Faults:

Drivers side rear brake caliper siezed - a common problem with Corrados and Mk2 Golf GTIs I was informed.

Worn front wheel bearing.

Aftermarket immobilizer caused starting difficulties with hot starting on warm days - I did not include this in my reliability score above as it can hardly be blamed on VW.

General Comments:

I absolutely adored this car. Very practical, can seat four adults in reasonable comfort and has a sizeable boot. The handling is a dream (once went through a roundabout at 70) and is superb fun to drive. Acceleration while not the cars strong point was okay but the best way to make that Nova SRi a dot in the rear-view mirror was to find a twisty road and nail the throttle - Corrados don't seem to need to slow down for bends the same way most cars do ;-)

Faults:

Some minor trouble with the electrics, but other than that it's been ok.

General Comments:

Best Volkswagen ever built, hope to charge her soon.

Faults:

Cracked headlight lens left by previous owner - result: instead of 30 quid for a new lens, 180 for a new headlamp assembly to replace a corroded reflector.

HT leads replaced at 90,000.

Timing belt and tensioner replaced at 81,000 as added insurance, old ones were O.K.-ish.

Synthetic gearbox oil added at 95,000 to aid shifting on a wearing 2nd gear, better, but 2nd's synchro is wearing.

Front and rear brake disks replaced at 95,000 (probably original set).

Parcel shelf strap broke!

General Comments:

The handling of this car is great, real fun on twisting roads. It's a bit heavy for the 1800 16V engine though, and the car lacks low down torque in comparison with the pull from 4-7000 rpm. As a result it's a bit miserable to drive in town - 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd etc... if you don't get above 40.

I love the cars looks though, especially in black (when clean) and the VW quality is definitely there, the interior looks and feels better than my sister's 2 year old 20,000 mile Peugeot 306, even at 101,000. I will probably hang on to this car for a very long time.

Faults:

Just normal repairs for an older car. Original exhaust needed changing / Brake Discs & pads / Power steering belt change.

General Comments:

Well built Coupe with good performance and exceptional chassis/handling.