Re: Upper intercooler hose cost?

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

>At 21:19 13.08.98 -0400, Tur wrote:
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>>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?"
same here, except I pointed out the part on the electronic parts
system...it was a hose for the injector cooling fan.  2 days later, a
alternator cooling hose arrives.  It fit, barely.  Bernardi parts
department strikes again.

They also gave me a 10v air filter just recently, instead of a 20v filter.
They did give me the 20v filter for the 10v's cost, which saved about $9,
so that was nice...

Brett

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