Re: Scirocco VS Corrado?

["dale witt" <dwitt1@satx.rr.com>]

You pretty much have hit the nail right on the head.  It pretty much is a
matter of boys and their toys and how much are you willing to sacrifice to
have something a little different.  I would not choose a G60 over a 16v roc,
however, I have 2 16v rocs and my first choice on a Corrado would have been
a SLC.  I think they are very much overpriced and I plan on buying the G60
because of the low price and the resale potential.  Your opinion is shared
by the majority.

Dale
86 2.0 16v roc
82 2.1 16v roc (Zender 400 w/NOS)
85 1.8 GTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>
To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: Scirocco VS Corrado?


> KEEP IN MIND!!!  THIS IS ONLY MY OPINION!!
>
> I would keep the Scirocco.  I work on VW for a living and, in particular,
> VWs that have been, or are being modified.  After working on numerous
G60s,
> I have no idea why anyone would want to own one let alone take their motor
> out and put a G60 in their VW.  Granted, they have a little power (and I
> mean a LITTLE).  The 2.0L cross flow in it's stock form feels more
powerful
> than a G60 Corrado.  It is a heavy car with a small motor.  They added a
> supercharger to compensate for the low power and haven't had much luck
with
> the setup.  I have seen 4 blown SC in the last year and once they go, you
> may as well rebuild the motor to because it sends metal into your motor
> (also seen it happen in the last year).  Most of the Corrado G60s that I
> have seen are trashed and slow.  The nice ones are still slow.  We
actually
> did a stage 3 upgrade to a G60 Corrado which included a cam, small pulley,
> fuel pressure regulator, chip, new supercharger (because the other one
self
> destructed) and after all of that, it didn't feel much faster at all and
the
> guy spent (with a bunch of other maintenance work) about $5000 on this
> upgrade and new SC (actually rebuilt).  I don't have even close to that in
> my car and I can blow the doors off of G60 all day long!!  Now, they are
> semi comfortable and, if found in great condition, fairly decent cars, but
> not much of a performer in my opinion.
>
> So, Corrados are an OK car, but power wise, ease of working on, etc, I
would
> never pick one over a Scirocco unless someone gave it to me, then I would
> sell it!!  No offense for anyone with a Corrado, there are some out there
> that are very nice and are pretty quick, but you can't tell me that if it
is
> quick, you haven't sunk some serious money into it!!  Another thing to
take
> into consideration (lightly) is that VW doesn't make them anymore and
didn't
> make them for very long.  More than likely because people weren't
satisfied
> with them and the sales fell off.  Sciroccos, Jettas, Rabbits/Golfs, were
> made for a long time.  I think the demise of the Scirocco was that they
> started making them only 16v and sales fell off and they stopped shipping
> them to the U.S.  They were made up until 92 so they were a very
successful
> car.  Again, JUST MY OPINION!!  Please, if you feel you need to complain
or
> moan and groan about this, write an email with all your complaints and
> concerns and delete it!!  Thanks!
>
> Dave
>
>
> > List,
> >
> >           "1987 16V Scirocco" VS "1990 G60 Corrado"
> >
> > Could use some help.
> >
> > Im thinking about buying a 1990 G60 Corrado. What are the up's and
> > downs of a G60 Corrado compaired to a 16V Scirocco.
> > Anyone make this swich?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan Kraus
> >
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