Silver Lining...

IF there's a good thing about your turbo being on its way out...

...it was idling at the lights this evening about 5 minutes after start up & filling some guy's BMW X5 with smoke!

Perhaps now he knows what it feels to pollute the atmosphere with his big tractor

although I don't think our cars are that green

Mine isn't green at all - ink black

...and its always a good opportunity to upgrade your Turbo too !

yeah i fell for that one too, look where it got me.....

Is she running sweetly again now Steve ?

I have a "Big Tractor" as well as my coupe and to be honest I think the coupe is a worse offender in terms of pollution

Yeah, I considered it but went off the idea pretty quickly to be honest! Bottom line is, standard power is plenty for my needs!

I'm planning to get a painted rocker cover at the same time though!

Quite right - with my 20VT I don't presume to occupy any eco-moral-highground whatsoever... Though I'm sure yours is a bit better on that front steven16v.

Its just the way that urban SUVs lord it over other traffic (intentionally or otherwise) that makes this funny for me!

when she's going she runs very very sweetly - the isse is getting/keeping her running. in at paul's thursday for inertia switch, solid rear bushes, wheel arch liner adjustment, air-con etc etc etc. THEN she's going be just right

oh and off to flea 13th june....

nice one !!! bet she'll fly once Flea has worked his magic

i really really hope so Mike, i'm fed up of coming back from bristol in an AA wagon

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Think of the fuel your saving though proccy

Ill have a standard recon turbo with uprated seals and 360" bearins up for sale in a week. Bought and fitted by Rog at poweritalia, done a few thousand miles on it and 6mnths old.

Getting a bigger turbo so he will be taking it off next thursday. Cost me £550 fitted. Looking £350 for it. PM if interested.

Cheers montgomery! Countrycruising (FCSS) will fit a newly reconditioned turbo with a 12 month warranty for £600 - not sure what fitting alone would be so don't know whether or not sourcing a turbo myself is sensible... Any ideas?