So anyway...

[sailor723]

Hey Sir O......Nice to see you back. (and welcome home to NB!)

[Gurgie]

Sir O! Wow, blast from the past. Welcome back, hope NB is treating you well.

[Sir_Osis_of_Liver]

Hey thanks folks.

It's like Old Home Week.

After 16 years on the Prairies, it's a bit of a shift, has to be said.

[dkazzed]

I also conceded that nimble motorcycles don't really have a place in the prairies other than track days. New Brunswick must have some fun coastal roads?

I get being sold on electric. I always figured I would get a fun little manual transmission car again one day after we get to our goal of buying our forever home, but at the moment I'm not so sure.

[Sir_Osis_of_Liver]

There are a fair number of nice rides around the province, with a lot more curves and elevation changes than on the Prairies. 

On the down side, lots of moose, bears and deer in the more rural areas, so you really have to be sharp about it.

I came really close to getting a Fiat Spyder Abarth. Excellent condition and low miles in red. Looked sharp. But digging into it, parts are already an issue, so stuck with the EV plan.

[Firm]

^It's true, had a customer the other day looking for a replacement turbo for the Fiat 124 Abarth, couldn't get anything for him at all.

[Johnnymac]

^It's true, had a customer the other day looking for a replacement turbo for the Fiat 124 Abarth, couldn't get anything for him at all.

See that is what I would call an excuse to upgrade the turbo and get it tuned

[RRocket]

^It's true, had a customer the other day looking for a replacement turbo for the Fiat 124 Abarth, couldn't get anything for him at all.

See that is what I would call an excuse to upgrade the turbo and get it tuned

OEM or big? Not hard to find:

https://shopeurocompulsion.net/collections/fiat-124-engine/products/genuine-fiat-gt1446-turbo-1-4l-turbo-applications

https://shopeurocompulsion.net/products/eurocompulsionturboupgrade?variant=30215571406896

[Firm]

OEM, I can't send an aftermarket customer to a 3rd party distributor to buy a $1700 OE Fiat turbo. That OE turbo you linked it just someone marking up an OE Turbo. OE dealer is similar price, but wherever this customer was the local dealer was 3+ weeks to get it.
In either case, $1700 is a lot for a replacement turbo on a little gas engine. The GM & Ford units, which fail at an alarming rate, are between $500-1000 USD and widely available from various reputable aftermarket sources.

[Bubba]

Welcome back, Sir O.

[RRocket]

OEM, I can't send an aftermarket customer to a 3rd party distributor to buy a $1700 OE Fiat turbo. That OE turbo you linked it just someone marking up an OE Turbo. OE dealer is similar price, but wherever this customer was the local dealer was 3+ weeks to get it.
In either case, $1700 is a lot for a replacement turbo on a little gas engine. The GM & Ford units, which fail at an alarming rate, are between $500-1000 USD and widely available from various reputable aftermarket sources.

You said "couldn't get anything at all". Which means "SOL". Clearly that isn't the case.

If I couldn't get anything at all, I'd look aftermarket. So that's why I linked.

Also, they're sub-$700 at Rock Auto..though it wouldn't be a Fiat part.

[Firm]

When I check RockAuto I only get the Mopar # and it's Out of Stock. Are you seeing something different?

[RRocket]

When I check RockAuto I only get the Mopar # and it's Out of Stock. Are you seeing something different?

If you go to a same year 500 Turbo (2017), it has that same Mopar number (out of stock) but also a couple other choices too.

One of them is $700