Originally Posted by cossynut2

No dis-respect but if you have found everything easy to repair why did it take you so long to attempt to repair the turbo pipe, 40 + hours I think you said and how many posts pleading for help on this forum?
No one on this forum minds giving free advice but why dont you listen and take it in?
You say other people are to blame for not doing repairs correctly but they were obviously not proper skilled mechanics. There are loads of garages that could have done the work and probably at a reasonable rate to a first class standard.
My final words on this are either keep trying to do the repairs yourself but when you find that you cant manage them just keep it to yourself or get yourself something decent to drive and save yourself the hassle!!