Elvis Works On His Supercharged Teenage Dream Volkswagen G60 | Wheeler Dealers
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Elvis hits the jackpot after getting the chance to work on a Volkswagen Corrado G60.
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From Season 18 Episode 10 - Auta a dopravní prostředky
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After the fall i saw a black Corrado and my childish mind was blown away. Now im driving a black 92 G60 for nearly 12 years. Dreams can come true. ❤
Have 2 of them, one burgundy and one blue, been a Corrado fan since 1990 when i bought my first one G60 in Alpine White. Had it for 10 years, immaculate in every aspect as I took care of it to the extreme, had to part as I got married (went to my wedding with it!) and needed a little more car space and 4 doors and then I got a 1989 burgundy in 2015, sunroof, all in excellent working condition, engine/g60/electronics all working perfectly, and the blue one 3 years later which had some issues, engine/g60 issues mainly, which I intended to keep for parts but felt so sorry to ruin its beuty, so I had to revive it and so I did.
One of my favourite cars of all time. I so wish I had owned a G60 or VR6. Great turnaround to get a modern classic back on the road
I had a G40 Polo, loved it. Wish I still had it.
Cool! Shame these suffer the same fate of being modified by shed-tuners, just like GTI's, Opel Calibra, BMW 3 series and such.
There should be a law that you have to keep the original parts you take off when you modify a car 😂
Had the same blue G60 1990 Corrado - fully stock and I still miss it. Keep looking for a replacement but too many have been messed about with. Awesome car! After I got mine a mate got a VR6 and his brother a G60 too. Good times 😊
I still own my nugget yellow Corrado G60! I really need to get it back on the road as its been sitting in my garage for several years....
Love the Corrado - I have a 16v at the moment
Makes me feel sad about letting my white vr6 go, it was the best handling car I ever owned but I was going to lose the safe and dry home it lived in, cars are for driving anyway, I did minimal mileage, a very rare and underrated car on today’s roads, loved the episode boys 👍😎👍
Legendary car. Probably first mod new owner will do is a set of coilovers; hopefully KW2.
Love this car
Makes me miss my old Corrado, wasn't a G60 just a nice 9a in classic green pearl. Wouldnt have put it to standard height though, always look like they are on stilts as standard... Looked like a late front bumper on that too with the click in in indicator/fogs. Sure the pre facelift bumpers lights mounted with a screw. Lovely car though
Nice to see the same car as in my garage, aquamarin blue color code lc5u...
The previous owners must have been going aff their nuts, with that blue and white cable !
My pops forced me to sell my vr6 when i was young . That shit still hurts!😢
I had a G60 - Loved that car!
Nice unit. I don't see the light out of the tunnel to bring mine to roads again 😮💨
When will the newer episodes be on MotorTrend On Demand?
My Dream Car 🚙
I love that it has the VR6 Bonnet/Hood. The VR6 is beefier and nicer to look at. The G60 is hollow in the middle
It looks as thought you also changed the Radio/Stereo Cassette Player, The one hat was shown with the blue wire for the rear spoiler is different to the the one shown in the later stages of the show. How much did the stereo cost ? and how many other things were changed but unaccounted for ?
Don’t quite agree on the suspension. Had one back in 97-99 and stock was bouncy that made it tail happy on windy roads and more so in the wet. Fitted some spax fixed drop springs and shocks and transformed the car’s ride without being firm.
That was probably because they were worn out. My first car was a golf 2 gtd with a lowering set. It was horrible. You felt every stone on the road.
I love it!!!! its a big VW clubs (classic) around the world
Should have went with bilstein coilovers, better handling than OEM, plus now it looks like a 4x4 haha
Some cars suit lowering springs or stiffer shocks
Ho avuto l'onore e il piacere di aver posseduto sia la Corrado che la polo g40 per molto tempo
English.... mate 👍
You can take it off road now with that new suspension
23657 time of praying for subtitles, even automatically generated, it helps a lot for non natives.
Sometimes it feels like everything else then original is shit in their minds. Sad on the wide bbs-wheels.
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In the collectors market originality is king. That being said as other commenters have mentioned thete are still a lot of "wrong" parts on this car. I wish everyone modifying cars would keep the originals parts, I know it's a challenge to store this stuff sometimes and it's tempting to sell them on but its great for a new owner to have the choice to put it back to stock. Generally speaking you get more money too for selling the modified parts separately to the car as opposed to seeing the car modified.
