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Aircon or climate control? My climate control came out of a Passat, it's a pretty complex install but all the bits fitted OK.

Watched the running commentary on the BBC website cos I was on site. Gotta admit Ferrari's excuse sounded rather far fetched to me. Great to see Hamilton bearing up under the pressure, one more result to seal an historic season!

If it's on back order or something like that I've got one laying about in the garage at home, there was nothing wrong with it only I had to use a different one with a temp sensor in for the climatronic. Of course it's probably the original one so 12 years old and I'd have to get my wife to dig it out to post it but the offer's there. Let me know if you're stuck :D

Welcome to the forum You'd not do that again would you :D Not sure if mine is typical but I get say 25-28mpg knocking about and around 34/35 on a run.

I had a '90 blue pearl valver without a sunroof, window winders too :D

1) Turn ignition off. 2) Push lighter in. 3) Wait short time. Then you'll know :)

Strange that as i have wondered bout having a VR6 as my 2nd to get more fuel economy :lol: I average around 26mpg on V Power with the VR, can't say I ever consider economy when I buy a car though else I'd have a diesel dog :shock: I bought a chipped S3 when I was last working in UK for the weekly drag from Chesterfield to Sandwich, Kent. It averaged about 29mpg over 22K miles in the 15 months I had it! Good for the Shell points.

I have a strange desire to buy myself a G60 as a second Corrado. That way I can get rid of all worries, drive the G and thing there's no expensive chain job to do then drive the VR and be thankful I don't have to rip the G Lader off every 40K for a rebuild. Problem solved?

They want to be, the standard ones break my back anything over about half an hour!

Well chuffed Michael, they must be one of a handful of pairs of grey leather recaros in the country so I'm :D :D :D Need a bit of attention before they go in the car but Ange has already been looking for a bit of spare leather to cut off to get a colour match for the refurb kit. That'll be my first job when I fly back in on the 9th October. Can't wait, I was on the phone to her earlier today and she was sat in one in the garage saying how much better than the standard ones they feel!

I've added Inpro headlights too since then but need to get some pictures when I fly home on leave in a few weeks, after that is I fit these that arrived today:

Next job was Schrick, it was a bit of a nightmare as there's not a deal of room under the bonnet any more with all the other stuff I've had to squeeze in there.

OMG, first Hislop and now McCrae, terrible news. Thoughts go out to the surviving family members right now.

Don't know if he still gets on here but BlueRado used to have one, talked to him about it when I went to look at the VR that Billcor bought in the end. He was very thorough with keeping details of a car's history and would tell you exactly what one cost to run, certainly didn't make pretty reading. PM him, see if he's still around.

You'll find out how much you need one soon enough with the nights drawing in! DIY if you're confident with electrics, off the shelf if not. There's nothing to it really, just a couple of relays and some decent gauge wire, I've always made my own although the latest one was a bit different as I had to get dip and main beams on at the same time with the Inpro lights. Take a look at: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60470&hilit=wiring it'll tell you how to do it.

Welcome to the forum. Believe what they say about them getting under your skin, I've had a C 12 years and it still makes me smile.......................................normally :lol:

You mean yu're going to pull it to bits already??? No!!!! :shock: I saw an alfa 3.0 litre V6 (same as mine but not bored as much) for 150 quid!!! :) And in theory i've still got most of a corrado shell. Been thinking about doing welding evening classes too :)[/quote:d142a] Of course if you want to stay purist there's Passats and Audis use a transaxle front end too, how about a V6 tdi diesel dog torque monster, not quite a howling petrol engine but might work? Don't know why I'm pursuing this, there'd be nowhere to keep the kids!

You mean yu're going to pull it to bits already???

That sounds like an interesting project to me, my next contract looks like it could be a little more sensible than this one and I'd probably be spending two weeks in four at home so was fancying transplanting a complete R32 into a Corrado in my spare time, maybe a mid engined one would be a more unique challenge??? There's a few Renaults would be obvious donors as they have the transaxle already for you and if you can get a 3 litre V6 in the back of Clio I'm sure it'd squeeze into a Rado. Even some Ferraris might be on the shopping list :shock: Spring and damper rates would take some figuring out, and probably some a bit of trial and error but the donor car setup is always a good place to start, car companies have the right size development budget to do your research for you after all :)

They're too busy reloading film in speed cameras and watching tv screens of cctv cameras to do any real policing?

Before this job in Saudi I did 6 months commuting from Chesterfield to Kent each week in the S3. I have no time whatsoever for people who believe they receive a permit to sit in whatever lane they choose along with the keys to their company BMW, Vectra, Laguna etc. If they don't move out of my way I will pass in whichever lane I choose also. There may be a law says I cannot pass on the inside, but the law also says you move left after overtaking, there was even a news story a few months ago that UK police were to start enforcing that law although I have seen little evidence to back it up. Too many people think of the outside lane as the "fast" lane, sorry they're all "fast" lanes, they all have the same limit but some are there for overtaking the others. Rant over, I'm in Saudi, you can pass anywhere here, even use the wide sand lane off the hard shoulder if you fancy a bit of real excitement :lol:

I cheated and put mine on the flat patch when I used to work for Ralliart, did the corner weights at the same time so I know the coilovers are all set right too. Bit over the top for a road car but if there's a motorsport place near you they'll do the best alignment you'll ever have.

Well I certainly have no plans to get a sensible grown up car, ever, and I'm now 43. Had Corrados since 95 so why stop now? It's our family car since we sold the S3 and I can't imagine that either of my kids can remember ever not having one (and my oldest is learning to drive herself now, wanted a valver until she realised how much the insurance would cost!). Never understood the need to buy a four door bland mobile (or even worse one of those disgusting mini buses called MPVs) just because you're no longer in your twenties or have a kid on the way?

You'll get them in Halfrauds if nowhere else, they have them with screen washer fittings in the Chesterfield one. And of course they're open tomorrow if you need it in a hurry :lol:

Thought you said in your first post that the steering was dodgy, don't see that being just down to a split boot. I'd have a good look at it to be sure.