VS.

VW Corrado VR6
93-95
5 speed
178hp 6 cyl
fwd
fully loaded w/ leather, sunroof, etc

Pretty much damn near identical stats and both are pretty close in price. I have always been a VW guy, and Corrado's have always been a dream car of mine, but have always LOVED BMW's also.

Both cars will be made into crazy shop car beasts.... Turbo'd w/ standalone, Built bottom end, etc... eventually. If i buy a Corrado, we'll be doing an AWD syncro swap done to it. I have the complete system in my garage right now. Its winter here 6 months a year, so AWD comes in handy.

Repair costs are not an issue with either, neither is insurance.. Insurance here is a joke.

Discuss.

Vortex Scammer: Rashan Deane of Newark, NJ AKA Rad23, 8701, Tariq, Rettub116, & Player

watch the heater core and the coolant hoses and the aux coolant pump. I put almost 100k on mine in 4 yrs, and I loved it to death, but it was the worst car in terms of reliability myself or anyone in my immediate family has owned in the last 30 yrs.

What do I drive now (after my sister totalled my CVR6 (it had 192k on it at the time and was probably in the best shape it had been in in the last 150k!)?

A 1995 325is.
rock solid, I've put 17k on it since november 02. It just turned 100k. Put some real suspension in one, sticky tires, get a chip, do the fan delete mod, pick up an M3 stock exhaust, and upgrade the brakes.

If you really want to go fast, 240 hp @ the crank with the M50TU engine is as simple as a custom chip, stock cams from a 95 M3 engine, M3 exhaust, and intake. Add a 3.38 differential from an M3 automatic and you'll be faster than stock E36 M3s.

They do have some problem areas too, albeit easily fixable. thermostat, radiator, water pump, rear shock mounts.

Hold out for one with the sport package which includes the wider 16" split 5 spoke wheels, sport suspension, and those awesome sport seats. I've never had a problem in the winter w/my car even running 15" all season tires on stock non sport wheels in the winter...just turn that ASC on...it was the worst winter we've had in 10 yrs here too!

Thanks for the 1st hand knowledge.

Vortex Scammer: Rashan Deane of Newark, NJ AKA Rad23, 8701, Tariq, Rettub116, & Player

Hopefully things will go great and in a few years i'll be able to build up the other one that i don't buy now.

Vortex Scammer: Rashan Deane of Newark, NJ AKA Rad23, 8701, Tariq, Rettub116, & Player

what he said.

PS... Dan, you better come to the HMS Car Party on Saturday...

Identical stats? I honestly dont know how these two cars can be fairly compared. Sure, they are both good performers, but I cant imagine someone having a tough decision to make. You either prefer the BMW or the VW.

BTW, is that a 192hp 2.5L? Surprising since the current 2.5L is only like 182, no?

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It was detuned when it was placed in the 323i (which eventually went back to being the 325i). Reason: Reduce 328/330 cannibalization.

thats a widebody, fender flared, m3 kitted, turbo 325.

I'd buy a Porsche 944 S2:D

1. i absolutley love them
2. everyone and there brother drives 3 series around here they are almost as common as civics

And as far as i know, it was a 192hp engine (M50 right?). If its not 192hp here, its 192hp in Europe.

They are pretty similar comparisons for me.... I'm going to be getting near identical luxury inside, (more room in the e36 though), 6 cylinder engines with nearly the same hp, similar stock performance #'s, etc.

Modified by N'Syncro at 3:09 PM 8-13-2003

Vortex Scammer: Rashan Deane of Newark, NJ AKA Rad23, 8701, Tariq, Rettub116, & Player

except that most of the 3ers around here are well done and classy
not riced out like the Common New England Civic

Whatever i get, its going to be turned into a head turner.

Vortex Scammer: Rashan Deane of Newark, NJ AKA Rad23, 8701, Tariq, Rettub116, & Player

girls will see a Corrado and go... "its just a VW" (Ive seen it)
girls will see a BMW and drop their pants faster than if they had 4 margaritas in them (gross exaggeration;))

If you are buying a Project..i say Corrado, if you want a reliable daily driver, i say E36.

I like them Both, if i planned on a project E36..i would buy a 318Ti, otherwise it would be a 328iS or an M3.

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ok now lets be serious...

most girls, let alone people, dont know what the hell a corrado is

and I dont know one girl who would cream over a car oooh wow a car lets have sex now

im sure there may be some....maybe they do different things than i do...like cream over cars

maybe those midwest crazies are different

Since you are going to fix it up crazy how about this.....you dont fix any of them up and you buy both cars with all the money you'd have left and leave them stock....TADA! now you are set

Tough choice

It depends. For daily driver, E36 all the way. For a second car/project, the corrado is my dream.

Jeff

I'm going to get lynched for this:
The corrado chassis is weak, put it on jack stands and it flexes enough to make the doors difficult to open. The reliability is sub par, the thermostat housings leak all the time, the water pumps do too. The coolant system itself is just crap on the VR6s. The G60 doesnt share that problem, but it does have a grenade worthy of the US Army under the hood. The corrado itself is DEAD SEXY, super hot with great lines, its just too bad that pretty picture was painted with crayolas.

2) it is small inside, but it was among the roomiest in its class during its production.
3) the only Porsche car that has seats the size of the Corrados rear seats is the 928, but even those are not as comfortable. other Porsches, such as 911's and front-engined 4-cyl's, have show seats basically. if you are any older then 5yrs old...you will be cramped.
5.) the Corrado SLC/VR6 has 64/36 Weight distribution, is this not ideal for a FWD car? the SLC was one of the best handling FWD's of its time.

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1) can't do anything about
2) its not that bad, yes the E30 is a fishbowl, but its not that bad.
3) the rear seat of the Corrado is the most comfortable 2+2 I've been in.
4) (agreed)
5) Thats good for a FWD car, it does handle pretty damn good.
6) no, not really. just coolant or charger related.
7) you mean the shifter bushings or shift linkage, the tranny is not soft and mushy... its metal.

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