[VFX]

Originally Posted by AchtungE30

Actually, people always thought my C was a Passat or a Scirocco (often mispronounced!)

lol - I got it with the Corrado too - people used to call it Corrodo or Corroda!

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[kcobra]

Originally Posted by VFX

I get to re-live the spoiler thing with my Boxster but it's not the same. The Porsche has a little stub that sticks up whilst the Corrado's extended & lifted - much cooler! :biggrin:

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That would be a cool mod for the 1! Someone call DINAN! lol

[kcobra]

Check this out. I thought about buying it until I fell in love with my 1. Now there is no turning back.

But this is one nice Corrado:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3657830

[adrean8j]

^^^Amazing condition...the design of the Corrado (outside) was light-years ahead of its time. Its design could still stand today with a slight reworking of the front-end (new headlamps, grill for example) but other than that still a looker IMHO...

[VFX]

Originally Posted by kcobra

Check this out. I thought about buying it until I fell in love with my 1. Now there is no turning back.

But this is one nice Corrado:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3657830

Whilst not quite pocket change, Corrado's are becoming cheap enough to consider as a 'hobby car'.

I'll buy one if you do :wink:

but then again... I have restraints on my bank account called Florence!

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[VFX]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

^^^Amazing condition...the design of the Corrado (outside) was light-years ahead of its time.

I saw a Corrado with a MK IV Golf interior at VW Action in the UK.

That solved the dated interior right away!

There used to be one knocking around my part of town with a PSG Rieger body kit!

It turned a pretty, timeless design into an 80's monster!

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[kcobra]

Originally Posted by VFX

I'll buy one if you do :wink:

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I would love to. Are you up for the challenge?? lol

[kcobra]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

^^^Amazing condition...the design of the Corrado (outside) was light-years ahead of its time. Its design could still stand today with a slight reworking of the front-end (new headlamps, grill for example) but other than that still a looker IMHO...

Yeah.. That's why i think VW should resurrect it. What's wrong with VW???

[kcobra]

Check this one: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3969551

only 8k!

What do you guys think???

[VFX]

Originally Posted by kcobra

I would love to. Are you up for the challenge?? lol

I'd end up buying one. Enjoy the ride home & then be murdered by the g/f!

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[VFX]

Originally Posted by kcobra

Check this one: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3969551

only 8k!

What do you guys think???

How far from Rhode Island are you?

Do it! :biggrin:

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[kcobra]

Originally Posted by VFX

I'd end up buying one. Enjoy the ride home & then be murdered by the g/f!

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Yeah, I have a gf too who would murder me....

[kcobra]

Originally Posted by VFX

How far from Rhode Island are you?

Do it! :biggrin:

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Yeah, I'm not that far dude. But, I think my money would be better spent on a winter car. I was looking at getting a Benz 4matic sedan for booting around in the winters...

I don't know though, I could be convinced otherwise...

[PA135i]

Yeah I liked the Corrado alot also. I wanted one but, by then they stopped production and I ended up in a 2000 VW GTI VR6.

[kcobra]

Originally Posted by kja325ci

Yeah I liked the Corrado alot also. I wanted one but, by then they stopped production and I ended up in a 2000 VW GTI VR6.

Yea, I had a 2000 VW Jetta GLX VR6. No match for the Corrado though!!!

[AchtungF80]

You guys are funny.

I highly doubt I'd buy another Corrado again, maybe if I had a full set of tools and my own garage would I venture myself into the C world.

As nice and as fun as they were, they're nearly 20 years old, even the ones that are in great shape on vortex + modded, maintenance would easily remind you why you sold your in the first place, and parts are not cheap.

I remember I was at the VW parts counter almost every other week, I knew the guys there by first name.

Don't get me wrong, it was a great car and I had very fond memories of driving her, but nowadays, if I were to get into another VW, it would be a simpler mk1 GTI 8v or a mk3 GTI VR6 instead as a secondary car to tinker with.

[kcobra]

Originally Posted by AchtungE30

As nice and as fun as they were, they're nearly 20 years old, even the ones that are in great shape on vortex + modded, maintenance would easily remind you why you sold your in the first place, and parts are not cheap.

Good point! I think I'm just going to get a winter sedan, and keep the 135 as the fun car.

I remember spending a fortune in maintaining my Corrado. Electronics were pretty tempermental on mine.

Time to move on...

[IS+1]

Good to see the Corrado hasn't been forgotten! I had a 1994 Corrado VR6... aside from a blown tranny following a 12-hour drive from Toronto back to the east coast the day after I picked it up (it was a dealer demo car), which was fixed under warranty, it was actually very reliable. No mechanical or electrical glitches, and extremely well balanced for a front driver.

A bit quirky looking, but those who "got" it, loved it!!!

Good times....

[Dave]

saw this pic and reminded me of this thread...

some are clean... others of acquired taste

[adrean8j]

I still think its amazing that the core design still translates so well even today...

[ptack]

Originally Posted by kcobra

I hate it. They should have resurrected the Corrado, and built something like 135 coupe.

I used to be a big VW fan. My last car was a Jetta VR6. I am not a fan of the new designs.

I hate to say it, but for some reason that looks very girly. It also reminds me a lot of the Saab 9-1 (if GM ever manages to pull that out of their you know what).

The Corrado had that angular, Delorean look. Very 80s, but sort of classic. If you're into investing in collector cars, a nice Corrado would be a smart move.