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Old 03-22-2012, 08:43 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by blu_ View Post
If something breaks which turbo subarus do quite often it is expensive.
Turbos also mean more stress on engine parts, besides themselves being a 2000k+ part that probably needs to be ordered from Japan.

Sure, when everything works fine, turbos aren't much more expensive to run, but turbo'd engines and their added components/complexity typically don't last as long.
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