Description
Placing my Valver for sale!
H plate Aug 90
Matching numbers engine
5Dr Big Bumper
Original Rainbow interior
Owned this car since 2002
3 former owners
Sadly I left it parked up in an underground car park and it decided it wouldn’t start when I needed it to move it!
Since then it has been with a semi-retired mechanic friend of mine who was a fellow Corrado 16v owner so he has been through the car and replaced the fuel pump system including goodridge replacement pipes and a new accumulator up until fitting a very difficult to obtain obsolete 4pin sender unit!
The car looks very sorry for itself at present in ‘barnfind’ condition but I know all the work that has been put into this car to keep it running and maintaining it over the years but while chasing other ‘’midlife projects’ this car has been on the backburner and has also accumulated some corrosion in the regular assembly jig points and I’ve noticed some corrosion inside the rear panel and the battery tray which always was the only problem area before hand… all the windscreen surrounding and scuttle look fine as do the rear suspension top struts and inside the filler flap
While I was driving this car regularly it always pulled strong and never let me down!
It has had all the brakes replaced using ATE from Heritage (rear discs house the rear wheel bearing) and replaced the brake compensator valve
As I pulled this car out from the yard the brakes were not seized and I can still see the grey paint
Overall with a good clean this car will look great but the bonnet laquer has deteriorated and the windscreen has been damaged (while some roof repairs were carried out in the yard ) and the roof ariel was also broken
In my desire to improve this car I have bought many sets of wheels and the current wheels are not the ones that belong to this car… they are Estoril but not corroded which I will swap back over and attempt to clean the car
I’m have another Golf and other VW so feel it maybe a mistake for me to sell this car as it is on the last stage before it should start again but with the broken screen it has broken my heart (actually a number of problems with other cars at the same time is causing me pain)
I have bought a Campaign leather steering wheel but I couldn’t fit it as it has the old spline one since found out it can be knocked out and swapped
The rear lights also are from the Campaign but I should try to swap the original Orange cluster back
I will also like to say I am monitoring other vehicle prices so I am NOT looking for every last penny for this car so am happy for it to find a new home although I am confident it will be worth it to someone who wants a good car to make their own!
Being a dub fanatic what you’re gonna love is coming off a roundabout in 3rd and it’s ready to go !
