Having had several non-turbos and one turbo, I would say that I generally prefer the non-turbo. I find them peppy enough around town and less trouble. On my turbo, there were issues with ALDA adjustments and turbo lag and such. Also, my turbo developed low compression on three cylinders--have no idea why. Car only had about 130,000 on it at the time. Might just have been an issue with my particular car; others rave about turbo performance for many miles.

The turbo was nice on the road, however, and it actually delivered slightly better fuel economy--something like 45% more power with the turbo boost, yet maybe 5-8 more mpg, especially on the road.

But overall, I just like the simpler non-turbos. Adjust the valves periodically, change oil regularly, and it should run a good long time, assuming the engine is sound to begin with. Good luck.

Joe B.