I bought the car 11 months ago and in that period have covered 10k. The car is coming up to its 60k mile service.
Nothing has actually gone wrong. One of the front fog lights has cracked, the dealers charge about £110 but I bought a genuine replacement from a discount shop for just £55.
Just recently, I have found it difficult at times to engage gear - I think/hope it may just need adjustment? Overall though, the gearchange is not particularly brilliant, certainly it isn't up to Japanese standards.
My car has been fitted with Koni/Eibach suspension, G-Force 2000 discs and an AMD re-chip. I'd like to test drive one with a larger throttle body and variable-valve timing. Although the power graphs show significant power gains following these modifications, many drivers report that the car does not feel 'much' quicker?
I'm a member of the Corrodo Club of GB, which holds regular meetings and has an excellent quarterly magazine. The website is particularly good too.
The VR6 Corrado motor uses cables and not linkages in its transmission. The "difficulty" you are reporting is probably because you are trying to force it into gear. Let her flow the way she wants to and shift lightly. It's not a choppy Japanese tranny like you're used to. It's German art.
Hey, despite being one of the most die hard VW fans, (G60 cabrio PWW May 2001) I can still vouch for Japan (Honda) producing the best gearboxes in the business, but the Corrado shifter should be OK. Try getting the cables adjusted at the gearbox end, if not the bushes below the shifter can wear out, not usually before 100k though...
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