Happy to be back, again!

[maff 10]

Hi all,

 

Had my first corrado at 21ish, joined the forum in 2004 and after nine including a couple of storms I'm back with my 10th

 

Some people may recognise the plate L107ODU and after some digging it appears to be owned previosly by seanl82, but so happy to be back, there's not a day gone by where I've missed owning one, this one is staying with me for good, at 40 with two kids I'm getting a bit old for chopping and changing, but always did have a soft spot for ice grey violet.

 

I also have an e46 m3 which I have spent a fortune on to get it how it should be and the misses has an e90 325d m sport so the corrado will be enjoyed with my good pal going to local shows and days out with the family.

 

So here she is, I do love the aqua blue pearl, interior has a few rattles, drivers wing needs painting as its not the best colour match but the engine is a peach, pulls well, poly bushed at the rear, is that a good thing?? Drives very tight and lowered and max springs which are very crash so might upgrade to coilovers hopefully.

Plans for her are.. get the wing sprayed, sort a few dents and just some Sunday tinkering and then drive one of the best cars I've ever driven! Love em

Pic of the m3

And the 325d

Edited October 1, 2016 by maff

[seanl82 23]

Welcome back! Yep, I was a temporary custodian of this one. I sold it about 18 months back and only had it for about 6 months. Happy to discuss anything and I'll email you any pics I have if you like mate, just PM me with anything you need. :thumbleft:

[Jim 1]

E46 M3... Mmmmmmmm :)

[maff 10]

Thanks Sean, it was a little unloved when I picked it up so glad to have it part of the family.

 

I'll pm you, cheers

[maff 10]

Thanks Jim, yes lovely cars but by god you have to fire some money into them to get them right, no wonder there's so many out there so cheap, people buy them and realise what they need to keep them going and sell on, mines cost me easy 4-5k.

Recently had an inspection 2, proper tyres and an alignment, it's only now started to feel like my old e30 318is did in the dry but much better in the wet, there just like the corrado in they stay with you as a good drive.

[Harrier 1]

Welcome back , I wish I had kept my 46m longer than I did , keep finding myself looking at them again.

How do you find the smg ?

I wasn't a fan of the manual box I had

[mic_VR 3]

Welcome back... Again.

 

Another one who's been looking at M3s recently. How do you find it, other than cost wise.

[maff 10]

Thanks for the welcomes,

 

The m3 for the money is one of the best drivers cars out there, there's a reason there's so many at the ring and at track days. The engines if looked after are bombproof and for me the smg just compliments the car no end, s6 changing gear at 0.08th of a second at 7900 is very good as long as software is up to date etc, I have the csl software on mine as well as rev matching which makes it even better, well exactly the same as the csl.

They can be silly money to maintain and that's why the £6-7k cars are cheap.

 

They feel like an armchair on the road and feel so right and get better the harder you push them, becoming a classic I reckon just like the corrado.

[mic_VR 3]

Right. The rado is going up for sale. I've got my eye on an imola red one at the moment

[maff 10]

Imola red, there's not many of those kicking around, get yourself on m3cutters, some lovely imolas on there, good choice!

 

Don't get to hung up on the smg vs manual debate, I replaced my smg pump and it's far from the horror story it's made out to be, good luck with it.

[mic_VR 3]

Yeah, just really love that colour. Been thinking about something rwd for a while and nothing new is floating my boat.

 

I'll get over to cutters and have a look, cheers.

[Dogma 10]

Welcome back :)

 

I'm not a big fan of BMW's, but I must say that's got to be the best looking M3 in my mind the lines are so beautiful :)

A couple of guys have them at work and they always make my head turn every time i see them.

Edited October 2, 2016 by Dogma

[coullstar 0]

I considered this one as it seemed a bargin.

[maff 10]

It was coulstar, engine is quiet and strong but feels strangled past 5500rpm and louder at 6k? whereas my old ones used to love the limiter? Any thoughts?

 

Had a nice drive out in it today and gave it a quick wash, came up pretty well I reckon, ah the best bit, I had a guy stop me today to look around the car and mentioned his son has one locked away as they are shooting up in value, nice to have an admirer!

 

[delfinis38 1]

Tidy... Glad you got rid of the yellow spot lights.

[maff 10]

Tidy... Glad you got rid of the yellow spot lights.

 

Yes, well spotted, They had to go straight away!

 

Where's my best bet for a vr6 chrome front grill badge? The guy on the for sale section?

[delfinis38 1]

Hard to find so yes... Unless you can find one on eBay.

[seanl82 23]

Have a search through google as there is someone selling reproduction ones and they're perfect Matt. I forget his name now but its been mentioned on the forum.

Car looks great, must be all the hard work I put in with the rotary!

 

Oh, and although they were already like it when I got the car, theres nothing wrong with yellow fogs!!!!!!

[edd 0]

Haha looks who's back, looks good dude. I've got a red vr6 sticker for front vr6 badge if you want it Matt. Just rub down original, stick on decal then lacquer over. I bought a chrome effect and a red one but only really wanted chrome as per my original.

 

Is your mechanic mate still in Upton? Got all new subframe etc to be fitted to mine and can't find time or unit to do it myself

 

 

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Edited October 2, 2016 by edd

[maff 10]

Yeah Sean the paint came up lovely with a quick wash, I'll let you take the credit for that:-)

 

Wasn't a fan of the yellow to be honest, might even put the vs grill badge to to oem yet:-o

 

I'll get on the hunt for a grill badge, already ordered the outside body swage line trim pieces

[edd 0]

Ahh just noted you need the whole badge. Let me know if you want decal anyway

 

 

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[maff 10]

Ahh just noted you need the whole badge. Let me know if you want decal anyway

 

 

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Hi Edd! Yes knew I'd be back:-) should never of sold your old one, was a solid car that, but this one is pretty good to be honest, I'll pm you my mates details, he's going well and fully specialises in Morgan's now amongst everything else. He looks after a few hill climb cars and customers travel for miles to

Use him.

He's got a mk1 vr6 convertible on nos, just finishing a golf mk2 1.8t build, a few campers, a caddy and an escort Mexico bare shell he's building, don't know how he finds the time to be honest, can't wait to get my vr6 down there and start a few job:-)