OT: Buying a Corrado

[scirocco81 at vwmail.net (Eric S)]

Don, 

Investment?  NO!  Corrados are rediculously expensive to repair and maintain and are NOT reliable.  Now, as others mentioned, if you got the guy down to $1000 or so, you would get your moneys worth in parts.

That said, there is a following for these cars, just know what your getting into before you even think about it.  Lemme give you just one example, any shop will charge you 8, yes, 8 hours of labor to do a heater core.  Thats, just one, of many expensive examples....

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Eric
www.VintageWatercooleds.com

79 VW Iltis
81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (FOR SALE!)
81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v Motronic
83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)



--- "dswalterwi" <dswalterwi@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hey everyone.  I just looked at a 1990 Red Corrado with a Supercharger.
Guy will take $1300 for it.  Needs brakes and has an Idling problem,
goes up and down.  Local mechanic says it is an Idle sensor for about
$200  Is this possibly a good investment? Or should I pass it up.  I
would be willing to fix it up and even sell it  later.
 
Don
 
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