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fluffyhead69
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Hello folks, After countless problems with my C4 since ownership, the turbo has gone, and it's the last straw! It's a 54 plate in black with just under 100k on the clock Just after some advice as to what to do and if anyone has any idea how much a turbo would cost to fit if I got a replacement? I don't know whether to: 1. fix and sell (although funds are limited and I'd rather not have to spend to much up front). 2. stick it in the auction, however I'm not sure how much i should expect in it's current condition. 3. stick it on eBay, same as above 4. try and find a replacement engine seeing as the miles are higher than average and there have been other problems 5. trade it towards another car, however my worry is that this will mean practically giving the C4 away! Anyone been in a similar situation? Anyone have any idea I should be looking to sell for with a faulty turbo? Can seem to get a turbo for anywhere between £300 and £700 for a brand new one. I just know it's a pig to replace and hence lots of labour for the garage. Just a bit unstuck as to what to do and need to sort it out asap as I have a 100 mile round commute every day! Cheers guys, Louis |
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Dave_Retired.
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Joined: Aug 07 2006Location: Northumberland |
Cut your losses and sell the car, another member in a similar situation got £1,000 trade in as a non runner. You really don't know what's required until you start striping the engine, but it's likely to cost more that the cars actual value given the age/mileage |
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PPP7
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Assuming the engine did NOT runaway and over rev. Probably 3-4 hours labour plus the cost of the turbo and any ancillary parts required. You are looking at anything upwards of around £1,000 to fix. The choice is yours to get it fixed or PX/sell as is. I spent nearly £2,000 on my Audi A4 when the turbo blew, as it also needed new CAT and exhaust due to oil contamination. |
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Darren
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Joined: Oct 03 2008Location: Portsmouth, UK |
Yeah depending on the extent of the damage you could be looking easily into the thousands. For a working 54 VTS HDi you'll be looking at £2500-£3000 private sale, possibly a bit more. That could be less than the repairs. | ||
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fluffyhead69
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Cheers guys. I don't think the damage will be too bad. The turbo bearings have gone I think and the car starts etc just no power after a point. I'm hoping it's just a case of replacing the turbo itself.... Knowing my luck though it will lead to finding further issues as you guys say. It wasn't a runaway or anything like that, but has had the depollution fault a few times, it over heats regularly with no found reason, doesn't run particularly well at the best of times and has loads of other niggles, so haven't been in a position to sell it confidently privately. I'll ask around a few dealers and see what they say with regards to trading it in. Thanks for the help. |
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loggamatt
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I never get why people cut their losses so readily on cars... Someone mentioned that it would be about £1000 to fix, someone else mentioned that a working version of the same car would be £3000, someone else mentioned that he could sell it for £1000 for a non-runner. So the way I see it, if he pays to get it fixed he has a car with a brand new turbo for £1000 and shouldn't expect the turbo to fail for a while. If he gives up on it, gets £1000 back for it as a non-runner but spends a few thousand more on another 2nd hand car, for all he knows the turbo in whatever he gets next could fail in a few months. I always think that if you've just replaced an expensive component in a car then you know it's likely to be a while before you have to again, whereas if you buy a different 2nd hand car, who knows what problems it's going to have. I've never really been convinced that it's important how much the car you're fixing is worth, because the peace of mind of knowing that it has a brand new component is surely makes the car worth more to you than it would be worth on the market anyway? |
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fluffyhead69
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You make some good points, but i think what people are saying is that it could be something else that has caused the problem with the turbo, so you never know what you are starting when you begin to repair big problems like turbos etc. There are loads of other problems which will mount up to a large bill if I was to get it to the top private sale value. It has never really run 'right'. |
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Dave_Retired.
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@loggamatt, if you re read the initial post, the car is at or beyond the point at which the cost of major repairs outweigh the value of the car for the vast majority of people. Unless you are confident of your ability to diagnose and carry out those repairs personally,have the mechanical skills required to pull the car to pieces (and the tools and workspace) using parts acquired used cheaply from a breakers or possibly new eBay then your options are very limited. fluffyhead69 asked for advice and received appropriate responses. |
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loggamatt
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C6 Dave wrote ... @loggamatt, if you re read the initial post, the car is at or beyond the point at which the cost of major repairs outweigh the value of the car for the vast majority of people. Unless you are confident of your ability to diagnose and carry out those repairs personally,have the mechanical skills required to pull the car to pieces (and the tools and workspace) using parts acquired used cheaply from a breakers or possibly new eBay then your options are very limited. fluffyhead69 asked for advice and received appropriate responses. Sorry, wasn't trying to seem aggro or anything!  I guess in this case if there are suspicions of other underlying faults then maybe getting rid is the sensible option. But I still think that often people get too focused on the resell value of the car when unless you're very mechanically minded, sticking with the devil you know has to be worth something in comparison with taking a leap of faith on another car. |
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