Hi Conniff, Thanks for the info, I hope it won't happy again anytime soon haha I've only driven it a couple of miles so far but there is a small amount of oil coming out of the exhaust. I take it this is just residual oil left from all the damage and it should stop after a day or so? Anyway i'm planning to go back to the garage if it doesn't Cheers

Hey All, Also a newbie to this site. I have a BMW 320 TD compact (2001) with 76,000 miles on the clock. I was driving home from work the other day and the turbo blew, costing me a hefty £2500 (new turbo, cat etc.) Just wanted to warn anyone else thinking about buying one that this can happen to these cars. Reading all the previous posts I would avoid it like the plague and stick with something more reliable. Regards