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A person down the street from me is selling his 90' VW corrado w/ the G60 engine in it. It has 135,000mi on it. It got good reviews on most sites (carsurvey.org, etc), but are there any other problems people know about? I think that 4500 for this car in good/fair condition is too high, i want to bring him down under 3000.
small rust spot in the back
taking cassette/radio out
auto seatbelts dont work, $800 to fix, may be able to get part from junkyard
rear bumper needs repainting, two good size scratches
rear aftermarket speakers 'may' need replacing (hasent tryed them out yet
stock clutch about to go, he bought new clutch and flywheel ($700 or so), but they need to be installed (another 700+)
I want this car really bad, but his price is too high (right?) how can i haggle him down?
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i personally wouldn't take it simply because of the g60 engine. not the most reliable thing ever created. check out vwvortex.com for more info about the car. good luck with it!
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The blower on that engine suxs. Needs to be rebuilt regularly. The car is also heavy.
Reliability here.
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That particular one sounds like it's a real money pit. The VR6 Corrados were supposedly quite nice, but I don't know if I'd want one that sounded that old & busted.
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Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
That particular one sounds like it's a real money pit. The VR6 Corrados were supposedly quite nice, but I don't know if I'd want one that sounded that old & busted.
very true. if it were a vr6 corrado, i would tell him to jump on it...but combination g60 and lots of problems, not worth it IMO.
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I had a buddy who had a bright red 90' G60. He had some problems with it but it ran smooth as hell for 300K. Original engine/trans. Had the supercharger redone once at around 160k. It is still running with 305 on her. The paint and body are still immaculate. They are really fun cars and i'd love to own one. But sensors and various parts are expensive for those things!
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When you guys say "lots of problems" you cant possibly mean anymore than the contour...2.0 or 2.5....
and thats all im really looking for, less problems than mine...
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what's the blue book value??
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Originally posted by t - roy:
When you guys say "lots of problems" you cant possibly mean anymore than the contour...2.0 or 2.5....
and thats all im really looking for, less problems than mine...
If you're looking for less problems, buy a Corolla, Civic or Camry, not a busted up Corrado.
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well on the scale of reliability...
10. camry, civic, etc
6. corrado
1. contour
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