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I have owned turbo 4-cylinders exclusively for 19 years. The first one went over 300,000 miles with no issues. I sold it to a private party and they drove it for a few more years before it was totaled in an accident.
My current daily driver has 190K miles, I bought it used and have had no issues with it. Turbo-4
My wife's daily driver has over 100K miles, same story of no issues. Turbo-4
My summer fun car is the oldest but has the fewest miles, only 76K. No issues. Turbo-4
Yes I know Porsche has a long history with turbos, but I wonder how good they are from manufacturers like Hyundai, Ford, or Nissan are.
If Mitsubishi can get them to last 200k miles, don't worry about companies that actually make money
There are plenty of 80s Nissan turbos on the road - they usually fail from rust not engine problems. The L28ET was bulletproof. The RB series was more than bulletproof. The VG30ET and VG30DETT wern't as great, but still lasted 200k+. The SR20DET and CA18DET both last longer than the car around them. Nissan's been making good turbo engines since 1981
LOL
From 98-04, the AWD DSM I had got 18 mpg
From 06-09, the WRX I had got 18 mpg
From 12-18, the Volvo 940 I had got 18 mpg
Now my FiST I've had since 1/15 gets between 28 and 40 mpg, but only over 30 mpg if it's all highway miles lol. It is slower than the DSM and WRX even though it's lighter due to the FWD, but a lot faster than the Volvo was.
I've owned 7, count em, 7 turbo cars. Currently still have one. I love turbos.
These comments from that one dud "it's just more stuff to break!"
Bet me he is in his 60's? Because that's exactly what my dad in law says about his pick em up truck... with the hand crank windows. "I don't want power windows! More stuff to break"....
"oh, and can you roll that window up when you get out...."
Get the turbo. Take care of it and like all cars, it will take care of you.
I don't know about American cars, but I have a 1.3 litre turbocharged Renault Clio and it drives like a gem: lots of acceleration and it's easy on fuel efficiency, as well.
My first turbo car was a 1984 Saab 900T -- bought it used with 50k miles on it and added another 250k with that same original turbo.
My second was a 2003 Golf TDI, bought it new. It was fine but I got gradually involved in upgrading it for more power and upgraded the turbo at about 200k miles. I put about 440k miles on that turbo before replacing it with basically the same one -- I decided not to go bigger yet as it's my work car and has plenty of power for what I do with it. If this car should make it to one million miles (circa mid-2023), I expect it will do it without another turbo replacement.
I liked the 2003 Golf TDI so much that I bought another one about four years ago. It still has the original turbo with about 140k miles on it. I don't have any plans to upgrade that one at this time; it's got plenty of power with bigger injectors and an engine tune, and I don't put that many miles on it at this time.
I don't think all turbos are the same, and I think any prospective buyer should really test the acceleration on a test drive. There is a lag with some, and also some automatic transmissions are programmed to upshift early to get in a more fuel-efficient gear. So between engine tune, transmission tune, and turbo lag/no lag, there is plenty to check out on a test drive.
So....... being 62 years old with 19 years driving Turbo 4-cylinder cars only, where does that place me?
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