1990 Volkswagen Corrado 1.8T custom. Asking $17,995, trades/ offers considered

[natesauto]

Don't miss out on this one of a kind custom V Dub!!! Up for sale is a full custom Corrado from years in the making finally finished!! So where to start... Well almost 100% of the car has been replaced, restored, re finished, or just plain upgraded!! Paint job All custom done by Joe's Collision Repair Center in Morrisville VT with Aviator special edition Audi paint TT and all paint receipts total up to more then $9800 which may not be all of them... Engine bay all filled and smoothed and customized... Show ready!. Engine wiring harness is hidden/tucked, Audi TT 225 HP AMU engine with around 34xxx miles $3700 used.

Here are some prices of some of what has been installed on the vehicle Kinetic Motorsport front mount inter cooler $240, Autotech front and rear cross drilled rotors and PBR ceramic pads and steel braided brake lines and upgraded front Girling 60 twin piston calipers and all calipers rebuilt and powder coated total brake set up $1250, BBM solid front motor mount, $50, Eurospec G60 flywheel and Sachs VR6 clutch kit $600, Autotech front sway bar $225, Urethane sway bar and control arm bushing kit $160, Remote reservoir coolant tank $120, Electric fans $150, Canadian Recaro power seats and interior $1000, Polished aluminum door sills $105, Carpet $150, Patec Holeshot Coilover suspension kit $850, MK2 gauge panel with boost and oil gauges $200, AWE bailey motorsports DV30 diverter valve $170, Techtonics cat back exhaust $774, Clear lenses $235, front lower lip spoiler $200, roto sub zero 16" alloy wheels painted black used $400, 205-45-16 Bridgetone Potenza RE-11 tires $800, EMPI axles $600 and more.

Also installed on vehicle New Hela Eurospec headlights,Vehicle has new brake master cylinder, Hela Eurospec headlights, door handles, ball joints, strut top mounts, antenna base, wheel bearings, brake lines, blower resister, timing belt set up, oil catch can, hoses, headlights, new motor and transmission mounts, 034 efi stand alone fuel management, bushings, hood, bumpers, Canadian spec dash with lower panel, windshield, window control modules, close ratio power steering rack, brake booster, converter to non abs brakes, e-brake cables, tie rod ends, rack boots, nuts, bolts, clips, bushings, pulleys, GLX rear sub frame, washers, brackets, ECT.... have receipts from dealership for all new hardware " pretty much " , custom inter cooler piping, and down pipe, synthetic oil change, Vermont state inspection, aftermarket grill and Kamei eye brow, momo Italy competition steering wheel. Has glass sunroof installed in car, and also comes with custom painted to match vehicle sunroof panel that can be installed. Comes with JVC KD-HDR60 cd player head unit with USB port and satellite ready, infinity component speakers, kenwood powered sub and amp. Prices I listed are some of the higher priced receipts I have, but the receipts I have total up to over $22,000.00 and do not include any labor, momo wheel, stereo, grill, eye brow, headlights, 034 efi stand alone, custom tuning, and many many other parts and costs... As you can see the cost of build is endless...

Call Nate at Nate's Automotive 802-879-0115 or 802-238-7712 for serious inquiries... Trades welcome... Ask about our other vehicles for sale... Or visit our website www.natesautomotivevt.com


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[McDubber]

Asking $17,995

[HavokRuels]

you just wasted MB space on the forum server with this waste of a thread

[Hedo]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think we all appreciate the work and the parts that have went into this car but the value is just not there at this time.

GLWS

[CORRADO_JD_19]

Don't think you will ever get anything near that.
Not hating at all.
Glws

[khuygie88]

Just saw this on Craigslist.

I lol'd

[avantyomom]

maybe in 20 years

[RomanML320]

For $18k you get those limited edition Rota's with the car?

[atc51rams]

Great looking corrado deffinantely one of a kind, but no way your getting that much. You did a great job on the build that's just a little high on the price. GLWS

[vdubster79]

Nate, what turbo is in that now and what did it dyno at?

[chrischeez]

out of curiosity guys, i know the general consensus is the price is way too high, but for a car like this, what is a reasonable price? how much can you get for a car like this? is he better off to part it out, or try and get it in a magazine first? i work with the owner of the car, and i work on it for him, i plumbed the cooling system and routed the catch can and some other work to get it to the driving stage. i know this car inside and out, and it is nice. i told him he was asking too much, but for reference, if i could tell him what a reealistic price is, i'd have more ground to stand on. thanks, try not to be mean.

