A Short Story Behind That Volkswagen Corrado

Kinja'd!!! "Justin Young" (jus1029)
08/09/2013 at 02:45 • Filed to: Volkswagen Corrado, Latest Finds, Car Spotting

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Remember !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I posted weeks ago? I haven't actually taken recent photos of it, so last Saturday, I decided to check on it. There was a surprise though...because that car is still for sale!

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On August 3, 2013, I visited a friend's house for school work. Since he lived West Greenhills, I've decided to enter the neighborhood to snag some shots of the Corrado. As I entered the street I noticed a barkada (friend group) talking to each other, but I didn't mind them until I went out of my car (silver Innova; above, right side) . I quickly got out, took pictures (with my Sony DSC-W350) and immediately told my driver "Go! Go! GO!" as the group saw me. I thought they didn't give a damn about me! As we exited the street, one of the guys told my driver to stop. At first, I thought he will tell me to delete those photos. However, the guy asked me if I'm gonna buy it.

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I was surprised indeed. Apparently, the owner was trying to sell the car but didn't get any responses from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , so he just let it rot on the street.

It's so sad to see this rare VW suffer the heat and the storms of the Philippines for six years. I haven't met the owner yet, so I hope the price (PHP250,000/US$5,743) will devalue for me to buy one!


DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! Dsscats > Justin Young
08/09/2013 at 03:08

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I saw one in Malibu a couple weeks ago. It was a VR6 and was parked in the driveway of a $20,000,000 beach house next to an SLS


Kinja'd!!! legory > Dsscats
08/09/2013 at 03:34

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That dude probably made the same vow I made about my WRX, I will never get rid of my first car.


Kinja'd!!! ACTON > legory
08/09/2013 at 05:30

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or... you know, the pool boy...


Kinja'd!!! Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > legory
08/09/2013 at 09:30

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I'm with you on that vow as well. I can't imagine anything but regret if I ever departed with my first car (which, sadly, I don't have yet).


Kinja'd!!! PORSCH3 > Justin Young
08/09/2013 at 10:04

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What a cool car. If only Corrado's were rear wheel drive.