Friday evening (doesn't it always happen on a weekend?)my wife rings me up saying her car is lacking power and making a whistling noise. I had a look at it, and noticed that the rubber hose on the intake was getting sucked in - that was where the whistling noise came from as it sucked air in. Seemed like a blockage, but I couldn't find anything, so we dropped it to Ultratune (closest mechanic) on Monday.

Their diagnosis - Dead Turbo with snapped shaft, and a catalytic converter full of oil. Estimate = $6,000 just for parts!!!

Not happy in a 4y.o. car with 70k that is regularly serviced
Anyway, a few more phone calls and we have had the car towed on a flat bed up to Skippers for a more competitive quote. Bloody towie then decides to drive it off the truck, spewing oil everywhere - some days you just can't win