Re: Upper intercooler hose cost?

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 21:19 13.08.98 -0400, Tur wrote:

>My son has been driving around for the past 2 weeks with a patched
>(lot's of duct tape) upper intercooler hose. He finally got around to
>calling the local Audi dealership to order the part and they quoted him
>a price of $209. After my son picked himself up from the floor he had
>the guy double check the price and also what part the guy was looking
>up. The parts guy insists that the price quote is correct for that
>particular hose.

The price for this hose is around $80. Call another dealership or go there
personally and show them the part on the microfiche. It's amazing to me how
often the guys at parts departments can't find a part on the fiche despite
being provided with precise description.

Me: "I need the upper coolant hose for the '87 200 turbo, it's the one that
goes between the radiator and the head and the second smaller piece goes to
the electric coolant pump".
Parts clerk (searching through the fiches): "It's part of the A/C system,
right?"

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)