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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Burnsy on 19 July 2004, 17:45
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Or is he just an honest guy ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=2484894508&rd=1
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what a fookin prick,
why let a car like that go too sh!t,
what a prick
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ok well ok thats nice for him. obviously a plank
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so many things about that make me angry!!! >:(
not least the fact he is selling a corrado supercharged G60 as a cheap reliable run around - that it may be, but its so much more!!! or was.... :'(
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I think you're all being a bit harsh by slating the guy. He said he's loved the car for 4 years, but his wife wants him to get shot of it. Looking at the house he lives in, this guy is obviously past the stage where he will run about in a VW. Would you honestly drive a corrado if you earnt ferrari money? I think he's being pretty honest, and at least some one else will now be able to give the car a cherished home.
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This guys just like me, absolutely no plans to wash my car!!! I was gonna say, he looks like he could afford a bigger, faster car!
Also, not everyone is a total car nut, and they don't take care of them. But he has loved it for four years now and the wife has him sooooooooooooooo far under the thumb he's turned flat and has to get rid of it because it's 'clutter' lol, and he would keep it other wise!
I wonder how many other cars he has????? ??? ???
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I think you're all being a bit harsh by slating the guy. He said he's loved the car for 4 years, but his wife wants him to get shot of it. Looking at the house he lives in, this guy is obviously past the stage where he will run about in a VW. Would you honestly drive a corrado if you earnt ferrari money? I think he's being pretty honest, and at least some one else will now be able to give the car a cherished home.
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well the geezer may have loved it for 4 years but look at it now,
its a f**kin mess :-\
makes me sad to see sh!t like that :'(
that was a G60 u know!!! :P
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loves it?
what he means is, he loves abusing it!!!!
He's not fixed a thing on that car in 4 years!!, he even superglues the window rubbers in :o
I pootled about in a H reg cavalier whilst looking for my golf, and even though I couldnt have given two doggy poops about it, I still fixed the odd couple of bits... cracked light, no problem, scrapyard = cheap as chips.
Remember, he may live somewhere in the country with a bit of land and a large property, but it doesnt mean it cost an arm and a leg... place could have been almost derelict when he bought it! ;)
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For christs sake how much does a bucket of soapy water cost and 10 minutes ?
Sounds like a lazy rich slob who dont give a hoot bout nothing ::)
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he needs to get off his fookin arse and clean that poor car!!!! >:(
the prick >:(
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Sounds like you'd be buyin a bag of sh!te.
he aint loved it - he aint cared for it - bet it aint been serviced and no history!
He has just driven it and into the ground.
Anyone that buys that car is in for heartache!
Take a minute to think what needs doing - supercharger - probably a full respray (its faded a bit)
Its a money pit - even if u could do most of it yerself.
What a waste - the guy should be strung up!
Whose for a lynch mob - Newbury aint far from me!
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I would buy that for ?400. It would need a little work, but I bet its not as bad as it seems. I redckon he will get ?750 for it.
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Whats a supercharger cost ?
I reckon a good valet and a bit of TLC and someones got a half decent motor
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Whats a supercharger cost ?
I reckon a good valet and a bit of TLC and someones got a half decent motor
Exactly, his misuse and abuse and the fact that it's going cheap could be the platform for someone that wants a raddo, and a G60 at that. A bit of money and TLC and it could end up being a corker :)
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fair dos to the bloke to be honest. Not everyone is a vW nut, some people think a car is jst for getting around in. If we were all as passionate about dubs then they'd cost a fortune....
I like the honest description. Nothing worse than going miles out of your way to see a "one lady owner immaculately maintaned" motor to find a heap of sh!t.
anyone buying this knows exactly what they want and are going to get. I'd buy it if I had a few quid spare.....
Gav
p.s. Gibby lights posted yesterday mate ;-)
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Whats a supercharger cost ?
I reckon a good valet and a bit of TLC and someones got a half decent motor
Exactly, his misuse and abuse and the fact that it's going cheap could be the platform for someone that wants a raddo, and a G60 at that. A bit of money and TLC and it could end up being a corker :)
Sorry guys gotta disagree - the only thing he has loved doing is ragging it to death - anyone buying that car is in for a heap of trouble.
