TD04L-14T Hybrid Turbo New

[gmain1967]

Originally Posted by mitchyboy01

Fair enough mate, sorry didn't realise you were out of work!
I am beginning to see the benefits of having a near standard car anyway! I use it everyday and know I can rely on it whereas my old one was a bit touch and go at times! Serves me right for using a turbo no one had ever fitted to a Volvo lol. Once you get over 300bhp the list of mods grows very quickly and the price to keep reliability also goes up quite a bit.

I've just sold my k24 for 2 reasons

1. After breaking my s40 I'm fed up with sitting in the cold working on a car
2. I need my car on road 100% of the time this year!
2.5. I would mind a jet ski this summer!

No worries mate, like I say, boring if we were all the same and nobody would learn anything if some weren't willing to "experiment". It was least hassle option for me, least cost on account of deal with turbo, injectors and AFR all rolled into one and meant car was on road all time.

Agreed, if I was going to consider going a reliable 300 plus, would go different route but unless you had a switchable map and/or boost or trick LSD, would start to get undriveable at that (I believe that with it's trick bits, a Focus RS will still pull you into the verge or middle of road if you don't keep a tight grip on steering and think that is 305bhp?)

Thumbs up on jet ski too - always thought about one but I'm too far from sea and right now not on my list!

As mate said this morning on the job side "Just a question of time".... Reminded me of Depeche Mode track and probably right. 4 possibles on go but won't be until New Year. Roll on 2013!

All the best

Grant