Corrado- Best Buy in Classic Cars issue 430

[HiAsAKite 0]

FYI folks- was browsing a copy of Classic Cars yesterday, and in the price guide they had the Corrado down as one of their best buys- what was really interesting was the supposed price range that had in mind for them-

 

Anyway- not sure I'd go out and by the magazine just for this as it literally is just 4 lines- however it the jist of it was::

 

Why you want one: Coupe versions of the Golf Mk2 GTI is a rare nineties icon, especially in VR6 guise, Underwhelming rivals such as the Calibra or Probe thankfully forgotten,

cons: values still on the slide, plus finding a good (original ) one is hard.

Pay: £1250-6250 with £3750 for an average one:

[WHEELER1 0]

Ive got an average 2.0 16v. £3750 anyone? You cant put a price on exclusivity and style and il never get bored of watching peoples faces when you raise the spolier in traffic!

[Sonicriot13 0]

Cool, my car is pretty original. No engine mods at all and could be put back to factory spec with a set of BBS wheels and suspension. So with that in mind I'd like £6250 please.

[HiAsAKite 0]

Bear in mind folks this is the same magazine that has F40's and 288 GTOs advertised for £200-600K...

 

Still- nice to think that at some point these may start appreciating...

 

What I couldn't get over is that MGBs are now supposedly worth 4-8K and spitfires 2-4K- I remeber a couple of years ago you couldn't give these away...

[Sonicriot13 0]

Yeah, the Corrado will gain in value again. One of the reasons I don't want to faff with my engine. Not that I've got anything at all against that sort of thing I just think the more standard cars will hold their value better.

[HiAsAKite 0]

I reckon you will be right re: keeping it original and its value as a classic - there are very few cars you can get away with chopping an changing where they retain the value..

...key thing I guess is to make sure anything you do it to it reversible so you can set it back to std if needed..

[Sonicriot13 0]

Also make sure any mods are high quality and done with sympathy towards the original design and engine etc. People always ask me if I want to get more power out of my car or am I going to get a smaller pulley blah, blah, blah. What I would want to do more than anything else is get my car as close to how it was the day it came out of the factory as possible. Unfortunately I haven't the time, money or expertise!