firefly 0 Posted April 3, 2009 Hi, I'm new here, not sure if this is the same issue posted about before. I went to check out a '94 VR6 I'm thinking of buying, and I was really put off by the gear change. It was very very vague. You actually could not tell when it was in gear. The stick seemed to be able to move in any direction instead of a H-pattern. Is that normal for a car this old? This is the first Corrado I have looked at so I didn't know what to expect. I think the gearbox was OK because the car drove fine - but I could not get used to that gear change. Does it sound like something that can be fixed, or should I stay away from this car? Any advice here appreciated! Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted April 3, 2009 it's not a reason for totally avoiding the car, providing you're happy with getting your fingers a bit greasy. there's a number of things that go wrong with the corrado's cable change setup, but they can be pretty good if set up right. from what I can remember: 1. circlip can pop off pivot under gearlever cover - makes reverse hard to get 2. plastic selector cable connector on top of gearbox tower can crack (couple of quid) 3. bushes on mech under gearlever wear (few quid for all bits from VW) 4. gearlever selector plate parts can actually crack leading to really odd on/off selection problems 5. misalignment of cables from people messing about with fixings 6. poor lubrication/cleanliness of shift components on top of gearbox 7. worn plastic gearlever guide (x shaped part that is on bottom of lever) few quid from VW 8. torsion spring weak under gearlever, can be bent into a tightly sprung position in neutral again failing that a mk4 shift tower and gearlever selector mech is do-able and a much better design Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
