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[/COLOR][/COLOR]-Scott My Locker 2014 Grey Ford Fusion 2.0 EcoBoost Bought: 12-5-14 2005 Silver Legacy GT Ltd 5mt. Bought: 3-3-07 Sold: 12-5-14 1996 Brilliant Red L (AWD). Bought: 6-14-04 - Sold: 3-3-07 - 15.370 @ 89.65 1992 Claret/black LS #4086 (GF's). Bought: 6-30-04 - Sold: 7-29-07 1994 Pearl White LSi Bought: 2001? Sold: 2004? |
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Glad you are personally OK. and really sorry to hear about your car. Regards the Corrado, I like them a lot, and will venture my opinion for what it's worth. Ride quality is a little harsh, very harsh compared to the SVX. Roadholding is little short of brilliant. Cabins tend to be very dark and sombre, OK if you are happy with that. The VR6 is a brilliant engine. Very narrow angle V6, about 2.9 litres. Good power. If the car you are looking at is the 2.0 litre supercharged, called the G60, don't touch it!! They are worthless over here. Supercharger is not good quality, tends to burn up, and costly to fix. Regular to see them fitted with new supercharger, just before the car gets sold. Best bet with them is to fit a non-VW supercharger for reliability. If it's a V6 and checks out, go for it. Probably the best small coupe ever made. Joe
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: NONE Previous SVXes: 1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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G60= Supercharged 1.8 liter. I know a bit about both because I almost bought one before I fell in love with the SVX. Pros: Handmade in the Karman Ghia coachbuilder place Look good Go fast Pop up rear spoiler (up at 45mph, down at 25 I think) Handles AWESOME Cons: EXPENSIVE. Parts are almost more nutty than SVX parts. Unreliable. The G60s are ****. The supercharger, or G Ladder charger, dies after about 45,000 miles. They have electrical gremlins, and problems EVERYWHERE. The SLC is better, but not a whole lot... the VR6 in the corrado is pretty much VWs first attmept with the VR6, so its also maintenence prone. While the VR6 was once VWs performance engine, a stock 1.8T will give one a run for its money, and a CHIPPED 1.8 T will destroy a VR6. Basically, the 1.8T is superior in almost everyway. More reliable, more powerful, less weight, better MPG. VW Owners are DICKHEADS. Let me repeat: VW OWNERS ARE DICKHEADS. I went to their forum for a few weeks... talk about pretensious assholes. I'd hate to belong to their group. ANyway, I'd say get your SVX fixed. - Rob |
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I am glad to hear you were not hurt. It is really sad to hear about another one that is very sick! Good luck on the repairs or whatever you decide to do.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=silver]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Scott, i am sorry to hear about your misfortune, but i am glad that everyone is okay. i got a friend that has a svx for sale, she is pretty trashed on the inside, but the body is in pretty good shape, if you wanted to, or you wanted to go in with another member into buying her for parts, i might be able to help you out.
Kelli
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Previous owner of the Princess Pearlie "Dimples" as of 8/6/03 1992 LS-L Pearl 124k "Yeah, that thingy!" owner of the new 1992 LS-L Pearl "Susie" I am a pessimistic optimistic. I think the worst is going to happen, that way when it does, i don't feel as bad, but if the best happens, i am twice as happy. |
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and i'm really not too thrilled with the overall reliability of VW's that i've experienced.. i dated a girl from a "VW Family" with a couple of jetta's and a beetle.. her jetta consistently refused to start for no apparent reason, and her mom's jetta chewed through 2 transmissions in 3 years.. anyway, all things considered, it's a good thing that a) you're not a jerk and b) your VW stable has served you well.. -adam |
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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He just traded the thing on a Civic Si. Loved the VW but got tired of things breaking. Apparently build quality is a concern.
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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