veearsix 10 Posted January 5, 2014 Hello all. I’ve owned my VR6 for about 9 months and have found this forum to be an invaluable help for sorting things out. Thought it only right that I should properly join and say ‘Hello!’ Like many, I’ve always fancied a Corrado VR6 ever since hearing that lovely cultured engine note so thought I should do something about it before I get too old! I actually bought the car from a forum member. It’s now done 128k and I use it as my daily driver – it’s certainly very different to my two previous Sciroccos! I’ve been slowly working my way through the car over the past nine months sorting out bits and pieces (including: fan blower, heater controls, HRW switch, dodgy alarm wiring, most of the cooling system, front engine mount, rear discs pads and bearings, ABS light, door handles, rear spoiler, battery tray, interior rattles, etc) – and also becoming very well (re)acquainted with my local VW parts dept! Still many things to do over the coming year that should make a very nice car to drive even nicer still! Btw, although I did a few searches and didn’t turn anything up, I’m guessing folks are familiar with the throttle cable mod? I only mention it as it’s one of the few things that costs only pennies but makes a big difference. I noticed that (when I had various dashboard pieces out) the throttle cable has a spring at the pedal linkage end that softens (fudges) the response to blips of the pedal. What was meant to be a temporary fix of clamping three fuel-pipe clips over the spring to make it ‘solid’ has become pretty much permanent and with a resultant much better throttle response – definitely worth trying! Cheers, Tony [ATTACH=CONFIG]76903[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]76904[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]76905[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]76906[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]76907[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]76908[/ATTACH] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karmannski 0 Posted January 5, 2014 Welcome! I'm from Suffolk to ;) nice ride! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maff 10 Posted January 6, 2014 Very nice and welcome, that lovely leather doesn't look like it's done 128,000! i'm after a set of those wheels for my vr too:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veearsix 10 Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks for the welcome guys! Karmannski, I'm just outside Ipswich, where are you based? This is my first car with a leather interior and it certainly makes it a very nice place to sit! What you can't see is a very small hole on the driver's side bolster caused by the seat belt buckle 'poking' it whenever the seat is tipped forward. I was puzzled for a while for why it only seemed to be this car that had this problem, and why the seat was reluctant to stay in the tipped-forward position. In the end I just twisted the buckle so that it was naturally at an angle. This meant it now rotated and 'flattened' itself when the seat is tipped forward and also now stays put, too. Assuming that was the cause, I'll need to get the hole fixed at some point in the future - I'm hoping it's something that'll be reasonably straightforward for a leather interior specialist. Another job for the 'to do' list! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkFoster 0 Posted January 6, 2014 Very nice; looks like it's been well loved. Nice and standard on the outside too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karmannski 0 Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks for the welcome guys! Karmannski, I'm just outside Ipswich, where are you based? From Lowestoft, I'm going to bring my ride back in the summer, same as yours moon light blue VR6 with gray leather interior so we can link one day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
