Who takes almost half a year to swap a turbo?

I do! Everybody !

Car was down back in November '07 due to a crack in my turbo oil feed line. After 2 weeks of debating whether to fix or to upgrade, I decided to upgrade to a PTE 5031. Then came the headache of shipping issues, billing issues, wrong parts, more parts needed, and my 2 hours of free time every weekend...

My first blog. Rawr.

I have a love-hate relationship with my car. This is lottery of emotion is usually determined within 30 seconds after I start it up and drive. Once in a while, it's a "man, it pulls nicely today and it's running smooth." This is usually when it's cold out, so it doesn't happen for 8-9 months out of the year. Unfortunately, most of the time, all the...