Turbo for less than £2000 ??

ToyotaTosh · Post by **ToyotaTosh** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:58 pm

iam thinking of getting myself a turbo, an upgrade from my current MR2

just wondering in today's climate of 2nd hand cars, what would/could i get with around £2000??

black preferably

jimGTS · Post by **jimGTS** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:21 pm

rev2 turbo

craig_mr2_mk1 · Post by **craig_mr2_mk1** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:19 pm

I brought an absolutely imaculate rev 1 tubby, 80k on the clock, fully serviced an been in the country 3 years for £1750 2 months ago.

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:58 pm

I got my rev2 turbo for £500............................and my escort rs turbo cabriolet. Valued about £1700 tops.

My car needs a good polish to get rid of the pink and its had a few little probs like crack in windscreen and the clutch went soon after but im still glad i did the swap.

karldavies · Post by **karldavies** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:06 am

Yep you would get a nice rev2 tubby for that. (t-bar if you want)

If you dont mind a bit of diy you can pick up some bargains. I got my rev1 tubby for £450. Just needed the turbo swapping over. Job done

super · Post by **super** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:17 am

I'd sell you mine for 1500 quid

Need some work doing mind you.

Bobby (aka Shaggar) · Post by **Bobby (aka Shaggar)** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:14 pm

Just be careful. Yes in this climate there are a lot of bargains out there with prices low for ligitimate reasons. But there are also a hell of a lot of dogs and abused examples out there.

The old rules will always apply, you get what you pay for.

B

Dale_V · Post by **Dale_V** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:36 pm

If you wanted to keep your car, id supply and fit a rev3 turbo rear clip for £2k

ToyotaTosh · Post by **ToyotaTosh** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:02 pm

notroubleclubber wrote:I got my rev2 turbo for £500............................and my escort rs turbo cabriolet. Valued about £1700 tops.

My car needs a good polish to get rid of the pink and its had a few little probs like crack in windscreen and the clutch went soon after but im still glad i did the swap.

what was the body like and running gear?
id want all the mechanicals to work for that

ToyotaTosh · Post by **ToyotaTosh** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:04 pm

karldavies wrote:Yep you would get a nice rev2 tubby for that. (t-bar if you want)

If you dont mind a bit of diy you can pick up some bargains. I got my rev1 tubby for £450. Just needed the turbo swapping over. Job done

I wouldnt mind paying that much....where do these bargains pop up ?

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:55 pm

I was sick of the escort turbo -it ran fine, needed a new starter motor (as they all do!) and could have done with the back arch resprayed again. Roof didnt fit that well though so could of had that sorted for the price of a second hand roof.

But i was after something with a bit more kick, a bit more fun and something i could take on the track.

I did a 3 hr journey to do the swap so didnt really check the car out as it was dark when we got there. MR2 drove back fine and was really pleased with it - still am.
Ive had to get a few things done, namely clutch £130 parts and £130 labour (coz i turned up the boost and couldnt handle it!), just had windscreen done on insurance and shouldnt cost me a thing (hopefully!), some newish alloys with new tyres for £150, rev 3 lights (£120) and now just needs a good mop to get rid of the pinkish. Also had to replace the temp sender (about £5 from euro car parts) as temp gauge in car wasnt working.

I valued my rs turbo around £1k (Prob more like £800) and i gave him £500 as well though the other owner gave me £20 back for petrol to get home.

I havent regretted doing the swap at all.

ToyotaTosh · Post by **ToyotaTosh** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:32 pm

notroubleclubber wrote:I was sick of the escort turbo -it ran fine, needed a new starter motor (as they all do!) and could have done with the back arch resprayed again. Roof didnt fit that well though so could of had that sorted for the price of a second hand roof.

But i was after something with a bit more kick, a bit more fun and something i could take on the track.

I did a 3 hr journey to do the swap so didnt really check the car out as it was dark when we got there. MR2 drove back fine and was really pleased with it - still am.
Ive had to get a few things done, namely clutch £130 parts and £130 labour (coz i turned up the boost and couldnt handle it!), just had windscreen done on insurance and shouldnt cost me a thing (hopefully!), some newish alloys with new tyres for £150, rev 3 lights (£120) and now just needs a good mop to get rid of the pinkish. Also had to replace the temp sender (about £5 from euro car parts) as temp gauge in car wasnt working.

I valued my rs turbo around £1k (Prob more like £800) and i gave him £500 as well though the other owner gave me £20 back for petrol to get home.

I havent regretted doing the swap at all.

Sounds like a job well done, have u got any pics of this beasT?

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:13 pm

The mr2 is in the members profile section - its a bit of an ongoing project though the car is being used at weekends when i dont have to kart more than 1 passenger around with me!

turbo Tom · Post by **turbo Tom** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:28 pm

i got my rev3 tubby for 2250 and travelled less than a mile to fetch it $\:D/$

and its black lol

www.imoc.co.uk

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