Talk to a Rado owner for more than 5 minutes, and they will bring up that wing lol.
Not sure why a Rado watch owner is relevant. How do they bring the wing up, brute force, ESP or electrically?
Nice car. The front bumper, grill, and bonnet are phase 2 (VR6 style) so not original. You can see the bumper is a bit too wide when looking from the front at the beginning of the video. And the fog lights are phase 2 this is why they fit. It gives a sleeker look though if I'm honest. Great job guys.
Hi. I have an 92 G60 wich is phase 2 from the outside too. I bought that car from first Hand.
@@blastfromthepast3073 Thanks! So late G60s came with this outfit then... learnt something 😊
@@jean-marclestic8150 VW tuned the later models from factory. Bigger ported head and intake. Another Charger Transmission, bigger catalystic converter (like VR6) and bigger diameter between exhauhaust silencer. This was happen because many G60 had problems to reach 160hp. After this changes we talk about 175HP from factory. A night and day difference in driving. Sadly no media reviewed the later models to get some hard numbers. All i can say that the VR6 had hard times to be quicker. Maybe VW wants to sold more VR6 for more Profit.
As an aside, i have liked all the mechanics that have been on WD but I have to register a preference to Elvis, it’s not so much the individual personality of each of the guys, I think it’s down to non adversarial relationship they portray, Elvis seems more or equally keen as Mike to sort out the chosen motors, much easier on the entertainment and enjoyment score
Agree, I'm enjoying WD again since they came back to the UK. I got bored of the USA series and stopped watching. Wasnt relatable at all.
Rear suspension is sitting too high 🙈
How about you let me turn up my own fricken radio at high speeds....damn Germans!
Anyone else noticed he installed VR6 fogs and turns on a G60? 🤔
Not just the fogs/turns but the entire bumper. They stick out of the G60 front fenders by 1/2 inch, Also the bonnet is post-'92. Mark changed the turns to pre-'92 in the post-'92 brackets, where the pre-'92 turns/fogs are mounted to the bumper itself. It's all details which makes a restauration time-correct. Good find about the rear spoiler. Never heard that one before. Would've drive me nuts.
Why did Elvis turn on it? Did it offend him in some way? Bad G60!
That radio wiring is bad!
C'mon Mike, you've let yourself and everyone down in this one. It's left a bitter taste in my mouth. I'm a longstanding fan of your wheeler dealer, cheeky deals but this one? The guy's only got one arm and his wife was a nurse all her life and you're still rinsing them for every last last penny despite you already making a tidy profit. They're clearly nice people and not much money. Have a heart, mate 💙 forgo a couple of kebabs amd burgers for these people. I'm sure your family and cardiologist would appreciate it. You'll still be quids in. Stay safe mate 👍
This is a corrado G60 Pre facelift, not facelift :/
It clearly has post facelift fogs and hood. Not too sure about that grill, either. Do you think it was swapped out?
Sadly soon all gas cars will be illegal!!!
Nope, the People are not going to let that Happen!!!!!!!
And we are with Millions and they are. We are the ones that have that Power not them!!!
@@erikwiggers1922 Sadly China gives the orders to all politicians and they give a shit about the people here in EU.
What about petrol or diesel? My wife's car runs off petrol and gas (hybrid) and won't be illegal anytime soon in my home country, Australia. In fact gas and electric are the future and are being forced here.
I had a G60 Corrado in the same color bitd. It was great to drive but the most unreliable VW I ever had. Needed a new engine at 75k miles, sunroof stopped working.... just terrible.
4 sunroofs in 13 years with mine.... but one of the most reliable cars i ever had
Had 3 g60 s no engine problems. But few other problems. Sunroof also. Have a 2.0 8v now. Never had so much fun in a corrado. It always drives like you expect. Very fast response. G60 depends on the day. really😁 it also has no sunroof🎉
@@DarrenHudson-iu7mk the sunroofs have zinc die casting parts which lose strength when hot. So if your car is roasted in the sun and you get in and immediately open the roof those parts are prone to fail. I was working with those sunroofs and all later sunroofs had the same issues.
The car is way too high. It looks ridiculous. Rest of it is fantastic.
Indeed, lower and 17 inch wheels max..
This is becoming so contrived its unbelievable.
OK. Thank you for pointing out what was contrived. Maybe you can add "This aged like milk" to your contrived posts.
@@markwilliams2620 if you are going to 'hate' on my comment, it must have struck the right nerve. Cool. Thanks for the feedback!