Re: Scirocco versus Corrado Comparison

["Doug Teulie" <IDougT@email.msn.com>]

Corrado Hmmm,
The VR6 is the only Corrado worth driving IMHO.
The 4 cylinder versions are not worth the trouble.
The Corrado is heavier than the MK2 Scirocco and
the cable shifting is poor. I have considered the
Corrado but after you take a real close look you
will find that the SLC Corrado is a top end car that is
best driven on the open roads of Germany.
The cost to keep it going is far more than
a Scirocco in similar condition. The SLC
has the power to pull the car but the 4 cylinder
versions are not that good. If you like G60's
put one in the Scirocco. The Automatic trans is
junk!!! They are only good for about 100K.
Just look at the Passat page and you will see
Automatic transmission cars dropping like flees.
I put a Corrado 5 speed in my Automatic Passat.
The Corrado is a interesting car but I think the MK2
16v is better solution. My MK1 with the 1.7 stock
motor was much faster than the Corrados in all
the Auto-x events that I have driven in. The Corrados
were on street tires so the comparison is not 100%
fair but the MK1 has 70hp at 1981 lbs.

Doug
87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"
81 8v red Scirocco "S"
90 16v 2.0 wht Passat wgn 5 speed
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/dougmk1.htm
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug16v.htm
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug.htm



-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Cressman <wcressman@yahoo.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Sunday, December 19, 1999 3:10 PM
Subject: Scirocco versus Corrado Comparison


>I test drove a '91 automatic G60 Corrado, which made
>an interesting comparison with my 16V Scirocco.  My
>first impression was that it was more remote and grown
>up than my 'rocco.  The power steering was much
>lighter and not so positive.  Sitting in the Corrado
>is also rather like sitting in a bathtub - the window
>lines are much higher and the rear visibility is
>nowhere near so good - it reminds you how good
>visibility is in the 'rocco.  Those are the negatives.
> On the positive side it's a quantum leap in
>refinement and ride and offers better roadholding.
>It's one of those cars where you don't notice how fast
>you're going and cornering until you look at the
>speedo, unlike the 'rocco.  I also expected the
>automatic to be a dog, as I generally hate four
>cylinder automatics.  But it was quite delightful.  It
>shifted very crisply and seemed at least as fast as my
>'rocco, if not faster.  Another factor here is that
>the Corrado five speed manual is allegedly not as good
>as the Scirocco's.
>
>I was very tempted to buy it to replace the 'rocco but
>I'm still trying to negotiate the price down.  I still
>love the 'rocco but as I get older and busier I've
>become more interested in a less stressful mount.  The
>'rocco has aged badly in comparison to current cars in
>terms of refinement, if not in vehicle dynamics.  I'll
>keep you guys posted.
>
>Wayne C.
>
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