I WANT LAG

[martinb]

How much would you be looking for your Mk2 Turbo Mart?

I wanted to build my own fun car but it will prob be cheaper to buy ready made one! 

Not really sure what its worth?? I think as it sits i would want about £2k (without the momo steering wheel & a couple of minor interior cosmetic bits that were pressies from my missus! stereo negotiable), would put a fresh mot on it for that. 

[gibby]

^ That sounds like a pretty fair price to me. A lot cheaper than doing it yourself that's for sure.

[golfpro]

eye, 2k does seem good. if you really wanted to sell it for that im sure youd have no probs!

[Si]

No point in having all that power if you can't put it down round the corners and in a straight line you only get done for speeding. You want to go light weight striped out racer running balanced engine.
Fords may go quick and have big power but not for very long, unless the engine is made battle proof.
my Fiesta 1800 cvh RST running too much boost, it was fun while it lasted.

Yes matt, it was fun! But the reason im posting this is cause Mark has offered me his Escort Turbs really really cheap!
Im gonna be earning sh!t loads more money in this new job on Monday so though sod it, i want a Fun car like the Fiesta was... only i aint spending quarter what you spent on that thing!   

[martinb]

eye, 2k does seem good. if you really wanted to sell it for that im sure youd have no probs!

^ That sounds like a pretty fair price to me. A lot cheaper than doing it yourself that's for sure.

Cheers guys! was really not sure what to ask cos didnt want to take the p**s with the price, the car probably owes me a lot more but still needs some work to finish. Still undecided whether to sell it or keep it as have owned it two years now and have always fancied a corrado. Maybe watch out the cars for sale section or ebay soon!

Si- I had various fast fords for ages before i saw the light and changed to veedubs! as you said they are great fun, main reason i got fed up with my series one turbo was fighting constant corrosion and it was the most unreliable car ever. It was modded though, heve mates who had stadard cars which were very reliable.

[gibby]

martinb, I look around at the corrados too and if you want my advice I think you should go for a G60 or a VR6 as the 16V raddos had a reputation for not being as quick as they looked. That's what I'd go for anyway, although you can pick up some nice 16V quite cheaply these days.

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

i want a turbo too, not seen keen on the lag though 

i'll be using a 16v turbo for my fix

http://www.c3cars.com/VW/16v/

[martinb]

martinb, I look around at the corrados too and if you want my advice I think you should go for a G60 or a VR6 as the 16V raddos had a reputation for not being as quick as they looked. That's what I'd go for anyway, although you can pick up some nice 16V quite cheaply these days.

Cheers Gibby. My favourite dubs are probably the golf rallye and corrado vr6 unfortunatly both out of budget i think so will probably have to go for a 16v. My car gets used as a daily commute so needs to be fairly reliable and i have heard the g60's can be a bit fragile. Running costs is another major factor too as i have a small baby now (we have a mondeo for carting the kids about  ) which is another reason for considering selling the golf as although it has been very reliable it is juicy, so the corrado would just be a cheap daily drive for me and something to play with!

[jaiscossie]

why would you want lag thats what ppl spend lots of money trying not to have ...

also 360 bhp in a fiesta turbo  which ones was it as sunnys is quickest in the country and aint much more than that...

[Maltloaf]

also 360 bhp in a fiesta turbo  which ones was it as sunnys is quickest in the country and aint much more than that...

Probably a Max power quote "Owners estimate"