My New Ride. Corrado 1.8 G60

[Jimborae]

Here she is, got her about a month ago but only just got round to taking piccies. She a 92 VW Corrado 1.8 G60 (that's supercharged to those not in know)

I'm not really big in to cars but I love good handing cars always had Alfa Romeo's or VW's

[Geeky1]

Looks great! IMO, the Corrado is probably the best looking machine VW has ever produced...

I didn't know they had a supercharged version tho... how fast is that thing?

[Jimborae]

I've had to about to about 130mph but was fast running out of gearing. It's got a stage 4 tuned supercharger and has reciepts to prove it puts out 175bhp. My next mod is a decat pipe & a smaller charger puller, this should boost power upto 200bhp.

[Geeky1]

175 HP... in a 2000-odd pound car. :wtf:

Needs more power! ;D

10lbs/hp or better is the goal, just keep that in mind ;)

[Thrax]

I didn't even know they made a car like that. It looks very nice, congrats. I wouldn't mind owning one for myself..Hell, anything that runs actually. And my damn license. :rolleyes:

[Geeky1]

Thrax, if you want to get one when you get a car, check hemmings motor news (www.hmn.com) and autotrader (www.autotrader.com); they were made from at least the early '90s through the mid '90s, I think. I'd search for corrado for all years between 1980 and 2000...

Anyhow, Jim, I was just looking @ that pic again... would that happen to be a Mercedes E-Class in the background, by any chance? Like, say a W210 chassis car? Made between 1995 and 2002, maybe?

[primesuspect]

bygods, geeky1, you ARE a mercedes dork, aren't you? :eek:

[Geeky1]

You might say that... ;D

[mcwc]

Congrats on the purchase. It's a very clean car, and I do agree with Geeky1 that it is the best looking VW. Have fun with it.

[a2jfreak]

Jimbo: is that a crack running up the side of your house or cabling?

[Jimborae]

Ok right, no its not a crack its cabling, although the house has been rebuilt after a fire!.

Geeky, yes it is, estate, P reg so thats a 96/97?. There's also an SLK 230 Kompressor & my sister other half owns a brand new c class thingy. His father owns a porche & merc dealership.

[Geeky1]

Hah! Knew it. Body cladding, mirror, door shape... dead giveaway (well, ok, maybe not to all of you normal people out there... ;D)

estate, P reg so thats a 96/97?.

:confused:

There's also an SLK 230 Kompressor & my sister other half owns a brand new c class thingy. His father owns a porche & merc dealership.

Niiice!

[Clutch]

Nice look car man, I have always thought that VW made some nice loooking cars and still do think that. As long as you take care of her she should be a good ride for ya. But just don't go and put a big 4' wing on the back of it, hehe

[Camman]

Geeky1 said
Looks great! IMO, the Corrado is probably the best looking machine VW has ever produced...

I didn't know they had a supercharged version tho... how fast is that thing?

I second that, the Corrado is the only VW I would want to own, not a big fan of any of the others.

How much did that thing run you? $$$

[Mancabus]

Hey jim, how come your corrado is so pretty. I compared it to others of same year and yours just looks much better. Maybe it's european styling instead of american, or is it a different body kit.

Oh yeah, you said something about Alfa's, have you owned any, if so which. I own an 86 Alfa Spider and I love it, and the newer ones are probably just as sweet.

[keto]

Awesome looking ride, very well respected when they were out but kinda died off in popularity, not sure why...sorta like the scirroco (Sp?)

[fatcat]

:grumble:
i'd been wanting one of those for about 5 yrs now...not too many of them around here...i got the VW itch last weekend and got muh wife a '96 Passat w/VR6 in it. Looks pretty nice next to the Jetta.

nice car Jim, got a pic of the sucker under the hood?..I was just looking at the 20th Anniversary GTI last night....mmm VW

fc

[Jimborae]

Mancabus said
Hey jim, how come your corrado is so pretty. I compared it to others of same year and yours just looks much better. Maybe it's european styling instead of american, or is it a different body kit.

Oh yeah, you said something about Alfa's, have you owned any, if so which. I own an 86 Alfa Spider and I love it, and the newer ones are probably just as sweet.

Ok it looks better than a standard one because its got 17" alloys on it instead of the standard 15" rims. Also its been lowered 35mm with Eibach progressive springs & Koni adjustable dampers. So it has a much more of a mean & poised stance than a standard Corrado.

Alfa's I have owned include 3 Alfa Suds, all 1.5 ti Green Clover Leafs, 1 Alfa 33 1.7 Green Cloverleaf Veloce & 1 Alfa GTV 6 (best sounding V6 engine in the world bar none.)

Clutch, no big wings will be going on this baby. It actually has a discreet re wing spoiler that extends from the boot (trunk) when you go above 40 mph, similar to the Porche 911's

This is the only under the bonnet picture I have at present which i didn't take so apologies for the quality. I'll try and get some proper shots today.

[Templar]

Hey, could you put that thing on a railroad track and go tell me to change some things I did last week? :)

[Buddy J]

Corrados are dead sexy, but they have a tendency for borking the supercharger if I remember right. I know that there is a turbo kit out there for it incase such a problem arises. www.eiptuning.com

Congrats on a nice find.

[Rot Katze]

alright I guess..not much of a small car kind of guy but that looks sharp :thumbsup:

[Wahoogie]

SWEET ride! I want my sister to get one of those... or 1.8t GTi.... so she can park it next to my 944S2 :)

[Buddy J]

I yearn for a 944. There is a place here in OKC called Lindsay Racing that specializes in 944 preperation. They had a trick 944turbo that had all their stage 3 kit except the mass air flow they were going to sell me for $10k. I would have jumped on it but since I've never had ten grand, it was only a dream. You'll find their adds in Excellence and Grassroots Motorsports if you read those mags.

Yea, a Lindsay 944 is a local boy's RuF.

Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard.