i have both cars...well sort of...
a mutt mb and a mutt vw...
the corrado is a turbo vr6...
the mb is a 123 ford powered...

they are two totally different cars...
i too commute 28 miles a day (14 each way) i take both of these cars depending on the day...i supose if i had to choose i would take the mb...maintance is no concern to me as we all do our own...so i am no help with that ankle grabbin but parts are the same and a corrado is no stranger to the shop, infact thats what they are know for...hows the head gasket, elect water pump, electrical system in general???? its a list...

the choice is up to you...what do you want out of your car... if you can only have one...

i always feel that a car is a direct representation of the owner...(although not all the time, there are times when the car does not match the driver at all)

imho 7k for a raddo is rape, esp from a buddy...my buddy sold me his raddo for a buck when he bought his s4...thats a friend...

you have to choose
jake