Ron,
    I am interested in knowing if you agree with
eric's comments.   So which radiator is heavier and
what is the price per unit weight and do you think
that the content of the radiator has any affect on the
degradation of the coolant system?   Which metal is
the metal of choice?   regards gary

Date:    Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:12:22 -0400
From:    The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject: Re: Which Radiator The SA or German

> Wonder which radiator to go with I noticed BD
carries a SA
> version and a German version.  Anyone have any
experience
> with the SA unit.  Looking for maximum cooling
possible but
> always up for saving $50 if it won't cost me $500
later :)

To be honest. I have no reason to believe that the
German one is
better.
We've sold the South African one (which is OEM VW) for
years and had
not
one lick of trouble with them (nor with the German
ones).  Some people
believe that anything with the magic "G" word on the
box is by
definition better.  If you feel that way, spend the
extra $50 for your
own peace of mind. But frankly when I needed one for
my own Vanagon, I
used a South African one.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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