Corrado G60

I'm thinking of replacing my MK2 Valver with one of the above, I was suprised how cheap they are, I've seen some nice ones on Autotrader for 2-3K, but I've never driven one and I know nothing about superchargers.

Any owners / previous on here? any good? reliable? fast as phuck or slow/

Thanks

Pj

 

I bought a Corrado G60 back in June, not standard spec (R1 charger, chip and pulley, RSR outlet, RS2 intercooler, Milltek exhaust etc) - very gutsy and surprisingly economical (28mpg on average)- looked at a few - 2-3k will get a straight one but be prepared to do some work. Superchargers are easily serviced and can be done for 300 so not a major issue. I have a Racing Puma and will always drive the G60 in preference to it

 

Thanks Andy, you've made my mind up, I'll wait until the new year and start looking!!

 

I have learned a lot about G60's in the last six months from the Corrado Forum http://the-corrado.net/forum/portal.php , also may be worth giving John at JMR a call - he specialises in G60's and is a source of great advice, drop me a PM if you want his number

 

I had one, kept it for 6 years because I couldnt find anything to replace it with without spending a sh1tload of money I didnt have! It rocked. Buy one.

 

Ditto. As long as you you keep them serviced regularly they are great.

 

Are they a lot more expensive to run than say a MK2 16V?

 

Some Corrado bits, mainly body panels are getting scarce and expensive, normal running costs I doubt would be much higher as long as you budget for oil changes every 6k and a 300-400 supercharger service every 40-50k

 

dont expect fantastic mpg either out of a tuned g60. unless you drive like miss daisy, but you wont, it gets addictive

 

Mine geets driven as it should be driven and generally get 28mpg - calculated properly, not via the MFA

 

Still better than the 24-26 my MK2 Valver gets (via MFA)

 

corrado g60 are great fun