Hi Mark. You could ask them to fit a used Turbo, cheap from breakers on ebay. Their other prices are ok, it's time consuming work. Your car's value is low, £2,500, you can also get a 2007 for less than £3,000, see www.autotrader.co.uk As it is, it's worth less than £1,000. So if you repair yours it will just restore its value but they are dropping. If you change it you will only lose the £1,000 or so which you would have to spend (or even more) to fix it anyway. The STR is appreciating rapidly, and will be followed soon by the 4.2 non-R when STRs go over £10k, you can get a 2006-7 for £7k-£8k still. But both are thirsty. Whatever we buy, have to budget £500-£600 for unexpected problems, and do an immediate service (just oil, filter, brakes). It's always a hard decision with cars we love. For more opinions just ask on the thread, they are a cool bunch here. Drop me a line any time. All the best Mark. Jim
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 1:14 pm, Mark Eales <mark@eandeservices.co.uk> wrote: Good afternoon, we have taken a look at your s-type and it seems it has several faults. 1- o/s turbo required £800 2- o/s egr valve maybe required but can not be fully tested due to the turbo fault putting the vehicle into restricted performance £400 3- Recommend removing and cleaning out the intercooler and inlet system due to the build up of fuel due to being driven with the above faults £312 4- once the above items have been replaced the vehicle will need checking and road testing for any additional faults 5- front tyres wearing on inner edges, o/s/f below legal limit. All prices shown are inclusive of VAT
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