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i agree with gav. it is possible he liked the car but to ensure the person who turns up is under no illusion about the condition he has slated it.
i sold my mk1 escort a couple of months ago and despite the fact i gave it a very honest description ie body generally fine but needs new floor welded in as the old one was cut out in preparation for a new floor to go in (supplied), and as such if people could not trailer it away dont bid, i still got emails from peolpe asking if it had an mot could they drive it etc
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and as such if people could not trailer it away dont bid, i still got emails from peolpe asking if it had an mot could they drive it etc
That's because they are in TAFC carrie, the Thick As Fcuk Club ;D
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The clues are all there to see.
The guy lives on a farm so drives on a long dirt/stone track from the main road. so loads of stone chips all over. he says he thinks the bonnet is faded, therefore it is. As i said b4 a full respray required.
Supercharger disconnected!!!!! if he loved the car he would have got it fixed.
Glued window surrounds! bodged by himself. What else has he bodged? Loads i'm betting
Its obvious it hasnt been serviced since he had it!
C'mon people open your eyes - all u can see is the potential and coz its a G60.
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bag of nails.. yes things break on a car and yes sometimes you dont get them fixed but that is plain neglect! supercharger broke more like seized due to no oil! ......... paint work will be naff full respray!
its been hammered! and ran into the ground.....
its been treated like a tank! food on seat thats just neglect 100% abit of fairy on a cloth! what a prat!
i bet the engines fcuked and the filter is full of metal filings!
i bet the engine will need replacing and also the super charger! a fair few grand spending on it!
belting down a gravel track who knows what could go on it!
spares or repairs! job!
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I would buy that for ?400. It would need a little work, but I bet its not as bad as it seems. I redckon he will get ?750 for it.
i wouldnt touch it with a barge pole.
there are simply too many things wrong with it. you may as well find a mint version for ?2-3k.
you wont bring that car up to scratch for ?2-3k. thats the problem. you'll need to spend the best part of ?4k+.
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i respect the guy for being honest but it does seem a bit of bit of a bomb!
no charger? 400 quid rebuild or minimum 800 for another one.
hmmm, it does go whooooooooooooooooooosh when you get it running well :)
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But to be honest, if you buy a G60 you have to plan for a charger rebuild. If its as soon as you buy it no biggie, at least then you know for a fact it isn't going to blow up any time soon!
I really want my dad to buy it so I can fix it for him, but I think me mum would crucify him! ;D
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personally this one deserves a good home
that corrado will have an end price of an average book price one know doubt fair few days left on it.
50,000 and the superchargers gone? i dont buy it theres something seriously wrong about that car even his description is rather dubious. alot of turds are flushed through ebay and you cant polish a turd.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9889&item=2485374026&rd=1
make a tidy profit on that one if its going for peanuts as the fault is easy to fix on that one
now where did i put that trailer
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looks decent form the front,
but oh dear, :P
that rust is in a nasty place :-\
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bit of filler here and there may out weigh the car but it covers some right sins.
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I bought a sub of a guy on ebay and he was a VW nut. He had a very nice Coraddo on the drive and he bought it on ebay for ?1300 (N reg - i think), the supercharger was not working. It was a very minor problem and he fixed it. Car is worth ?3000 all day long (FSH, 85,000miles, VGC etc).
So there are bargins if you hunt them out and know what to look for.
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8valve
that sounds like it could be the fuel cap.
guy in pratical classics had a car kept breaking down like fuel ran out leave it a while and it started. he changed points, plugs, rotorarm, coil, stripped and rebuilt carb overhauled the fuel lines and pump etc. in the end he found out the aftermarket fuel cap on it was not vented when it sould of been and the partial vacuum in the tank was more than the pump could overcome. replaced the cap and it ran perfectly.
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it sold for ?600 there abouts thats hardly a bargain.
simpliest things are the most pain in the backsides to solve.
oi carrie just out of curiosity and the fact ive ran out of hobnob biscuits and boredom has set in who's is the cat?
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mollie the supreme evil one. only cat i've ever seen who lures her victims in
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anyone with the name mollie has to be evil