Need a reliable turbo car, opinions please!

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Originally Posted by EG30

Mk 4 Golf Gti 1.8 turbo, should be able to source one under $20K pretty easily these days.

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another vote for this one.

EA21R Suzuki Cappuccino lol with a whole 47kW for shits and giggles :p

Whatever Turbocharged car you find, if its dead stock and no history or signs of having running higher than stock boost, it will generally be reliable but as with anything that ages, be prepared to replace turbocharger(s) etc :)

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Originally Posted by DreadAngel

EA11R Suzuki Cappuccino lol

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plus 1 for the cheeno?

If we had the AZ-1 for SEVS, I'd bring one in, love that car lol :p

Hey!

Used to own a s14a.. had no troubles with it first and very reliable car.. started modding it.. full exhaust system from hi tech, s15 turbo, nismo injectors, bosh fuel pump, other bolt on mods too, started boosting it to 13psi (stock 7-8) - for daily driving and after a few months of constant driving/trashing.. things started going wrong...

then sold it..

went back to a honda civic coupe (single cam vtec) - very fuel efficient/conservitive car.

Turbo cars are great for quick speed, but you do tend to spend more money down the track modding it.. and also with rising fuel costs, its probably best at this stage to stick away from forced induction.

EG>EK1>EJ8>S14a>EJ8

peace out!

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Originally Posted by JDM80Y

EG>EK1>EJ8>S14a>EJ8

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im confused here....

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Originally Posted by Mr_will

im confused here....

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yeah dude.. have had two ej8's

love them.. would like to put a k20 or something hectic in it one day..

....one day when i have some disposable income =)

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Originally Posted by JDM80Y

.. and also with rising fuel costs, its probably best at this stage to stick away from forced induction.

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The nicest thing about a turbo car is that when driven normally around town they use about the same fuel as it would without a turbo, unlike an engine with a larger displacement with similar performance.

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Originally Posted by Munted

The nicest thing about a turbo car is that when driven normally around town they use about the same fuel as it would without a turbo, unlike an engine with a larger displacement with similar performance.

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yups thats right

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Originally Posted by jay_vtec

ive spent alot of times with turbos b4 i made the switch to honda (one ill never regret :) ) however i read in a post b4 that a toyota would be the best way to go i must agree....try a toyota soarer or even better a lexus soarer...classy with the badge but a toyota engine...they only comes as twin turbo or v8 but definatly twin turbo alot more grunt...they are pretty cheap about 10000 and beleive it or not i saw a black veilside bodykitted toyota supra for 11000...definatly look at a supra very very very nice cars with sum serious speed behind them when drivin correctly.....

although on the other hand a nice intergra type R wouldnt go astray now thats a car woooo :honda:

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No such thing as a Lexus Soarer, it's a Lexus SC400 and you wouldn't find one in Australia anyways. All Soarers in Australia are Toyota and they also came with a 2JZGE and the later models came with a single turbo vvti.
I'd go for a manual turbo vvti if I was looking for one; performance, luxury and a decent sized boot as well. Very reliable cars, turbochargers are really the only things that go wrong with them.

There's also Chasers and Aristos as well.

03 wrx :thumbsup:
just get one that hasnt been thrashed
i went from old turbo cars (i.e r32 & 180sx) to 03 wrx big diff in reliablity
just dont use up all your launchs, do like me save for a special occasion :p

turbo and reliable do not go together
like honda and fast.