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Steering wheel light lit up yellow whilst driving
pudding:
Yeah that's me! 400hp & 350lbft in the end, and it's 100kg lighter than the ED30! I did run it at 500ish hp for a while but it was just ridiculous, even with a diff, so I wound it back down again. ED30s can make similar numbers but it's just the way a 6 pot engine with a big turbo can haul arse. Waaay quicker at the top end than a tuned ED30!
I do like the Eddy though. The sunroof works for starters :grin:
Ruggy:
And there's no automatic rear spoiler to break, no bowden cables to snap on the heater, the headlights and the wipers work as they should as well, but..... a Corrado's a Corrado. Got so much more soul than my Golf. Considering dipping my toe back in and picking one up as a weekend car, it's only been a year but god I miss my C!!!
GTIEagles:
--- Quote from: Pudding on October 28, 2015, 04:35:38 pm ---Yeah that's me! 400hp & 350lbft in the end, and it's 100kg lighter than the ED30! I did run it at 500ish hp for a while but it was just ridiculous, even with a diff, so I wound it back down again. ED30s can make similar numbers but it's just the way a 6 pot engine with a big turbo can haul arse. Waaay quicker at the top end than a tuned ED30!
I do like the Eddy though. The sunroof works for starters :grin:
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Flipping hell, that must have accelerated like a Lamborghini! I think I would have lost my license driving that! Yeah that VR6 engine was special, it's the noise I miss the most and the ability to rev it up to 7k with it still pulling hard whilst the GTI feels breathless past 6k :sad1: The feedback from the steering was way better than the GTI too giving you the sensation of being at one with the car. The GTI is no doubt a better and faster all round car but the Corrado was dripping in soul in comparsion.
I'm talking myself into wanting one again!
GTIEagles:
--- Quote from: Ruggy on October 28, 2015, 10:57:48 pm ---And there's no automatic rear spoiler to break, no bowden cables to snap on the heater, the headlights and the wipers work as they should as well, but..... a Corrado's a Corrado. Got so much more soul than my Golf. Considering dipping my toe back in and picking one up as a weekend car, it's only been a year but god I miss my C!!!
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Despite their quirks and faults they really do get under your skin. You should definately do it.
pudding:
ED30s are much better past 6K because of the bigger turbo obviously, but I know what you mean. I remember my first drive of a GTI when they were launched and thinking "Is that it?" when I hit 5500rpm ish. It felt a bit like the handbrake was pulled up! The GTI is better at the bottom end than an Eddy though, loads punchier.
Lol funny you should say that about a Lamboghini. I did once get into a little 50 - 100 midrange pull with a Gallardo and there wasn't a lot in it :grin:
I'm past Corradoism now though. Being an old crust, I like ride quality and creature comforts now and MK5s are way more refined than Corrados!
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