hand mebbe this is the year that prices start going up :? Sooner or later demand will exceed supply. Although its competely irrational I wouldn't sell mine for £12K and I've got 74K on the clock. What price would I sell it for - now there's a question 8)

Probably the only really reliable way to check your MPG is to reset the oddometer when you fill up and then wait until you fill up again and then do the maths :? I had a 16 valver for 8 years and was quite happy with the performance until I realised the difference a VR6 makes, kinda makes you forget how much petrol you're burning :D

Looks in great nick, welcome aboard. Sure I've seen the plate before?

Thats weird. Maybe the water round here is like the stuff they have at Lourdes? Should bottle it and sell it on e-bay :lol: When I had my rear end shunt last year the boot light suddenly decided to start working having never been able to get it working before. :?

Sounds like you have already made your mind up but being a number cruncher by trade I naturally played with some numbers: Option 1 Keep the Rado for 5 years Lets say its worth £1200 now and £300 in 5 years time thats £900 cost to you Lets say (having fixed many major problems) you have to spend £1250/year on further service/maintenance) = £6,250 Total Cost for Depreciation & Maintenance = £7,150 Option 2 Buy a £5,000 70,000 miler Lets say its worth £1500 in 5 years (c15%/yr) cost to you £3,500 Lets say you spend £625/year average on service/repairs (probably less in early years but more in latter) = £3,125 Lost interest on the £4,000 up front net purchase cost and assuming you put the difference in maintenance costs into an account = c£800 over 5 years - much higher if you have to borrow the money. Total Cost = £7,425 All guesswork but looks cheaper to keep the old car doesn't it? Appreciate economics ain't the be all and end all for you but I don't think you are going to save much if anything by replacing it although its easy to see why it might feel like that. Like a few others here I've been lucky and had very reliable C's. I've always tried to get good uns to start with and get them serviced religously every 6 months which up to now has paid off. Having said all that its hard to put a price on peace of mind that a newer car might buy you although you'd probably be gutted if something major did go wrong with it! :?

Many congratulations on the impending arrival. How about a new thread "Cazza's Babies" :lol:

Had a Corrado for 10 years now. 8 with a valver and last 2 with a Storm. Gonna try and keep this one going to right to the end. My Gran made it to 102 before pegging it so I guess it might be a classic if I make it that far :?

Well I have 3 kids and ludicrous debt but still got the C. Hook or by crook includes having to wait to get it lowered cos the missus wants a dishwasher. :? Biggest ever bill was just shy of £1,000 when the cam belt on my valver went the very day before it was due to be replaced! Was also the day of the London bombings which put it all into perspective really. Add up the amount you save on depreciation if you regularly replaced a car and the cost of Corrado ownership ain't too bad. That an getting 40P a mile for work mileage continues to make it a viable proposition not that economics has got anything to do with it if I'm honest :)

Back behind the heater control panel - again! This time the heater temperature control had given up the ghost. Turned out to be the metal arm that the bowden cable attaches to (beneath the horizontal cog) had broken in two. Anyway a quick dash to a local breaker and found a replacement in an old Golf. All working again. While I was there also got a replacement copper arm and contacts plug or the heater blower control cos I'd bodged a solution back in the summer and I think it was sparking. The guy in the yard liked the car so much didn't charge me a penny for the parts :)

Missed that, thanks :) Is there any question not covered by a search! :?

Need to get my brake hoses changed at next service so decided to get Goodrich braided ones. Can anybody point me in the direction of the best supplier? Part numbers would be helpful too if anyone has those lying around :? Cheers, Vaughan

Had to have front wheel bearing replaced on mine this summer. That cost £37 before VAT and also needed a front drive flange at £55. Got it done at my local garage as part of a service so don't know exactly how much the labour cost but I'd estimate about £50 ? Also don't know if it was an OEM part (invoice says FBK 419).

I can come off the list as I got mine fitted by Andy back in the Spring. :) Totally satisfied customer.

Andy - I think it would be a real shame if you didn't carry on making these looms. There is a huge demand for them and those of us who have been lucky enough to get them can vouch for their superb quality. You fitted mine over 6 months ago and its worked perfectly since. :D From an earlier post: "AndyVW fitted the 4x4s plug and plays for me yesterday. I can vouch for their quality and just how much care Andy has put into making them not to mention a great fitting service on a hot afternoon. Just been out to try them on the darkest roads I could find and they make a massive and really noticeable difference, especially on full beam. I can see at night again! I'd thoroughly recommend them to anybody who needs to use their Corrado at night. FYI, I was getting 12.1 volts before and 13.4 after." Could you bash at one or two a week? Could you get a mate to help? , even if its just packing and shipping. If you could keep up with that then you could give people a rough idea how long they might have to wait which would help I think. I really appreciated having you fit mine for me so I bet if you brought 5 along to a Tormarton meeting you'd get takers for them all. Vaughan

I also have both grill types. There is a definite difference with the open slat version cooling oil by up to 10 -15c compared to the closed. Of course a lot depends on ambient temperature and how hard and long you are thrashing the engine but I've kept the open slat on all summer and never gone above 114 compared to 130 one hot day last summer. Might switch when it starts to get consistently colder cos I live fairly close to a motorway and like to see the oil temp above 80 before getting up to speed. My thoery is that the closed slats were from a batch meant for Scandanavia :?

Looks superb Dave. My old valver was Burgundy Pearl I think and according to some old paperwork I still have its code was L0C3YP2. Anyway yours looks very similar to that. Vaughan

I'd take 2 off ya as well - let me know.

Don't like it. Looks like a cross between a Peugot cabriolet and an MGF? Won't have to save up :?

Must make your blood boil and probably won't help ya much when you're feeling like this but Nietzsche said: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" Keep the faith and get an even better one. Vaughan

Hi Peter, I know next to nothing about mechanics but I can say that having owned Corrados for 10+ years (mostly a 16 Valver and latterly a VR6) I've found them to be ultra reliable and very well built. Don't know if that is a combination of regular servicing (every 6 months) or luck, probably both. The only breakdown I've ever had was a cam belt failure on the 16v the day before it was due to be replaced! For sure I've tempted fate now :? ! I use mine as daily driver covering about 9,000 miles a year and it never ceases to amaze me that on a 12 year old car everything works just as it should (air con, windows, trip computer, sunroof, spoiler etc). Never ever had a problem getting through an MOT. Always seem to spend more on the wifes car than mine and she has always had newer cars. I'd say spend the time getting a well sorted one with full service history and chances are you'll be making a good investment. Great thing about this forum is that are always people willing to help out if you do get a problem and you can almost always source some of those more difficult out of production spares. Vr6s seem to take high mileages in their stride so I wouldn't worry too much about them. They are great cars to drive but getting rarer and you can go weeks without seeing another. I kind of like the rarity value. Hope you find a good un. Vaughan