Hey, better late than never...
Got a 2005 Champane gold OB XT LTD with the 5mt.
Bought in Oct. of 2010 with 120k miles and a blown turbo.... Yes I bought a car with a blown turbo....
Got it for $4k...
Bought a fv52 and hat Phatbotti tune it after the turbo install....
Just ordered the Sublime Joe Bilstein setup for mine...
After about a year and a half... No problems with the motor....still runs very strong!
Wes.