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Old Aug 10th, 2014, 23:55   #11
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We will have to get gatos too work Alex lol give the man two seats one with heated element and one without and set him about it and make a guide if anyone can do it he can lol
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Haha. There is already a guide up here and wouldn't want to put him through the trouble.

Would rather just get a tidy heated seat set with door cards for 'x' amount.

Can't seem to find any anywhere though.
Alex that car I posted a link to when you wanted a turbo had full heated leather and they looked very tidy you should have bought it you would have had your 450 quids worth already lol
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Old Aug 11th, 2014, 00:02   #12
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What about these

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181261028725?nav=SEARCH
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For £250???? That makes my turbo seem good value for money...
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For £250???? That makes my turbo seem good value for money...
It was good value for money has it got your car back on the road ??
And are you impressed with it ?
Do you have a bigger grin factor?

If you answered yes to all these questions then it was good value for money the seats on the other hand aren't an essential item so maybe not so much value for money
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It was good value for money has it got your car back on the road ??
And are you impressed with it ?
Do you have a bigger grin factor?

If you answered yes to all these questions then it was good value for money the seats on the other hand aren't an essential item so maybe not so much value for money
Ha ha lol
For £993 fully fitted, no - To all of the above questions lol.

I will admit though, it's so much quicker than it has been in my ownership. Pulls like a train.

To all T4 owners over 100k - Replace your turbo, it may be boosting fine but it'll be lacking torque.

Seats are around £100 tops for a tidy set. £250 is just ridiculous.
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For £993 fully fitted, no - To all of the above questions lol.

I will admit though, it's so much quicker than it has been in my ownership. Pulls like a train.

To all T4 owners over 100k - Replace your turbo, it may be boosting fine but it'll be lacking torque.

Seats are around £100 tops for a tidy set. £250 is just ridiculous.
So your telling me if you would of scrapped the car you could have got another car which is as tidy and well looked after which just as much fun to drive as the t4 for £ 993 I think not and the answer to all the questions is a yes because it is back on the road and you have posted that it feels better and faster

So stop telling pork pies or I tell your mum ha ha lol
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Seats are around £100 tops for a tidy set. £250 is just ridiculous.
Even my local scrapyard charges £130 for a full set of leather seats minus doorcards and thats at rock bottom prices if you remove it yourself. Doorcards are an extra £20.

Youll struggle to find a nice leather interior for bargain money. I think £250 for a full leather interior with doorcards isnt a bad price really....particularly when in other car brands you can pay up to £700 for a PAIR of factory Recaro front seats.

And you just said "all T4 owners replace your turbo" but then you said that at £993 with discount for a new one it wasnt worth it...haha....
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So your telling me if you would of scrapped the car you could have got another car which is as tidy and well looked after which just as much fun to drive as the t4 for £ 993 I think not and the answer to all the questions is a yes because it is back on the road and you have posted that it feels better and faster

So stop telling pork pies or I tell your mum ha ha lol
Haha, no, but £1000 is a lot to drop on a car that despite it's condition, is worth pretty much that...
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And you just said "all T4 owners replace your turbo" but then you said that at £993 with discount for a new one it wasnt worth it...haha....
It's not, but if you're that set on getting every bit of performance from a T4 then it's worth doing.

I couldn't care really, I knew it wasn't as fast as it was when it was new, I didn't expect it to be due to mileage on the turbo, but it still shifted. Had my turbo not gone I would never have bothered.

It's now as quick as it was new, huge difference, but for a daily that's already fast and running fine? Wouldn't bother...

There are a lot of people (more over on T5D5) who are in to getting every possible BHP from their car.
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It's not, but if you're that set on getting every bit of performance from a T4 then it's worth doing.

I couldn't care really, I knew it wasn't as fast as it was when it was new, I didn't expect it to be due to mileage on the turbo, but it still shifted. Had my turbo not gone I would never have bothered.

It's now as quick as it was new, huge difference, but for a daily that's already fast and running fine? Wouldn't bother...

There are a lot of people (more over on T5D5) who are in to getting every possible BHP from their car.
I think you should make a trip to the dyno just to see what it's pulling lol
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