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Turbo vs Non-Turbo the never ending struggle 200

posted by  Bob Wennerstrom on  Tue Oct 15 20:50 CST 2002
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I bought my first 240 about 6 months ago. 82 245 turbo 230K. I thought I'd be able to drive it a few years before doing any serious work on it. I was wrong. In 4000 miles I've had to do: Front end rebuild, wiring harness, starter, trailing arm bushings, blower motor, clutch and in-tank-pump. At first, I was really bummed out that the car needed so much work and considered selling it. Thanks to the advice and encouragement of the people on this board, I was able to fix all this stuff for less than $800 in parts and a few weekends getting greasey. I'm prepared that one day, I might need a turbo. Hell, I'm prepared to rebuild the engine if I have to. The car is that good. I looked at my buddies 80 242 today. Lotsa room in that engine compartment to work on stuff. The turbo definitely has more crap in there to get in your way but as Dave says, boost is fun, boost is worth it.

Bob
82 intercooled turbowagon 234K





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