The price was $4-5,000 in Canadian dollars, so probably a bit over USD $3,000. And this came from my local mechanic, who sourced it from Volkswagen but also called around to scrapyards to see about just buying a sensor.
It’s not like he had anything to gain. He actually recommended that we sell the car, and he knew that he would be losing business because my wife’s new car is electric and he doesn’t service those.
That makes a bit more sense, but buying direct from VW is where you spend all that money.
I got the same turbo from the same company that built my stock one for $900 Freedom Bucks. They’ve gone up in price a bit due to inflation and tariffs but are still a ton cheaper than “official” parts.
If you help me get Canadian asylum I’d be happy to swap it out for you.
The price was $4-5,000 in Canadian dollars, so probably a bit over USD $3,000. And this came from my local mechanic, who sourced it from Volkswagen but also called around to scrapyards to see about just buying a sensor.
It’s not like he had anything to gain. He actually recommended that we sell the car, and he knew that he would be losing business because my wife’s new car is electric and he doesn’t service those.
That makes a bit more sense, but buying direct from VW is where you spend all that money.
I got the same turbo from the same company that built my stock one for $900 Freedom Bucks. They’ve gone up in price a bit due to inflation and tariffs but are still a ton cheaper than “official” parts.
If you help me get Canadian asylum I’d be happy to swap it out for you.