Re: FYI Stunning Prices

[firkins@eis.net.au (john firkins)]

>   Audi parts expensive...No way..really?
>
>   I just bought a Power Steering hose for my 1990 V8. It's a
>   two foot hose that goes from the PS pump to the accumulator
>   (hand granade) and it cost me $280.00 !! List on  this piece
>   of rubber is over $340.00!  You want to drive like a sport..
>   I guess you have to pay like a sport.


I read this with interest.  My 90 V8 arrived on tuesday & was promptly
taken into dealer for perusal. We put it straight up on hoist & started
looking around. Jim the mechanic pointed out the hose and commented that he
had replaced it on a V8 last week. he went on to say that it is common for
the rest of the hoses to fail shorty after one has been replaced. So much
so that they order a full set rather than having to wait when the next hose
goes.

Given the ludicrous prices from Audi, has anyone tried to replace the hoses
with ones from a hydraulic hose specialist?