frenchy2
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I've had my wagon since 2019, bought it from my mechanic. I recently had my timing belt done by. my mechanic and it drove fine for about a day. Next day. I got in to run some errands and no power in 1st/2nd gear, finally getting some turbo when shifting into 3rd gear. My mechanic says the turbo needs to be replaced. I have had many VW diesels/turbodiesels in my lifetime and never had turbo problems. Car has 210,000 miles on it and I bought it from my mechanic when it had 185,000 miles. Now my mechanic says it's not worth it to fix it and I should sell it as-is. I don't drive it much at this time and have other vehicles to drive, but it's handy when I do go in the office or parking at public transit and I just like driving a diesel. Seems to me I should fix so if I do sell it then it's a complete car and not a mechanic's special and I talked it over with my husband and he agrees, thinks we should fix. Timing belt and water pump set me back around $1700. I plan on getting a turbo at ID parts. However, I'm curious what others think?