3.0D replacement Turbo options (New, Recon, 3rd Party)

[DrunkenNinja]

I need a new Turbo as my indy gave me three options.

1. BMW Turbo €1,890.oo
2. Garrett Turbo €1,200.oo
3. Reconditioned Turbo €800.oo

All have very different prices, and all come with a 1 year warranty, I just wanted to know what types of Turbos are available?

From what I have read the Garrett Turbo is the original equipment manufacturer but are there any other manufacturers that have this part and are they even worth looking at.

What does my indy mean by a BMW turbo? does he mean he will order it from BMW instead of a third party supplier or is the Garrett Turbo not the Turbo supplied by BMW?

At the moment I am siding on getting a reconditioned Turbo (Which I was told would be an original BMW Turbo).

Please help I have to get back to the dealer today.

Cheers

[DrunkenNinja]

O.k. after being pushed by the indy man to make a decision, I have decided to go with a reconditioned turbo thats imported from the U.K. with a one year Warranty, he also seemed to think it was a good choice. (apparently part of the deal is that the old one gets sent back to the U.K.)

I asked the indy about the difference between the "honeywell-garret turbo" and the "original BMW turbo" and his explanation was that BMW just put their own stamp on it... (Expensive stamp)

The indy also assured me that they will clean out all the manifolds and filters when fitting the new turbo, their only concern is they are worried about driving the car into the garage, something about the engine propellers getting damaged.

Anyway this has turned into more an info post than a seeking advise post, I will give an update next week when it's all fixed.

I love my X but like most BMW's (especially high end ones) they cost a fortune to maintain.

[powers1]

Why did you start a new thread with the same subject?
I am going to reply to all your questions here on your original thread and make a request to admin to delete this thread,to keep things less confusing.