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[McGyver]

I've been keeping track of my 2.7i engine build and turbo parts. I'm happy to work on the project, but seeing the numbers feels "not great". My wife says she doesn't want to know, so i just...

[McGyver]

sick. I'll take 2.

[McGyver]

This guy gets it...

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well, fuck.

[McGyver]

ok, so who's the mark? how're we scamming them?

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Yeah, could you do that? There are some reviews online, but it'd be good to know from someone who isn't running a youtube channel...

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Is this one of the reproductions from a few years ago, or a survivor?

[McGyver]

working =/= reliable, and reliable isn't needed for a road trip because we can bring tools. One of the last times I went, someone blew a head gasket and random people helped change it in the hotel parking...

[McGyver]

If someone could make a summary video of the review video, that'd be greaaaaaat.


Also, Garagistic has released some Startech/MHW lookalikes that I've been thinking about. I guess someone...

[McGyver]

Yeah, I wish I could make it this year, but it just isn't in the cards. Next year though, I should have the new engine in, probably AC, and maybe even the turbo!

[McGyver]

I planned on going this year, but looks like I'm pushing it to the 2027 Vintage. I think my last year going was 2015 or 2016.

[McGyver]

^Yeah, but I bet you can stick a paperclip into something somewhere to reset that.

[McGyver]

Look man, British car reliability is just a whole 'nother level of bad. I'm down for some challenges, but not British challenges....

[McGyver]

It had to be a cost savings thing. If fluid changes are covered under warranty, what's the minimum number possible to get the car to the end of the warranty without catastrophic failure? BMW introduced...

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get off my lawn ...

[McGyver]

Great progress, but I hope you're stripping more off the shell!

[McGyver]

Ok, so looking for a car that was reasonably well maintained is the key. I think Porsche had a 20k mile oil change interval from the factory, I gotta avoid any car where people didn't treat it well....

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From what I've read, the NA V8 block has a different casting process than the Turbo V8 block, and this is believed to be the cause of more bore scoring in the NA engine vs the Turbo. So some people think...

[McGyver]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiit, that makes it even easier! Somehow my wife isn't totally opposed to this idea, although I think she may be somewhat uninformed about the subject.

If I'm going to get one...

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I need something that looks a little more stock.

I was watching this get bid up to $14k. Is that all these cost?!? This looked like a SUPER nice, fully loaded, Turbo S, are they really that...