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Feature Car of the month - November 2009 (GaVR6in)


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So this month's car is Gavin's Corrado. Another uber clean and classy example of a VR6. The Corrado's are becoming more popular and when you look at Gav's car it's easy to see why! They arguably sit better than the Golf and are certainly rarer and more unique. Although when Gavin joined the club he was the proud owner of a rather lovely Dragon Green golf – this was also very tastefully modded and quickly became one of the loveliest examples in the club.

The reason for the move was simple, Gavin likes a new project to clean, sorry I mean stamp his mark on as he says himself “The inspiration behind my car really is due to the fact that I get bored fairly quickly with my cars (2 year itch) but I love the VR6 engine and the VR6OC people (well most off them ;-) ) so the next thing for me was a VR6 Corrado. I haven't been able to do what I wanted to do to it as my cash has been spent else where so I have only done a couple of mods.â€

Gavin is being a little coy there as the mods he has done have massively improved the car and are all top notch quality, the list so far is :-

Red rears.
TT 17in rims
TT 312mm brakes with braided hoses and red callipers.
Koni adjustable shocks and springs.
Complete stainless system with 6 branch manifold.
Racing cams.
polished and ported head.
BMC CDA.
Powder coated inlet manifold and polished stainless engine cover.
Colour coded delocked doorhandles
Drilled front discs and uprated lights.

This as well as being one of the cleanest cars in the club is definitely a car to be driven as the mods show and the fact that Gavin took the Golf around the Nurburgring and is planning to do the same to the Corrado. However I cannot gloss over the cleanliness that quickly ! Gav is a man who takes his cleaning very very seriously ! When he first bought the Corrado all the wheels were off the arches cleaned and the whole car detailed to the nth degree.

Gavin is a regular on the show stands and has been to pretty much all the shows over the years however he does have a couple that stand out, “Well my favourite show of the year is the VR6OC show of course but if I am truly honest it is probably Bug Jam as you get a bit of everything, strip action, not so much water cooled but there is usually loads parked up, entertainment is always good and its a good old pi88 up.â€

Gavin has had a bit of bad luck with the car over this summer and not been to as many shows as he would have wanted but it is now back cleaner than ever and looking forward to the forthcoming year. I urge you to get along to one of the shows and have a look around one of the cleanest, straightest Corrado's on the scene and a can of Foster's to anyone who can find some dirt on it :)


The person behind the car.

Name: Gavin Taylor
Forum user name: GaVR6in
Age: 33 its true.
Occupation: Pharmaceuticals
Location: Hertford
Hobbies: Driving my VR6 of course, I have an allotment. And watching the mighty spurs.
Likes: Listening to my VR6, music (Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs)
Dislikes: Arsenal (sorry Ben) Bad drivers, teenagers.

Car questions

First car?: Ford Fiesta
Current car?: Corrado VR6 , Audi A4 s line.
Dream car?: Veyron hmmmmmm.
Other cars owned?: Escort mk3 xr3, orion 1.6i ghia, astra diesel, Renault laguna(sorry) audi a4, BMW 318i, Golf gti mk3, Golf VR6 and current, with a few other old bangers in there too.
What got you into Dubs?: It’s a long story but I had the gti and wanted to mod it to make it go quicker and someone with a vr6 said get one of these.
Best feature on your car?: Apart from the V6 I would say the 6 branch and exhaust system.
Future modifications?: I would like to get the wheels polished a full respray and a de cat.
Favourite other member's car?: At the moment it is Helens (hvr6)

General Stuff

1. Blonde or Brunette? Blonde or Brunette? Brunette. (don’t tell Ange)
2. Takeaway or home cooked? Takeaway but don’t have enough.
3. Tea or Coffee? Tea
4. Euro look or USA look? Euro but prefer standard tastefully modded
5. Soap or Documentary? Topgear or football.
6. Mates or Dates? Mates
7. Pubs or Clubs? Pubs
8. Sun seeker or Thrill seeker? Sunseeker
9. Lager or Spirits? Lagere
10. Dogs or Cats?: Dogs. Everyone know's about my little woodie.
11. Night out or Couch potato? Night in/couch potato
12. All Go or All Show? I like to think I do a bit of both.
13. Winter or Summer? Summer of course
14. Tattoos or Piercings? Tattoos
15. Football or Rugby? Football, coys.

The Golf went from looking very standard :-


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To looking very very sweet :)

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and then got thrown around the Ring for good measure !

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And Gavin as most of us usually see him at shows !! ;) ;)

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