Subscribe to Wheeler Dealers TV: bit.ly/3IWnYJG Elvis hits the jackpot after getting the chance to work on a Volkswagen Corrado G60. 🇬🇧 Catch full episodes of Wheeler Dealers on discovery+: bit.ly/41DFZTB From Season 18 Episode 10
Have 2 of them, one burgundy and one blue, been a Corrado fan since 1990 when i bought my first one G60 in Alpine White. Had it for 10 years, immaculate in every aspect as I took care of it to the extreme, had to part as I got married (went to my wedding with it!) and needed a little more car space and 4 doors and then I got a 1989 burgundy in 2015, sunroof, all in excellent working condition, engine/g60/electronics all working perfectly, and the blue one 3 years later which had some issues, engine/g60 issues mainly, which I intended to keep for parts but felt so sorry to ruin its beuty, so I had to revive it and so I did.
Had the same blue G60 1990 Corrado - fully stock and I still miss it. Keep looking for a replacement but too many have been messed about with. Awesome car! After I got mine a mate got a VR6 and his brother a G60 too. Good times 😊
Makes me feel sad about letting my white vr6 go, it was the best handling car I ever owned but I was going to lose the safe and dry home it lived in, cars are for driving anyway, I did minimal mileage, a very rare and underrated car on today’s roads, loved the episode boys 👍😎👍
It looks as thought you also changed the Radio/Stereo Cassette Player, The one hat was shown with the blue wire for the rear spoiler is different to the the one shown in the later stages of the show. How much did the stereo cost ? and how many other things were changed but unaccounted for ?
Makes me miss my old Corrado, wasn't a G60 just a nice 9a in classic green pearl. Wouldnt have put it to standard height though, always look like they are on stilts as standard... Looked like a late front bumper on that too with the click in in indicator/fogs. Sure the pre facelift bumpers lights mounted with a screw. Lovely car though
Don’t quite agree on the suspension. Had one back in 97-99 and stock was bouncy that made it tail happy on windy roads and more so in the wet. Fitted some spax fixed drop springs and shocks and transformed the car’s ride without being firm.
In the collectors market originality is king. That being said as other commenters have mentioned thete are still a lot of "wrong" parts on this car. I wish everyone modifying cars would keep the originals parts, I know it's a challenge to store this stuff sometimes and it's tempting to sell them on but its great for a new owner to have the choice to put it back to stock. Generally speaking you get more money too for selling the modified parts separately to the car as opposed to seeing the car modified.
Nice car. The front bumper, grill, and bonnet are phase 2 (VR6 style) so not original. You can see the bumper is a bit too wide when looking from the front at the beginning of the video. And the fog lights are phase 2 this is why they fit. It gives a sleeker look though if I'm honest. Great job guys.
@@jean-marclestic8150 VW tuned the later models from factory. Bigger ported head and intake. Another Charger Transmission, bigger catalystic converter (like VR6) and bigger diameter between exhauhaust silencer. This was happen because many G60 had problems to reach 160hp. After this changes we talk about 175HP from factory. A night and day difference in driving. Sadly no media reviewed the later models to get some hard numbers. All i can say that the VR6 had hard times to be quicker. Maybe VW wants to sold more VR6 for more Profit.
As an aside, i have liked all the mechanics that have been on WD but I have to register a preference to Elvis, it’s not so much the individual personality of each of the guys, I think it’s down to non adversarial relationship they portray, Elvis seems more or equally keen as Mike to sort out the chosen motors, much easier on the entertainment and enjoyment score
Not just the fogs/turns but the entire bumper. They stick out of the G60 front fenders by 1/2 inch, Also the bonnet is post-'92. Mark changed the turns to pre-'92 in the post-'92 brackets, where the pre-'92 turns/fogs are mounted to the bumper itself. It's all details which makes a restauration time-correct. Good find about the rear spoiler. Never heard that one before. Would've drive me nuts.
C'mon Mike, you've let yourself and everyone down in this one. It's left a bitter taste in my mouth. I'm a longstanding fan of your wheeler dealer, cheeky deals but this one? The guy's only got one arm and his wife was a nurse all her life and you're still rinsing them for every last last penny despite you already making a tidy profit. They're clearly nice people and not much money. Have a heart, mate 💙 forgo a couple of kebabs amd burgers for these people. I'm sure your family and cardiologist would appreciate it. You'll still be quids in. Stay safe mate 👍
I had a G60 Corrado in the same color bitd. It was great to drive but the most unreliable VW I ever had. Needed a new engine at 75k miles, sunroof stopped working.... just terrible.
Had 3 g60 s no engine problems. But few other problems. Sunroof also. Have a 2.0 8v now. Never had so much fun in a corrado. It always drives like you expect. Very fast response. G60 depends on the day. really😁 it also has no sunroof🎉
@@DarrenHudson-iu7mk the sunroofs have zinc die casting parts which lose strength when hot. So if your car is roasted in the sun and you get in and immediately open the roof those parts are prone to fail. I was working with those sunroofs and all later sunroofs had the same issues.
What about petrol or diesel? My wife's car runs off petrol and gas (hybrid) and won't be illegal anytime soon in my home country, Australia. In fact gas and electric are the future and are being forced here.