dannyG60 0 Posted August 13, 2008 what price would i be looking at for a new supercharger for a G60?? :confused4: i was quoted £1400 by my local vw specialist with out fitting :shock: , is that good or bad??.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted August 13, 2008 Do you mean a G60 charger or a different one to replace the original? You can get a G60 for £500 maybe less if you look around. Seen them on ebay for £300-400. Whats up with the one you have, is it not servicable? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannyG60 0 Posted August 13, 2008 No i am still looking for my first corrado but the volkswagon man said to steer clear of G60 as all they do is break down, and that when he said a new charger is £1400, i can live with it costing £500 but not £1400. then went on to say vr6 is to thristy, and to go with to 2.0 if i really wantied one that badly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcstudent 0 Posted August 13, 2008 It would seem that the VR6 is actually one of the more frugal engines in the line-up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMC 0 Posted August 13, 2008 No i am still looking for my first corrado but the volkswagon man said to steer clear of G60 as all they do is break down, and that when he said a new charger is £1400, i can live with it costing £500 but not £1400. then went on to say vr6 is to thristy, and to go with to 2.0 if i really wantied one that badly. As with all things if they aren't maintained regularly then they can fail. Basically you are looking at rebuilding the charger every 20k-40k miles (depending on the size of the pulley it has and how heavy your right foot is). Rebuilds cost about about £350-400 AFAIR. If they are maintained there is no reason why they should be any less reliable than any other car. It helps if you live within reasonable driving distance of G-Werks as well, as they can do a drive in drive out rebuild service for an extra £50. G60 should get you 30-35 mpg on the motorway in a reasonable state of tune. It is also relatively easy to get up to around 200bhp (at the flywheel) with a chip and a smaller pulley. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted August 13, 2008 They may have been £1400 from VW back in the day? :shrug: - seems bloody expensive. You can pick them up with a fresh service for around £600-£800, but as long as you make sure that whatever G60 you buy has either had a charger service at a reputable place or that you factor £400 on top of the purchase price so that you can have the charger serviced straight away when you buy the car there should be no cause for concern. There's a lot of scaremongering around regarding G60's, usually from people that haven't actually owned one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannyG60 0 Posted August 13, 2008 thanks guys :cheers: , you have put my mind at rest :grin: , i will just cator in an extra £400 pound on top of what ever i pay for my G60, thanks again for the help, i will keep you informed of how the hunt goes, i plan to have her by the end of october. one more thing where is g-wrecks?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted August 13, 2008 G-Wrecks :lol: - it's G-Werks mate, cool typo though :grin: It's down on the south coast, littlehampton I think the place is called. If you put G-Werks into google I expect you'll find their website :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannyG60 0 Posted August 13, 2008 haha :lol: , eeekkk... :pale: , just hope it anit a sign..... :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted August 13, 2008 New chargers are still available from VW for £2200 but they have not been manufactured since 1995 so would still need a rebuild! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted August 13, 2008 New chargers are still available from VW for £2200 but they have not been manufactured since 1995 so would still need a rebuild! Really? :lol: Do you mean itll need a rebuild even though its no being used. Im guess its due to the seals will have perished with age? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted August 14, 2008 CTW bought a brand new 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy665 0 Posted August 14, 2008 Volkswagon man said to steer clear of G60 as all they do is break down Sounds like the kind of bloke who would recommend buying a Ford because "anyone can fix them" - amazing how many badly informed people there are out there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted August 14, 2008 Ditto that. Unexperienced opinions :nono: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
