Nathan,

When the parts person said that the dealers weren't going to carry it anymore, I am sure that he was speaking only for his and guessing about the others. Every dealer is free to stock what they want and as long as there is sufficient demand a dealer will stock it.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Monday, August 23, 2004 6:43 am
Subject: Re: dealer cost on coolant

> Well I made it by the dealer saturday morning and said I needed
> some G11
> blue coolant. The response I got was "We don't have any". I was a
> littleshocked, the guy said all 98 and up cars take the pink
> stuff. I said what
> about the older cars? He said you could still order it if you
> wanted to, but
> the dealers were no longer going to stock it.
>
> He went to check in the back to make sure and a mechanic followed
> him back
> with a half full oily bottle of blue coolant they said I could
> have. They
> also had one last unopened bottle they sold me. They wanted over
> $20, but I
> got him to give it to me at "cost" which they claimed to be
> $13.81, with tax
> it was $14.72. So not too bad for 1.5 gallons of coolant, but it
> reallysucks if none of the dealers are going to carry it anymore.
>
> Nathan
>
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