What kind of stuff should I pay more attention to with this particular car?

I know poeple tal about the turbos.


It's a 2001 with 130k miles.

 

Read the sticky. It about covers it all.

Bob

 

Ok just read it. How can I tell if the car I am test driving has bad turboes? I have never driven on of these before. Is it very noticeable when the turboes are bad?

Is the power supposed to be peaky in these cars or is the turbo subtle? Any turbo lag?

 

If the turbos are bad, there will be lots of smoke coming out of the tailpipe. There is little or no noticable lag in these turbos. The motor produces nice, steady power throughout its band.

Bob

 

ok thank you!