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1st June 2007, 07:00
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More Ebay junk
I like to think of my self as honest but for a duff old turbo, scrap yard intercooler, very cheap oil cooler, tin of black paint and a tad of shoddy welding and you can make over 600% profit. Yes i did say 600%. Its very tempting to sell shit like this. Who on earth pays for junk like this?
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1st June 2007, 07:03
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1st June 2007, 07:23
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Does seem abit steap a asking price
But if people buy eBay 20bhp Chips and Electric Superchargers then Im sure there is a clueless Saxo owner out there somewhere who will snap that up!
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1st June 2007, 07:58
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Wow, it went for over £600. There's some real wierdos out there, buyers and sellers!
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1st June 2007, 08:31
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I bet we have a newbie any minute asking
'I bought a Turbo kit on eBay for £650, Bargin, How do I fit it?'
Anybody wana taka a bet with me on that? lol
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1st June 2007, 09:14
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that kit is appaling!! its not even a turbo kit-but i doubt if they are genuine buyers unless there are people stupid enough to buy it.lol
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1st June 2007, 09:39
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that kit looks shite
used and battered
the turbine bearings are probs shot
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1st June 2007, 09:41
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must admit its hysterical how that joke of a turbo "conversion" is still being sold for decent money
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1st June 2007, 09:42
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I cant see a problem with it!
Turbos are basic bits of equipment. Maybe its used and abused but thats ebay.
Of course that kit isnt going to last as long or run as well as professionally fitted kits but it will work. I know alot of people who have turbo'd their cars from scrap yard parts and are still going strong and pushing 250bhp+.
Technically its a fan driven by exhaust gases which needs a bit of oil to run efficiently....i cant blame the guy for selling the kit, you could get that turbo recon'd and it'd be good as new.
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1st June 2007, 10:08
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but the turbo will soon break after a recon as it isnt going to sit straight when bolted on that manifold will be starved of oil at one end
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1st June 2007, 10:09
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pwned.....
Bodge the manifold with a bit of mechano
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1st June 2007, 10:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ste_1
pwned.....
Bodge the manifold with a bit of mechano
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LMAO, theres probably been too much of it used already! mechano Turbo! hahaha
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1st June 2007, 10:42
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To me, I hardly think its fair to even call it a Kit
But like I said Im sure somebody has bought it and will probally regret it - Oh well another Saxo off the road.
There dropping like flys
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1st June 2007, 10:47
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Oh well another Saxo off the road.
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too true mate! theres gonna be a saxo extinction!
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1st June 2007, 11:01
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Originally Posted by Ste_1
I cant see a problem with it!
Turbos are basic bits of equipment. Maybe its used and abused but thats ebay.
Of course that kit isnt going to last as long or run as well as professionally fitted kits but it will work. I know alot of people who have turbo'd their cars from scrap yard parts and are still going strong and pushing 250bhp+.
Technically its a fan driven by exhaust gases which needs a bit of oil to run efficiently....i cant blame the guy for selling the kit, you could get that turbo recon'd and it'd be good as new.
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YOU bought it didn't ya!!!
LOL
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1st June 2007, 11:56
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I wish!
Really i do........
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1st June 2007, 12:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AXracing
I like to think of my self as honest but for a duff old turbo, scrap yard intercooler, very cheap oil cooler, tin of black paint and a tad of shoddy welding and you can make over 600% profit. Yes i did say 600%. Its very tempting to sell shit like this. Who on earth pays for junk like this?
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1st June 2007, 13:03
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I think Dan_AKA_HyundaiMan brought this kit for his Coupe
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1st June 2007, 13:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ste_1
I cant see a problem with it!
Turbos are basic bits of equipment. Maybe its used and abused but thats ebay.
Of course that kit isnt going to last as long or run as well as professionally fitted kits but it will work. I know alot of people who have turbo'd their cars from scrap yard parts and are still going strong and pushing 250bhp+.
Technically its a fan driven by exhaust gases which needs a bit of oil to run efficiently....i cant blame the guy for selling the kit, you could get that turbo recon'd and it'd be good as new.
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because that isnt a complete turbo kit. its just the odd bit slapped together so someone that knows jack shit will think thats all you need. manifold is a heap of shit aswell.
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1st June 2007, 13:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ste_1
I wish!
Really i do........
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why do you wish you'd bought it? you could buy what is in there for under £200. no way would it cost 3k liike he was saying, even in turbo and IC were new.
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