Do I want a Sega Turbo for 50 bucks?

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I was taking my daughter to her dance class and saw this Sega Turbo sitting on the porch of the party business next door. Roof over the porch so it's not getting direct rain but still exposed to the weather.

I thought the owner is just planning to haul it off and hasn't gotten to it yet so I duck in and inquire what his plans are for it. He tells me that he's got a guy in Dallas that fixes his games for him when he gets ready to make a trip but he'll let me have the Turbo for $50 to save him the trip.

Everything is there but my impression is that he's offering me the opportunity to haul off his junk for 50 bucks. One of the boards has caps with the tops blown off so there's definately some power issues. But nothing appears too badly corroded. It hasn't been out more than a couple of months and we've been in a dry spell for a while.

What do you think? I've got space and $50 to spare. How tough are Turbos to troubleshoot?

Thanks!
 

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I don't know about fixing one of these but when he sed $50 it would have been loaded up in my truck before he was done counting the money. Maybe I have a problema nd cannot pass up cheep games.
 
The good: $50 for a complete, classic cockpit game that's a lot of fun when it's running.

The bad: Turbo is not for the novice when it comes to repairs, and any time spent outdoors means there's a risk of rot and / or swelling, direct water or not.
 
I'd snag it in a second if the wood is in good shape, and just how much water damage. If the parts are in good shape, it may still be worth $50 in parts, though.
 
Yep, you should be able to flip it for a few hundred bucks. I sold my Turbo upright for $200 (I never played it, wasn't as good as I remembered it).
You could prob. get twice that for a cockpit.

Steve
 
Yep, you should be able to flip it for a few hundred bucks. I sold my Turbo upright for $200 (I never played it, wasn't as good as I remembered it).
You could prob. get twice that for a cockpit.

I dunno. $400 for a non-working cockpit Turbo that's been sitting outside?
 
I was taking my daughter to her dance class and saw this Sega Turbo sitting on the porch of the party business next door. Roof over the porch so it's not getting direct rain but still exposed to the weather.

I thought the owner is just planning to haul it off and hasn't gotten to it yet so I duck in and inquire what his plans are for it. He tells me that he's got a guy in Dallas that fixes his games for him when he gets ready to make a trip but he'll let me have the Turbo for $50 to save him the trip.

Everything is there but my impression is that he's offering me the opportunity to haul off his junk for 50 bucks. One of the boards has caps with the tops blown off so there's definately some power issues. But nothing appears too badly corroded. It hasn't been out more than a couple of months and we've been in a dry spell for a while.

What do you think? I've got space and $50 to spare. How tough are Turbos to troubleshoot?

Thanks!

I have tons of working parts for Turbo. Grab it. I am selling my working parts cheap.
 
Turbo parts are cheap. You will get it going in no time. It should be plywood, so being outside for a little while isn't a death sentence.
 
Kinda what I thought. Worst case is that I get it in the dry and hand it off to someone that wants to restore it. Driving games never really were my thing. Best case of course is that I get it up and going myself. I'll let you know what I find when I get it in the shop. Thanks!
 
Turbo is like Zaxxon or maybe Journey; for whatever reason there are people who either love it or hate it. Those who love would pay a lot for it - me personally - I can't even grasp the question (pass up a cockpit anything for $50?) - and I'm not a #1 Turbo fan. But for that price I'd welcome the challenge and fun of restoring.:cool:
 
I just went through a Turbo mini and the board with the blown caps is the AMP. Mine was bad also and I replaced it with an AMP outta a cheap pair of computer speakers and worked great!
 
In my case I've already got a 'full house' and no interest in flipping games (let alone games that could potentially require extensive repair). Were it me I wouldn't bother.

But if you're not like-minded I think that is a plywood cab and Turbo is pretty fun. Worth the price of admission if it's in good shape and you're inclined to haul it and fix it.
 
I'd say grab it. I'm just finishing up fixing a Turbo (upright). They can be a challenge, but are definitely worth it. The parts are cheap, especially non-working board sets to use for parts.
 
I've had 2 and I hate to repair, I'm a player.

So if I can get them running you should have no problem.

Also see if it has a manual, if not I think I still have my 2 manuals.

I can toss you one for the price of shipping or I may just have an electronic copy kicking around.
 
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