Re: [not scirocco] but corrado

[Michael Barry - Pooka Stew <mbarry@pookastew.com>]

<x-flowed>"teh vw adn he put a vr6 in a corrado ,, he screw teh mk2 casue" ??

Mike


>apparently no one gave him the jason /jonas decoder ring...now who is
>supposed to giver out the toater ovens tooo
>jonas
>
>Mike wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mike meet Jonas our local spelling B winner!!!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael Barry <mbarry@pookastew.com>
>
> > > What?
> > >
> > > >From: jonas miller <sjmill@erols.com>
> > > >
> > > >i am going to give  my 2 pennies worth ont his one.....
> > > >i ahve drivin both of them.. i would go withthe vr6  maybe a littel
> > > >bitmroe to tweakl but a little more potienal, as for the g-60 you hit a
> > > >wall wioth 275......teh vr6 with proper head work and cams we have at
> > > >the shop doumented 177....   go withteh vr6   it is a sweet choice......
> > > >go loved teh vw adn he put a vr6 in a corrado ,, he screw teh mk2 casue
> > > >it was nto out yet...
> > > >
> > > >jonas
> > > >
> > > >Vaughn8v@aol.com wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Hey there,
> > > >>
> > > >>     Okay, here is my advise on Corrados (since I owned one 
>and have had
> > > >>three
> > > >> friends who have also owned them).  The car I had was an emerald '91
> > G60.
> > > >> When I bought it in 1996, it had 60k on the clock and was loaded
> > > >> (leather/ABS/tinted windows, etc).  It also ran like new... 
>I bought it
> > from
> > > >> the original owner, a man in his late 40's.  The car had reasonably
> > good
> > > >> power, the most of any of the G60's I testdrove which all seemed VERY
> > doggy.
> > > >> It was a nice car and all, but I would say get the SLC VR6!!!!!
> > > >>     When my friend got his SLC, he let me take it for a spin and I
> > wanted to
> > > >> trade him Corrados!!!  His is green like mine was but a little darker.
> > It
> > > >> was a 93 and had tan leather interior...  a whole different car from
> > the
> > > >>G60.
> > > >>  The interior in the SLC is spruced up a bit more, a cooler front
> > grill,
> > > >> different hood, traction control, heated seats, standard ABS, AND a
> > helluva
> > > >> lot more ball-busting power than the G60... VW wasn't screwing around
> > when
> > > >> they built that car.  The only advantage I could see in buying a G60
> > over an
> > > >> SLC is if you were wanting to install the Autotech Stage III 
>kit on the
> > car.
> > > >> I went for a ride in an aquaintances G60 who had the stage III kit in
> > his
> > > >> car, and let me tell you how much power it had (200hp or so over 150hp
> > > >> stock).....  but his engine didn't last too long.  An you figure now
> > that a
> > > >> reasonably nice G60 shouldn't cost you more than $7000 max, a nice SLC
> > > >>(and I
> > > >> would go for a 93, or possibly even a 94 if you were lucky enough to
> > find
> > > >> one) shouldn't cost you any more than $12,000 to $14,000... testdrive
> > both a
> > > >> G60 then an SLC and you will know what I mean.
> > > >>
> > > >> Ben
> > > >> 88 "Flash silver metallic" 16v Scirocco
> > > >>
> > > >> << i'm thinking about getting a corrado as a second car (give me
> > > >>  something to ride around in while i restore my scirocco) and was
> > > >>  wondering if anyone on the list has had any experience with them or
> > > >>  would know anything about them. what i'm interested in is 
>how reliable
> > > >>  are they, should i get the vr6 or g60, does the turbo-charger really
> > > >>  matter (and how much is it to replace), and how hard are they to work
> > > >>  on? i'm aimin' for about a '92 or so. please send me responses
> > directly
> > > >>  so as not to clutter the list. thanx. >>
> > > >>
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