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      09-10-2008, 07:52 PM   #47
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This might interest you but I know a few years back Topgear did their own JD Power type exercise and on one occasion the Imperza came top. Now that is a turbo charged car that proved to be the most reliable that year.
One year of data is not sufficient.

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Also something that needs to be considered if you are to use the JDP data is that turbo and FI powered cars in general will be more likely to be tuned, causing additional stress and possible failure.
One of potentially dozens of confounding factors.

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I still believe that when designed with the power that the manufacturer intended the turbo engine is just as reliable as any N/A engine.
We will continue to disagree. Again not that they can't be made so, just that through history they have not been.
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