Hi all, im looking to buy a 20v turbo around the middle of this year or bit later and was just wondering what extra maintenance/advice i need to take on board jumping from a 20v na to a 20v turbo? Any help would be great

Insurance, tyres, clutch, manifold, turbo, oil cooler, wishbones will all wear more and cost more potentially. Buy one that has had all of the big jobs done by a specialist. Depending on your budget for the car, reckon on £500 minimum a year for maintenance alone And don't think about modding (or buy one that has been done properly)

Cheers vickster, so basically be prepared to pay more to keep it running well? Im not into modified cars really, prefer cars to be fairly original so no worries there, 220bhp is way more than enough for a 23 year old anyway.

Yes indeed, and all the big jobs cost £400 plus

my original one was standard
first year i had
service £150
clutch £450ish get one thats had this done
slave cylinder £60
rear wheel bearing £50

so other than the clutch issue it cost me £260

Other than that id add £250 for brakes and tyres

So as above £500 a year at least without any big jobs id say.

fuel is going to be the main expense....but then you want to go faster. then you start looking at turbos and mapping sessions

and then...you get the picture...

you after a 16vt or 20vt?

Insurance will be a big differance as your only 23

paul has a valid point there, i found it very difficult to insure a 20vt before i was 25

not a lot of company's will touch you if ur under 25, oddly they will happily let you loose with a 16vt however

Im with adrian flux and i called for a quote in advance, thinking of buying once my mot is up around may 2009 and another years no claims disc, the monthly rate hasnt gone up that much considering its a 20vt Can the 20v be run on unleaded or does it have to be super unleaded every time i fill up, or does it just perform optimally on su? Does it really use 1lt of oil a month as that seems really high? my 20vna doesnt seem to use hardly any oil at all?

Doesn't need super unless it has been tuned and mapped to higher octane fuel. Some standard 20vt owners use super, but I use a mix and never tell the difference, many will just use 95RON.

Its not really 1l a month, more like 1l every 1000 miles, which Fiat say is the maximum normal consumption. My 20vt uses more than my 20v did, but it does vary by car. Asking the owner how much it uses per month is usually a good question to gauge how well they know their car.

Did you see Adam's thread in general chat about his first year with a 20vt? It had his costs on it, and I also added mine, though to be honest, it doesn't really cost me *that* much more than my 20v did.

Good to hear Regarding the warming up and cooling down of the turbo, do you have to leave it running at standstill for 5 mins or does it mean, keep the revs low and change up early when engine is cold? At the end of a run do u have to let it idle for a bit before switching off, or drive it as stress-free as poss high gears etc until switch off? Cheers, tommycoupe

generally unless your doing track driving, when you get about 3 miles from home or the destination, just back off and keep off boost...thats only realy needed if you have been doing hard driving

coupes were designed for everyday use, they dont need as much protection as some people make out

Well i never rag my current coupe, i just prefer to be in high gear say 4th and 5th and go on the torque, keeping revs low, cheers sam im looking at a broom yellow, black or electric blue, perhaps another speed red with subtle bodykit

ill keep a eye out for you mate,

there is one broom yellow with grey wheels and leather on ebay to avoid at the moment

cheers matey, not keen on grey wheels really anyway

Tommy dont jump ship just yet . . .wait for me lol

Lol, dont worry dude, im looking more around mid 2009 towards end of 2009

haha good stuff!

Hurry up Tom get 1 brought

dont worry, just waiting for the right yellow or black one to come along