[DUBSfightinRUST]

Dont you know , Corrado owners are notorious for losing money on the sale of their pride and joy??

Go make money on a b5 passat.

[chrischeez]

Dont you know , Corrado owners are notorious for losing money on the sale of their pride and joy??

Go make money on a b5 passat.

we actually make a killing on most b5 passats because they are all junk. this does not help us. this is neither his pride nor his joy. we sell cars. we fix cars. apparently you criticize people on the internet, i'm sure your car is much nicer than this. if it pisses you off, make your car nicer, don't try to make us feel bad about it. i'm looking to solve the price gap problem, or at least plead my case. if anyone has anything USEFUL to offer, i'm glad to hear it.

[Jbonne]

I dont want the car, but I would think $8k is the number you will get...

GL

[chrischeez]

I dont want the car, but I would think $8k is the number you will get...

GL

thank you, this is more like the type of answer i was looking for. the market for specialty/custom cars is an iffy one, and just because the car has a million bucks worth of parts in it no way means it is worth the sum of them. hopefully someone who will love this thing finds it, and can land on a decent price.

[HavokRuels]

I dont want the car, but I would think $8k is the number you will get...

GL

Agreed, in this ball park and parting it won't yield this kind of money either.

[vdubster79]

Along the same lines I sold my five year project B3 Passat with 3.2L 12V stroker motor sitting on PSS9's and 16" Porsche BBS RS, custom paint and body etc etc that i had roughly $20k into for $8500

[Sony487]

car looks well put together. Seems to be about right with ppl saying the price is too high but with the right price I could see this selling quick. I'd be interested for sure

[RomanML320]

out of curiosity guys, i know the general consensus is the price is way too high, but for a car like this, what is a reasonable price? how much can you get for a car like this? is he better off to part it out, or try and get it in a magazine first? i work with the owner of the car, and i work on it for him, i plumbed the cooling system and routed the catch can and some other work to get it to the driving stage. i know this car inside and out, and it is nice. i told him he was asking too much, but for reference, if i could tell him what a reealistic price is, i'd have more ground to stand on. thanks, try not to be mean.

With things like this, wait for someone to make you a bunch of offers, and take the highest one you get. Obviously. More offers, the better. A lot of people prefer trading.

I'm no expert. But for $18k you'll be waiting for a long time for the right buyer.

[chopper_dave]

I don't know if this is helpful, but I'm trying... I'm actively looking for a Corrado and I'm even willing to spend money on it. There's really nothing in that listing that does anything for me, and it's not just the price. It looks like a good paint job, but when I see how much was spent on it I just roll my eyes and shake my head. From these photos it just doesn't stand out like that. You could say it's the photos, but I can point to any number of pics of cars with cheaper paint that look better. It's just kind of downhill from there. I see the AMU engine and I'm just wondering Why? Going to be a small market that that appeals to. There's a lot of cooler, smaller ticket items on there, but many (not all) of them feel like they were put in for repair/restore, not upgrade. Sorry, but you don't get credit for the stuff that's supposed to be there anyway, even if you did have to replace it. Like doing your oil changes, it's expected.

You are more than welcome to ignore all that. Here's what it boils down to: Is the value there for a potential buyer? I can point to several Corrados available right now that are 90-95% of this one, and the asking price is less than half. So the answer is very simple, and it's an unfortunate one.

And as someone who's sold a number of built cars, yes, it's very frustrating. Thems the breaks.

[kbg]

Bro,
Nice car i would love to have done that much work to mine before I sold it. I could kick myself for selling it just to get it out of my driveway. But I would agree I think you would have a hard time getting anything over 10k for it and at that you would need a special kind of buyer one that is young and does not know better or a collector of the model or VW's in general. Good luck it is a beautiful car and I owuld love to own it be proud of the work you did.

[strokeracevermont]

bump for a nice car. I do not know the owner but I do know the quality of work that the body shop does. I am sure that he spent around $6000 for the paint work alone. I have seen some of his work and it is about as good as it gets. $18000 puts you into decent 911 territory though. Anytime you dump this kind of money into a car you should probably plan on keeping and enjoying it for a while. It is too bad but $12k should get the car sold. Not that it means anything but I like the car. GLWS