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Had to pick between a reman or new turbo for a 6.7 Powerstroke in a farm truck.
Customer's F-350 was down with a blown turbo. Gave them the choice: a $1200 reman unit with a 1-year warranty or a $2200 new OEM one. They went with the reman to save cash. It's been six months and the thing is already making that same high-pitched whine. Anyone have a good source for new turbos that doesn't break the bank?
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nina18013d ago
Classic case of you get what you pay for. My buddy did the same thing with his Duramax and the reman lasted about eight months. Total waste of time.
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mason_ward13d ago
Yeah, "you get what you pay for" is dead on here. That reman gamble almost never works out on a hard-working diesel. Saving a grand up front just cost you another full job plus more downtime. For a farm truck that needs to be reliable, that's a tough lesson. I'd just bite the bullet on a new one next time.
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Man, that's so true and it goes way beyond truck parts. I've seen the same thing with tools, appliances, even phone chargers. You try to save a bit of cash on the cheaper version, and it either breaks fast or just doesn't work right, so you end up buying the good one anyway. It feels like you almost always pay twice when you go for the bargain fix.
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