Cheers guys
The wheels on the Corrado are 8x17 Compomotive MO, but I went through several sets of different wheels....and coilover kits, as you do! They suited the car but were HEAVY! I do remember Azev As though, classic wheel
Handling with the R32 engine was OK actually. It's not much heavier than the 12V engine thanks to a lot of plastic parts
The handling of the Corrado, MK2, MK4 R32 doesn't even come close to the MK5 though
The problem with those cars was floppy body shells, so no amount of 4 figure coilover kits could ever sort that! The biggest clue to a floppy shell is when you jack up one corner of the car and you can't open the door, or is very stiff/clunky on the latch. Jack up a corner of the MK5 and the door opens like it's on the ground. Super stiff
Yeah I was on the VR6OC, VWVortex and Corrado forum for years. The Corrado scene was a bit nerdy like the Porsche club, and I don't think many people appreciated the sacrilege of fitting R32 engines, or turboing the VR6 engine
You're right though, the good old days are long gone. I guess people move on, or get married and have kids.
I'm actually looking forward to electric power becoming affordable. I also think there will be a huge market in converting old cars to electric. It's already popular in the states with people fitting Tesla motors to old Audis and Bimmers
In it's most basic form, you could simply bolt a motor to the gearbox and replace the petrol tank with a f'ck ton of Duracell batteries
I'm pretty confident there will companies cropping up in the next 10 years that specialise in doing that. Otherwise what will happen to the millions of fossil fueled cars? The amount of energy required to recycle that many cars would have the Eco warriors storming congress/parliament!
Yeah the Clubsport would be a good move. An easy 500 brake with a TurboTechnics V5 turbo and remap
I may end up doing the same as you. My ED30 is going to fall victim to rust soon, and I really can't be doing with that. I've seen a bubble here and there recently, which will only get worse. I'm no bodywork specialist, and respraying an 11 year old car doesn't make financial sense, especially as it won't make it handle better, or drive faster
7R is ruled out for me. Feels too heavy through the corners and I don't like the interior choices, or the silly quad tailpipes, not to mention them being theft targets.
And back on topic.....every 5 door car I've owned ended up with slow or seized rear windows, and central locking solenoids that stop working because they rarely get used. 3 door is just better for reliability and better for styling
