Tips on buying a Corrado

[Blue MK2 0]

Hi

 

Ive been looking into buying a corado 16v or 2.0 8v. does anyone have the BHP/Torque figures of both engines? what one performs better etc? what are the insurance groups?

 

Im young and dont want a G60 or V6 so smaller lumps will have to do :cry:

 

Whats all this about door handle repair kits? why and how do these handles break? :roll:

 

I am a trained mechanic so i know most things about engines. just need to know what common faults there are around these cars.

 

 

Chers

 

Blue 8)

[Henny 0]

the engines put out about the same (around 136bhp) from the factory due to the extra emission junk added to the 2.0... :roll:

 

They're both much fun though... 8)

 

The door handles have a weak point in their design where the stiker pin which presses the release mechanism cracks and eventually shears off leaving you with a non-working exterior door handle... Daves16V makes a repair kit which looks to be spot on... 8)

[Supercharged 2]

Err.. the 2.0 8v is only about 112Bhp I think, slow but reliable Golf engine and the 8v's always seem to be in good condition generally, also a very good base for an engine conversion as it's the later spec chassis and components.

[Henny 0]

oops, I meant both 16V engines... forgot about the 8V bit... :oops: