And You Thought Mazda Parts Were Expensive
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So my wife's POS 1998 VW jetta blows the upper radiator hose. Ok no biggie, I take it to work to fix it. The hose is special order, won't have till tuesday. LIST PRICE IS $185 
with my discount I get it for $120. ******* German bastards. This hose looks like an octopus. It connects to 6 different places (radiator,water pump, oil cooler, thrermostat housing, cylinder head, and coolant tank. Go VW!@!@@
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Originally Posted by turbovr6' date='May 14 2004, 03:14 PM
So my wife's POS 1998 VW jetta blows the upper radiator hose. Ok no biggie, I take it to work to fix it. The hose is special order, won't have till tuesday. LIST PRICE IS $185 with my discount I get it for $120. ******* German bastards. This hose looks like an octopus. It connects to 6 different places (radiator,water pump, oil cooler, thrermostat housing, cylinder head, and coolant tank. Go VW!@!@@
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Originally Posted by BrandonDrecksage' date='May 14 2004, 02:29 PM
well...if you think about it in the long run, u'll replace one hose for every six that we have to replace
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The money spent in vehicle maintenance evens out...once in the VW for some insane amount....6 times in the Mazda (or whatever) for a lesser amount...I bet it's all even when it's all said and done.
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Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='May 14 2004, 01:33 PM
The money spent in vehicle maintenance evens out...once in the VW for some insane amount....6 times in the Mazda (or whatever) for a lesser amount...I bet it's all even when it's all said and done.
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='May 14 2004, 05:36 PM
the radiator hoses in my gsl-se are 15years old..... actually i literally just added oil in that car for the last 2 years, and its the track beater
I was just referring to BrandonDrecksage's post.