Re: OEM oil filter fitment rebuttal/commentary

["Eurocar" <eurocar@gci.net>]

Here, here! Ditto on all counts. Bosch parts are generally at the top of the
pile, that excludes their air and oil filter lines. Take one apart sometime.

----- Original Message -----
From: John Larson <jdlarson@ix.netcom.com>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 1999 4:42 PM
Subject: OEM oil filter fitment rebuttal/commentary


> Peter, AFIK, in 26 years in the business, Bosch has NEVER been the OE
> supplier of oil filters to VW, Audi, or Porsche (or to Mercedes Benz 0r
> to BMW).
> I've seen Purolator (the red European ones), Mann, Hengst, Mahle, and
> Knecht. Never Bosch.
> In fact, while the others mentioned have had the highest ratings in
> several really serious comparisons, the Bosch products have not been
> consistently up there with them. There is, floating around the lists, an
> interesting survey of filter brands that started out as a Mopar thing.
> I'm sure it's in the archives somewhere. Read it, it'll open your eyes
> to both the world of oil filters and the world of marketing. HTH, John